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special offers on Jack Vettriano prints

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Photogold has 3 new special offers on Jack Vettriano prints.

* .Save £50 on a set of 2 Jack Vettriano canvas prints . Customers can choose any 2 prints from the six canvas prints published in March. The set includes Vettriano’s most famous image the Singing Butler plus Bluebird at Bonneville, In Thoughts of You, the Pier , the Picnic Party and Dance me to the End of Love .
* save £80 on a set of 3 canvas prints . As with the set of two prints , customers can choose any 2 prints, save £100 on a set of 4 canvas prints

Braveheart statue sent back to sculptor

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The controversial Braveheart statue at the Wallace Monument in Stirling has been returned to sculptor Tom Church. The William Wallace statue has divided opinion equally between those who love it and those who hate it . Historians were outraged because of its remarkable resemblance to a certain actor Mel Gibson , star of the Braveheart film. That was taking historical inaccuracies to a whole new level. However tourists visiting the Monument loved having their picture taken beside it . The 13 foot statue was 12 tonnes and carved out of gold sandstone .

New video screensavers – Falkirk Wheel

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Just over 3 years ago I uploaded a video of the Falkirk Wheel and since then it has received nearly 100,000 views online . I have now decided to releaes a unique video screensaver of the Wheel . My video shows the wheel turning and transporting a canal boat from one canal to the other . I have speeded up the video as it takes about 5 minutes for the whole transfer to take place

Art auction of Picasso, Renoir and Monet

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Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in New York on 4 November 2009 presents an amazing range of work from a group of classic Impressionist pictures by Renoir, Pissarro and Sisley from the family of famous dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, to key works by modern masters such as Picasso, Giacometti, Derain and Joan Miró.

New Bob Dylan exhibition in Denmark

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Interest continues to grow in the art of Bob Dylan with the announcement of a new exhibition of his work in Denmark next year . Dylan has always painted but he has never promoted his art to this extent. He painted the cover of one of his albums , Self Portrait . Nearly 100 pieces, will include some works that have never been seen before, including 30 large-format acrylic paintings

Jack Vettriano reveals new paintings

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Jack Vettriano seems to have been inspired by the Riviera in France . He has announced a new set of 10 paintings based on the Clyde-built Tuiga – the flagship of the Yacht Club of Monaco .”Most people are stuck at the end of Berwick Pier doing landscapes and so to get invited to be involved with the Tuiga centenary was just lovely. Sometimes I just have to pinch myself and ask, ‘Is this really going on? Am I really here?’ . The paintings include The Masthead , Sunshine and Champagne, Mystery Man, Ship of Dreams and Below Deck.