January 24, 2011 – 11:00 am
STOP PRESS: VISIT US AT STAND B9 - WATERCOLOUR & WORKS ON PAPER FAIR, THE SCIENCE MUSEUM, KENSINGTON 1-5 FEBRUARY 2012
2011 was a very busy year for the gallery and despite the recession we have found that our patrons out there still want to have innovative and original works of art in their homes which give them lasting pleasure. The gallery exhibited at 8 exhibitions and Art Festivals in the UK and abroad during the year, and also held a highly successful solo exhibition for Rosa Sepple RI SWA in central London.
2012 promises to be another exciting year for the Gallery.
We start the year by exhibiting the work of Gary Benfield, Colin Kent, Penelope Lee,Susan Macarthur,Ken Paine, J Richard Plincke,Harry Price, Rosa Sepple, Eva Tomkins, John Tookey and Jacquie Turner on Stand D9 at the WATERCOLOUR & WORKS ON PAPER FAIR AT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM, KENSINGTON from 1 - 5 FEBRUARY 2012. If you would like to attend this wonderful show, that exhibits work from 16th century to the present day, please contact me and I will be happy to forward you a free e-ticket.
In March we return to Battersea for the Spring edition of the AFFORDABLE ART FAIR. Visit us on Stand J10 from 15 - 18 March. We have a limited amount of free entry tickets for this fair and an unlimited amount of half price entry tickets so please do contact us to avoid disappointment!!
December 6, 2010 – 9:30 pm
I am writing this Blog in the warm with below zero temperatures outside
At the beginning of May Rosie and I flew to New York to exhibit our artists’ work at The Affordable Art Fair New York. It was a very exciting week. The Fair was held at 7W on 34th and 5th right opposite the front door of the Empire State Building. We soon became attuned to the “buzz” of this amazing city and once the crates had been unpacked and our stand (booth) had been hung we awaited the opening evening with great excitement! The Fair was as “buzzy” as the city it was in, with some amazing exhibits. We received so many compliments for the high standard and innovative works of our artists and for the actual look of the stand. Our artists did really well for our first visit back since 2002 and we came away feeling that our week away from loved ones was justified and now look forward to returning to AAF NYC next May 2011!!
ART LONDON 7-11 October was a beautiful exhition and I urge all those who have never visited before to come next year to experience a truly elegant show with works of high quality. Those who visited this year enjoyed Paul Vanstone’s huge marble sculpture in the gardens approaching the marquee and his stunning marble torsos on Stand 74. Bernard Sainte-Maxent, Rosa Sepple, Colin Kent, Andy Waite, Mat Barber Kennedy, Steven Outram, Janet Ledger, Paul Kavanagh & Jill Berelowitz exhibited stunning works which were well received and sales were excellent.
THE AFFORDABLE ART FAIR 21-24 OCTOBER was the best AAF to date. Over 23,000 flocked through the doors over the four days of the Fair and our artists sold 45 works of art in that time!!! A record for us! Our new artists - Sebastien Levigne and Cath Read proved highly popular. Sebastien sold 6 out of the 9 works he sent over from France and Cath sold 2 of 4 paintings that she sent to introduce her to our many clients. We welcome them both to the Gallery. We were delighted with the great reception all our artists received. We look forward to showing you innovative new works by other artists in our team next Spring at the Affordable Art Fair 10-13 March 2011.
On 11 September we celebrated 25 years of the Linda Blackstone Gallery. To mark this very special occasion we held a major solo exhibition of new works by our highly talented and extremely popular still life artist Ian Mastin. The Private View and 25th Anniversary Party took place at the beautiful Dyrham Park Country Club, Barnet, Herts, on Saturday 13 November. The stunning clubhouse was a perfect backdrop for Ian’s paintings. The much admired exhibition continued in the Clubhouse up to Saturday 20 September when it transferred back to my studio in Rickmansworth until 25 November. Unfortunately the arctic weather conditions did not help to bring too many of Ian’s fans out of their warm homes but those who visited really enjoyed this high quality work.
Wrap up warm and I look forward to your visits to the studio by appointment or to our stands at The Watercolours & Works on Paper Fair & AAF Spring Fair next February & March 2011.
If you would like free entry tickets for Watercolours & Works on Paper Fair at the Science Museum, London from 3-6 February please email me and I will send them on to you after the Christmas holidays.
Seasons Greetings.
Thank you all for your support in 2010 and I wish you a happy and healthy 2011.
Linda
April 23, 2010 – 12:46 pm
As our 25th Anniversary Year progresses we must thank all those who visited Stand J12 at the Spring Affordable Art Fair in Battersea Park from 11-14 March. Over 23,000 visitors enjoyed diverse work from 120 galleries over the four days of the show. The early Spring sunshine brought the art lovers out of their winter hibernation and the extremely innovative and colourful work on exhibition was well received. We had a record breaking exhibition and our artists were all delighted that their paintings had flown off the walls, and sculpture off the floor to be taken home by our excited and happy clientele.
On 29 March the shippers arrived to collect all our art work to be shipped to the United States in readiness for the Spring edition of the Affordable Art Fair NYC which this year will be held in an exhibition space called 7W on 34th Street and 5th Avenue in New York from 6-9 May with the Private View on Wednesday 5 May. We will be on Booth B-202 with new work by Gary Benfield, Jill Berelowitz, Davy Brown, Paul Kavanagh, Mat Barber-Kennedy RI, Colin Kent RI, Ian Mastin, Bernard Sainte-Maxent, Rosa Sepple RI and Ken Paine PS SPF. If you are in New York that weekend and would like free entry tickets to this exciting Art Fair please let me know and they will be left at the door for you. For more information on the show visit www.aafnyc.com
Enjoy the Spring sunshine and look forward to seeing you very soon at Art Fairs or in my studio in Rickmansworth where you can always pop in to view new work by all my artists.
Best wishes
Linda
