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September 20, 2018

A Walk Through Time With Aboriginal Art

The history of Australia is complicated. It is so large and remote that each state has its own personal and unique story, but almost every area was originally inhabited by the Aboriginal people, with records...

September 19, 2018

Q&A with Artist Nerine Tassie

Nerine Tassie won the Sky Arts’ Landscape Artist of the Year in 2015 and has continued to move from strength to strength. She graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2002 with a degree in Fine Art and currently has a solo exhibition at Frames Gallery in Perth in Scotland from now until 6th October 2018. We caught up with her for a Q&A session earlier this month.

September 7, 2018

The History of Native American Art

Much can be learnt about the Native American way of life by studying their artistic talents. Interestingly, back before the first century, even the term ‘art’ was a foreign notion, saved for the Europeans rather than the Americans, who did not view the creative concept as a significant part of their society.

September 4, 2018

Q&A with Artist Tom Voyce

Tom Voyce is an art teacher currently based in Burton on Trent in Staffordshire. In 2017 he won the Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year. He is currently in the process of building up...

August 30, 2018

The Life and Death of Andy Warhol

Born Andrew Warhola on 6th August 1925 in Pittsburgh, USA, Warhol was brought up in a working-class home. His Mother an embroider and his Father a construction worker, his parents were Carpatho-Rusyn immigrants from an area that is today known as Slovakia.

August 13, 2018

Q&A with Artist Hester Berry

Hester Berry has always been interested in landscapes since growing up in rural Devon. In 2015 she painted Waddesdon Manor as part of the Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year. We caught up with her for a Q&A session earlier this month.

July 31, 2018

9 Creations Inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night

From the mind blowing to the completely bizarre, we’ve taken a look at some of the many ways people have taken inspiration from The Starry Night to create a different version of this classic piece of art.

July 26, 2018

Barack and Michelle Obama; The Official Portraits

Here at Ken Bromley Art Supplies we know that the idea of a famous face having a portrait painted of them isn’t exactly new, but that doesn’t seem to stop anyone from having them done....

July 21, 2018

Q&A with Artist Richard Allen

In this months Q&A we caught up with the winner of the 2016 Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year Richard Allen.

June 29, 2018

If Famous Artists Created Maps of the Cities They Called Home

These maps were inspired by the style of the famous artists who called these cities their home. A map doesn’t just have to be a tool to help get you from A to B – it can also be a piece of design in itself.

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