Art

Oil painting exhibition

The ROI annual show at Mall Galleries offers a chance to beaded by the skill of contemporary artists - and may even inspire you to get painting. See landscapes, still life and portraits in oil, with a number of paintings depicting urban life and scenes from the capital. Works are priced from £500, so anyone looking to invest in an original work make a beeline for the show.

Lampshades by artists

Lampshades = old fashioned = bad. If that's your view, well, it's time to reconsider because too many a room could do with an injection of personality and an easy way to do this is with a colourful lampshade.

Denimu: the art of jeans

Denim artist Ian Berry is having a major exhibition of his work at the Catto Gallery in London's Hampstead. Berry uses eco-friendly old denim jeans to make his art.

bluebellgray: flowers to the people

bluebellgray is something of a phenomenon if speed of success is a measure. Because this 13-strong Glasgow-based textiles and homewares company started its journey just eight years ago as a one-woman show; on  Fi Douglas’s kitchen table to be precise, as she painted some floral designs.

Today we love: Nick's Bespoke Maps

Is there a corner of the country, or indeed the world, that's special to you? Or one that fascinates you, historically or geographically? Nick's Bespoke Maps offers a service of drawing ink maps of places specified by you. So far he's drawn Yorkshire, areas of France and recent commissions incude mapping the Amalfi coast. 

Making mosaics with recycled materials: Katy Galbraith

eco friendly mosaic maker Katy Galbraith uses old bits of crockery and glass to make her beautiful works of art. She says making mosaics is a lot like doing jigsaw puzzles

Ron Lawson paintings at Strathearn Gallery, Crieff

The art of eco: environmentally-friendly art and artists

There's an assumption that art is beyond reproach because it's culture and culture is good for the mind and the soul. But the business of painting has long been up to its neck in toxic pigments, solvents and formaldehyde, and artists haven't always scored highly when it comes to minimising waste.

Mall Galleries: A flotilla of sea paintings

Longing for a sea breeze but stuck inland? Then head to the RSMA's show at Mall Galleries and get immersed in coastal scenes, boats and ships, marine wildlife and harbours. Enjoy paintings that capture moments of peace, stillness and serenity as well as storm-tossed waves in atmospheric landscapes.
 

Reset Earth mobile game: get Gen Z to save the planet

phone game from the UN's Ozone Secretariat to get Generation Z to engage in the need to take action to protect the world from climate change. It reminds everyone that the ozone layer was protected by legislation back in 1977 and we need new legislation to protect against environmental degradation caused by fossil fuel extraction and burning.

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