A house in the Boriange where Vincent Van Gogh once lodged has fallen into disrepair and local authorities are making a bid to save it.  The plan is for a complete restoration opening up the house to visitors from 2015.

'The Art Newspaper' reported that the municipality of Colfontaine has begun proceeding to compulsory purchase the property that Van Gogh lived in around 1878/1879 when he lived in abject poverty.  The house overlooks the Marcasse Colliery where Van Gogh reportedly spent six hours under ground with a miner, writing back to his brother that it was a "sombre place, and at…

Award winning artist Sherree Valentine Daines will be visiting the gallery for an exhibition and personal appearance on the 1st March 2012.

Sherree Valentine Daines has exhibited at the Tate Gallery, the Barbican, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the  Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours to name but a few leading galleries.  Sherree's work is also in the Lord's Museum and is held in many private collections all over the world and has proved a favourite with both avid collectors and investors alike in recent years.

Sherree Valentine Daines' formidable talent has made her…

International art sensation Todd White will be back at Hepplestone Fine Art on the evening of the 26th April 2012 from 7-9pm.
As many of our collectors will already know, Todd White has become one of the stars of the art scene on both sides of the Atlantic in recent years with collectors including Hugh Hefner, Vin Diesel, Michael Douglas and Sylvester Stallone.
Based in Los Angeles, Todd White established his career as lead character creator on hit US cartoon Sponge Bob Square Pants and has since branched out, wowing international collectors with his quirky narrative pieces.
We are delighted that Todd White…

Having just completed another successful exhibition in the North of England, art critic Sue Steward of the London Evening Standard has reviewed Alexander Millar's latest collection:

"I never imagined that Alexander would abandon the ‘gadgies’ as the main characters in his evocative paintings".

"And with these surprisingly different new works, he hasn’t. What we see has happened is his dramatic transformation as an artist: the change of palette and colour tones, the materials and techniques involved are one thing, but more obvious is his positioning of these treasured subjects and the role they play in these industrial scenes".

"With this new approach comes…

Timmy Mallett visited Preston railway station yesterday in conjunction with Rock FM to paint a piano.

Timmy chose to adorn the Piano with a poppy scene reminiscent of one of his collectable paintings in line with remembrance day. The piano will now be sold with the proceeds going to an armed forces charity.  Well done Timmy!