Artist of the Month

Todd White

There could be only one choice for artist of the month this month with Hollywood’s hottest artist Todd White joining us for an exhibition of his work on the 26th April.

Known early in his career as character creator for hit US cartoon Sponge Bob Square Pants, Todd White has become one of the hottest properties on both sides of the Atlantic.  With celebrity collectors including Vin Diesel, Sylvester Stallone and Michael Douglas, Todd White has really become the cool artist to own.

Todd White will be at the gallery on the evening of the 26th of April to showcase his latest collection of limited edition prints and a number of his sought after original paintings.  Having worked with Todd White since his first launch in the UK some years ago, we also have a huge collection of rare and sold out editions from the White studio.

Peter Wileman ROI

Peter Wileman is the President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters along with being an Associate Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Peter Wileman’s great talent is painting light in his bold and vigorous style which has made his original paintings sought after and collected across the globe.

Born in 1946 in Middlesex, Peter Wileman’s first job was as a studio junior for a card company, where his innate artistic talent was recognised. Here he spent five years studying lettering and design – his first artistic training – which gave him a solid grounding in colour awareness and formal structure.

Wileman’s years of experience stood him in good stead and working freelance gave Peter the opportunity to concentrate on his painting, and he has produced a substantial body of highly expressive work inspired by Britain’s coves and harbours. Peter’s work has been recognised with various awards including the Frank Herring award at the Mall Galleries in London and the Cornellisen Prize for Outstanding Work 2002.

View the original Peter Wileman paintings currently available by clicking here.

Robert Lenkiewicz

Robert Lenkiewicz died in August 2002 from a serious heart condition.  In his obituary of Robert Lenkiewicz, art critic David Lee observed ‘Robert’s greatest gift was to show us that an artist could be genuinely concerned about social and domestic issues and attempt the difficult task of expressing this conscience through the deeply unfashionable medium of figurative painting.  In that sense he was one of few serious painters of contemporary history’.

‘The Painter With Women – Series One’ is the first collection of limited editions from the Lenkiewicz archive and are now available from the gallery or by clicking here.

Paul Lofthouse

We are delighted to introduce a new artist to the gallery, Paul Lofthouse.  Living in Southport, Paul Lofthouse creates both sculptures, using materials as diverse as metal, clay, concrete and stone, as well as exquisite paintings. During his travels abroad as a young sea man,

Lofthouse visited many exotic places around the world which appears to have influenced his vibrant hue usage and energetic application process.

Born in 1941, Paul Lofthouse is not new to art and has exhibited in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; the Royal Cambrian Academy,Wales and The Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport. Now Lofthouse is involved with several organisations promoting art to children and young people in the area, in addiiton to being involved with workshops at John Moore’s University, Liverpool.

To view all of the available originals by Paul Lofthouse, click here.

Steven Smith

Local Lancastrian artist, Steven Smith, has wowed many art admirers with his exquisite oil pieces over the recent weeks.His most recent works are shown below. In addition to these sensual figures, Steven has had equal success with his photo-realistic portraits and landscape oil paintings.