Art Features

Collecting art

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February 22nd 2010

Don’t expect to pick up a Monet or a Picasso but shrewd buyers have plenty to look into says Halls’ painting Specialist William Lacey

Make a door wreath

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December 11th 2009

Julie Bates, silk flower specialist, creates a decoration that will last all Christmas.

Shropshires golden landscape

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October 8th 2009

Photographer Gary Groucutt travels Shropshire capturing the glory of the landscape with his camera. He runs workshops at his Much Wenlock studios.

Pentabus Theatres 35th anniversary

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September 7th 2009

Shropshire's Pentabus Theatre celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. From the early days of touring village halls, the company now attracts widespread acclaim for its cutting-edge work. By Rachel Crow

A picture sometimes lies

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March 26th 2009

As a picture valuer the question I am asked most frequently is 'What's it worth?' The second most popular question is 'is it genuine?' There are as many fakes, copies and reproductions on the market as there are genuine works and often it is very ...

A crack team

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October 4th 2008

Lesley and Michael Durbin of Shropshire's Jackfield Conservation Studio have earned an international reputation as tile restoration experts

The nature of Beverley Fry

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September 1st 2008

Dave Hancock visits an artist inspired by Shropshire's flora and fauna - you can do the same on October 25 and 26

The rich pattern of Shropshire

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September 1st 2008

Eighteenth Century Caughley porcelain was produced on the banks of the Severn for just 24 years yet it is an enduring Salopian success story says Jeremy Lamond of Hall Fine Art, Shrewsbury

Jennys art belongs to Ironbridge

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September 1st 2008

Jack Holt goes up to see the etchings of an artist working with schoolchildren to create a huge iron bridge picture in time for this month's Heritage Festival

Impressions of a Shropshire lad

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July 1st 2008

What better inspiration for an artist than our county's glorious countryside? David Fowles has loved it all his life and now spends his day capturing it on canvas

Drawn to be an artist

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June 1st 2008

Louise Diggle loved painting at school but it wasn't until years later that she found the confidence to make it her life's work. By Jack Holt

Headline: Shropshires place in the global art mar

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June 1st 2008

Strap: William Lacey, paintings specialist at Halls, Shrewsbury, reports on the artists whose work in and around the county attracts local, national and international interest

Charity call to sell art to save art

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May 14th 2008

Whether you are clearing out your dusty attic or are an artist keen to exhibit your work, take advantage of this unique opportunity to 'sell art to save art' at a country house car boot sale, with all proceeds supporting the vital work of The Art ...

In caricature

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March 6th 2008

Shrewsbury hosts an international Cartoon festival this month. Dave Hancock met two of the main draws... or should that be drawers?

A picture sometimes lies

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March 2nd 2008

So how can you tell the genuine articles from the fakes?

Look on the bright side

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February 19th 2008

Forget the credit crunch blues and dress brilliantly says Virginia Heath