Art Features
Billy Connolly Unveils Debut Art Collection: Born on a Rainy Day
March 15th 2012
Billy Connolly is well known as a comedian, musician, presenter and actor. But now he has decided to turn his hand to something very different. 2012 sees the launch of his first art collection, Born on a Rainy Day.
Ben's Nature Diary: on mad hares and birdsong
March 1st 2012
Spring is in the air, so keep your eyes peeled for boxing hares and your ears pinned back for avian choirs. Shropshire artist and writer Ben Waddams explores the sights and sounds of Shropshire in March
Ben's Nature Diary
November 20th 2011
As a child, there were few more inspiring books in my collection than Kenneth Grahame’s iconic classic, The Wind in the Willows...
Ben Waddams' Nature Diary - Salmon and Stags
September 19th 2011
I stamped my feet and flexed my fingers. Blowing into my hands, the condensation fogged my vision for a second as I struggled to keep warm. I had started early; a slice of toast and mug of tea at 0430 and past Telford on the M54 by 0500 ...
Wildlife artist Ben Waddams
May 17th 2011
Wildlife artist Ben Waddams finds beauty in birds and beasts
New website for British based Designer-Makers that promotes British craftsmanship
April 19th 2011
Miratis, a new website that promotes British based Designer-Makers is launched. Read more about the founder, Lisa Harrison and the benefits of having Designer-makers from across Britain, brought together in one place...
New website for British based Designer-Makers that promotes British craftsmanship
April 19th 2011
Miratis, a new website that promotes British based Designer-Makers is launched. Read more about the founder, Lisa Harrison and the benefits of having Designer-makers from across Britain, brought together in one place...
Shropshire wildlife artist Ben Waddams
April 13th 2011
Shropshire wildlife artist Ben Waddams goes in search of May-time marvels
Wildlife artist Ben Waddams in search of the otter and badger
January 24th 2011
Wildlife artist Ben Waddams tells of how he finds inspiration from the waterways and woodlands of Shropshire
Collecting art
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
December 11th 2009
Julie Bates, silk flower specialist, creates a decoration that will last all Christmas.
Shropshires golden landscape
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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