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The lovely Claire from Fotheringham Gallery ( @fothgall ) in Bridge of Allan, Stirling e-mailed me this morning with some feedback from the new owners of this 60 x 60cm painting, ‘Armadale Sky’. Here’s what they had to say: “We received the painting on Monday morning and were pleased that it was so well packed. It is now on our …
BLOG FEATURE Recently I was featured on the fantastic artistaday.com site. These days getting featured on a good blog results in better exposure than a National newspaper. Artistaday.com has a twitter following of over 11k however it appears that the vast majority of their exposure comes from pinterest. As the above image shows, my feature has been shared on social media …
This Painting is SOLD and currently hangs in a collection in Sydney, Australia. This painting depicts an area around Brevig on the Isle of Barra. I tend not to rely on my photographs too much, however sometimes my photo references are essential in getting the details of any recognizable structures or places. Often I will combine information from …
Why it’s RIGHT to reject Charles Saatchi’s gift to the nation This blog is in response to the article in the Guardian today by Jonathan Jones. You can find it at this LINK. Jones claims that “Britain’s public galleries are spurning the generosity of Charles Saatchi” Well I would like to tell you why it’s right! It …
TRANSITION 2012 Solo Exhibition Ian Kenny Gallery, Hamilton Preview night by Scott Naismith Scottish Landscape Artist As I write this blog, its half an hour before the paintings for this year’s solo show are available to view and buy online. This gives an online audience the opportunity to buy or reserve paintings 2 weeks before the exhibition previews. Buying art …
Art Reproduction Websites like DeviantArt and Redbubble (and many, many more) have changed the opportunities available to artists, designers and photographers to have their work available as reproduction prints. It used to be that capital expenditure on a print run would mean you had to be sure of a mass market for any image in print. But these days anyone …
It seems the scammers have found me again!! Tip for artists: DO NOT ACCEPT Cheque. Don’t even think that if you wait till the money turns up in your bank account and the cheque appears as though it has cleared that you’re safe… YOU’RE NOT! It can take about 3 weeks for the bank to realize it’s bogus, and by …
Art Takes Times Square happens TONIGHT in New York!!! Thanks to some tremendous support for my work online, I’m now showing amongst many artists around the world on 9ft x 12ft screens on Times Square! Today is the big day! In just a few hours, Art Takes Times Square will present thousands of works by artists from all across …
This blog is designed to help prevent aspiring artists out there being exploited by money making scams promising valuable exposure at a high cost. ARTISTS: Do not pay large sums upfront for your work to be shown. This is the e-mail I received today from Abraham Lubelski: Senders email: abraham.lubelski@nyartsbeijing.com Dear Scott, I am pleased to inform you of an …
Scottish Landscape Painting by Scott Naismith | Make Your Own Book My New book is titled ‘Scottish Landscape Painting’ and depicts a selection of work completed between 2009 and 2011. Alongside these images are a selection of my ‘instagram’ shots. Instagram is a photo sharing app for the iphone. I use instagram to document daily activities around the studio, in …
