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Welcome to localartist.org.uk. The purpose of this site is to enable artists of all levels to showcase their work in an environment that encourages them to contribute good quality material that otherwise would remain beyond view in private collections, often never seeing the light of day. We are based in the United Kingdom, and although the central focus of the material is UK-based, we will be welcoming submissions from all over the world.
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William Morris (English artist 1834-96) Founder Arts and Crafts Movement
Born into a middle-class family in Essex, Morris grew up on his family’s estate with adjoining farm and learned to love the profusion of plant life there. This, his background grounding in the new Anglo-Catholic movement and his interest in medieval history as he grew up, led to his becoming a natural artist with a love of the Church. During his term at Oxford University, he decided against his first calling to join the Church. His lifelong friend, Edward Burne-Jones shared his beliefs in the rebellion against the tastes of the time and social injustice and followed the teachings of William Ruskin.
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During the time between the two world wars there came a period of introspection initiated by Sigmund Freud and psychoanalyst thought, greatly persuasive in the art world, particularly. The main protagonist of the kind of art brought about by looking beyond the classical view of things was the French artist, Henri Rousseau (1844-1910). Surrealists who followed much later were inspired by his way of seeing the world as if in a dream-like state. His naive style was rather child-like but artists saw his fantastical images as thought-provoking and his sylization as another version of the real thing.
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Postcards To The G8: Building a Mosaic of Artists' Interpretations - One Postcard at a Time
In this time of economic and political uncertainty, the premier visual arts organization in the region of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada,
Muskoka Arts & Crafts, is inviting the world's artists to send postcard sized works illustrating their concerns to the leaders of the
G8 nations. The show is called 'Postcards to the G8'.
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Have a look at our new website!! Reproduction Oil Paintings launched in association with Localartist. The success of this venture will allow for the continued operation of Localartist which is a not-for-profit website.  ROP sells reproduction oil paintings of famous old masters or lesser-known artists and customers may request a painting of their own photographs. Our artists reproduce the work to museum quality on canvas and it is delivered, unframed, free of charge to any world-wide destination. We also sell new paintings from a wide catalogue. Click on the ROP logo and take a look.
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To new artists, when first encountered, this term can be quite confusing. What does it mean? How will I know what is a complementary colour? There is a clear explanation for the phrase. - In art terms, Complementary is another way of saying 'opposing'.
- Two opposing colours allow each one to be made more clear or more dominant.
- Each opposing colour 'zings' against the other, highlighting both.
- Complementary colours follow the following basic pattern:-
- Red/Green, Blue/Orange and Purple/yellow.
- All shades in between follow the basic principle.
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