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Allan Morgan is a full time artist living on the borders of England and Wales.  Born in 1952 he graduated from Coventry (Lanchester) Art College with a BA Honours in Fine Art.   Since then his professional career has focused mainly on realist landscape and seascape paintings, although he has enjoyed considerable success as an illustrator. He has recently expanded his style to encompass a more ‘colourist’ approach in much of his work.   Allan’s inspirations are his love of light, colour and atmosphere in landscape. His influences are many and varied, from the Pre-Raphaelites to impressionism, and his paintings have that timeless quality which many leading artists strive for and often never achieve.

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Allan Morgan – Stormy Weather (original)

June 21st, 2011

Allan Morgan – Stormy Weather ORIGINAL

£795

Image Size: 19″ x 19″
Framed Size: 32″ x 32″

This original acrylic on board by Allan Morgan comes professionally double framed and includes a Certificate of Authenticity.

Available for or gallery or here online.

Smart Art Galleries
249 Baslow Road,
Totley,
Sheffield,
ENGLAND,
S17 4DU

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Anna Razumovskaya – Grace (Limited Edition Embellished canvas)

April 23rd, 2011

Anna Razumovskaya “Grace”

Framed Canvas Edition – Embellished

Limited dition 44/ 50

image size: 18″ x 24″

£615

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Fabian Perez at Smart Art Galleries

April 23rd, 2011

Born in 1967, Fabian Perez grew up outside Buenos Aires in a turbulent world of political upheaval during the post-Peron military regime. Such a childhood could not fail to impact on every area of his life including his artistic ethos, especially when taken in conjunction with his unconventional upbringing.

At the age of 9 Fabian Perez became fascinated with the paintbrush, and using watercolors and tempera he painted original portraits of his friends and family. His mother, Edua Herreria, a beautiful Brazilian women, met his father, a handsome and charismatic ladies’ man, Antonio Perez, in the late 1950’s, in Campana, a small city outside Buenos Aires. They married and had four children of whom Fabian is the youngest.

Edua was the creative force in Fabian Perez’s life and Antonio was the inspiration for his work. Fabian Pere witnessed his father’s unorthodox and often difficult life, portraying him in his original paintings as “the cool guy” outside nightclubs and bordellos. Antonio owned a number of brothels and illegal nightclubs in Campana, and was frequently chased and closed down by the police. Nevertheless the young Fabian Perez was constantly exposed to beautiful women who could seduce a man “simply by lighting a cigarette”. Today we see these “ladies of the night” exquisitely portrayed in many of Fabian Perez originals and limited editions – memories of his youth and the nightlife he observed.

At the age of 16 Fabian Perez was faced with the loss of his mother and 3 years later the loss of his father. The sadness and despair he experienced left him confused and searching for answers. In 1984 he had crossed paths with the greatest inspiration of his life – Sensei Oscar – who later became his teacher, master, close friend, and father figure. Heartbroken and alone, Fabian Perez therefore found strength and a degree of inner peace through the study of martial arts.

Then in 1987 Fabian Perez set off on a journey that was to last until the the present day. After six months in Rio he took up residence in Padova, near Venice, where he stayed for seven years, studying with Oscar and painting daily before moving on to Okinawa, Japan. He finally decided to experience a different side of life in the USA, and in Los Angeles he worked as a busboy and a model, and ran odd jobs for Universal Studios. With his days full, Fabian Perez painted throughout the night and considers this the most creative period of his life.

In 2001 two art publishers and gallery owners saw and fell in love with an exhibition of Fabian’s work. They met Fabian two days later and they formed a partnership to promote, market and develop Fabian’s career as a fine artist. The collaboration was an overwhelming success; every painting Fabian created was sold immediately and the demand for his work exploded. Today his work is published by DeMontfort Fine Art in the UK.

Fabian wishes not to categorise his artistic style as he does not want to limit himself or his art work. His art is simply the passionate expression of his strong romantic feelings. Inspired by what is known in martial arts as the Muga (empty mind), Fabian Perez finds himself in this almost meditative state of mind when he is at work, and the purity of his creativity flows. He now resides in Beverly Hills, California, where he paints, plays soccer, trains and teaches martial arts to close friends. He still travels the world for inspiration.

Fabian Perez – The Creative Influence…
When we look closely at the paintings of Fabian Perez we can see some fascinating visual signposts that point us in the direction of his influences.

The first of these is the night time setting for many of his most powerful images. This distinctive trait leads us directly to the door of his father, Antonio, who Fabian has always cited as the inspiration for his work. Antonio owned a number of bordelloes as well as other clubs and was frequently chased and closed down by the police. Thus was born the young Fabian’s fascination with the underground world of night in the city.

The second visual signpost comes from the women who appear in Fabian Perez’s paintings. The intimacy and respect with which these “women of the night” are portrayed is due in no small part to his upbringing, where he was befriended and often cared for by girls that other schoolboys were being warned against. The warmth and humanity of these women is as central to his images as their beauty and seductiveness. Like Toulouse Lautrec, whose vibrant but humorous portrayals of the Moulin Rouge cancan dancers offered us a uniquely intimate view of these extraordinary women, it is Fabian Perez’s closeness to the reality of his subjects that sets him apart from other artists who might paint such figures from a greater distance.

Thirdly, there is the constant presence of rhythm which pervades every image, regardless of whether the subject is dancing or simply smoking on a balcony. This complete understanding of the tempo and cadences of the human body comes from two distinct areas of Fabian’s life. One is his own musicianship which is hugely important to him and connects with his artwork on a profound level. The other is his dedication to karate and the philosophy it embodies of identifying the essence of an individual and communicating that central vital spark on the canvas.

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Fabian Perez Limited Editions and Originals Collection. Available Fabian Perez Limited Editions include, Dancer in Red, Linda in Red, Linda in Red III, and Tess IV.

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Ben Payne – Ocean Elements (original)

April 23rd, 2011

Ben Payne – Ocean Elements (Original Oil on Canvas)

£1,150.00

Image size: 20″ x 30″ Framed size: 27″ x 37″

This original oil on stretched canvas by Ben Payne, comes professionally mounted and is framed with a thick brushed aluminium frame and includes the publishers certificate of authenticity.

Ben Payne has built a reputation for creating artwork which is fresh, escapist and above all, uplifting. Born in Surrey in 1975, he began drawing portraits and painting as a hobby; by the age of 16 he was selling his work, and he has now developed into a major British talent. Although he is almost completely self-taught Ben is able to respond to challenges and create artwork that is both technically accomplished and highly accessible.

Ben’s degree from Southampton University is a world apart from his artistic life, yet the influence of his academic and professional background can be observed in his art. After graduating in Psychology he became an independent therapist and pursued a career in the field of Autism, working with young children, helping them to overcome their difficulties in communicating with the outside world. Whilst pursuing this career he continued painting in his spare time, teaching himself and extending his range into oils.

Ben’s high-impact land, sky and seascapes are inspired by the landscapes and coastlines around the world. He owes an artistic debt to a range of artists, in particular Turner and Whistler. Their influence can be seen in the way he captures the appearance of clouds with such delicacy, while employing a vivid and dramatic palette – a characteristic which lends his work an ethereal quality.

Ben believes that working with children has taught him to value simplicity and to communicate in a very direct and accessible language. His powerful paintings do display a certain innocence which somehow sets them part from the work of his contemporaries. While his subjects are realistic they often have dreamlike overtones, rendering them an intriguing combination of enchantment and sophistication.

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