2016

Christmas is coming!

Is it to early to start talking about Christmas? … Ah what the heck! It’s a holly jolly time of the year, so lets not be to much of a Grinch about this post shall we. Ten days people! Ten days until the 1st of December and then the count down begins. Have you got […]

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GIVE THE GIFT OF CREATIVITY!

Give someone the opportunity to make a difference to their social life with a PopUp Painting gift voucher! I don’t think anyone is confused about what gift giving should be. It’s not just about the gift but the thought behind it, the idea that someone took time out of their routine to consider you and what […]

Artist of the Week: Charlie Kirkham

PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is artist and PopUp Painting team member Charlie Kirkam. Charlie Kirkham works in a variety of medium including watercolours, oils, pencil, ink, collage, digital imaging and ceramics. The artist trained at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design and the Heatherley School of Fine Art (2015). Kirkham often explores [...]
Support Help for Heroes and The British Legion with our Poppy season!

Support Help for Heroes and The British Legion with our Poppy season!

Action always speaks louder than words, and here at PopUp Painting as well as our incredibly fun evening events we also offer a unique and fun way to raise funds for charities and other not-for-profit organisations. For the entire month of November part of the ticket sales will be donated to two charities. we are […]

Artist of the Week: Chris Ofili

PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is Chris Ofili. Chris Ofili is an English painter (b. 1968) who came to prominence in the early 1990s with his vibrant layered paintings that combined rippling dots of paint, drifts of glitter and collaged images. The artist’s early work was heavily influenced by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Georg Baselitz and [...]

Interviewing Miguel Galue!

PopUp Painting events are led by local artists who are experts not just in their trade, but in entertainment and organisational development. In addition, they are supported by a team with expertise in management, innovation and training. PopUp Painting’s team includes 14 artist, and today we have interviewed Miguel Galue.   1. Introduce yourself; Who […]

What is Art Deco?

Art Deco is an art movement involving a mix of modern decorative art styles, largely of the 1920s and 1930s, whose main characteristics were inspired by various avant-garde painting styles of the early twentieth century. With the rise in status of decorative artists, who in the 19th century had been considered simply as artisans. The term […]

Artist of the WeeK: OsGemeos

PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’, or rather, ’artist’s of the week’ are duo ‘OsGemeos’. OsGemeos are Brazilian street artist duo Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo. The artists are identical twin brothers. Osgemoes, meaning ‘The Twins’ in Portuguese, began their careers in the late 1980’s when hip-hop culture exploded in South America. The artists are best [...]

Artist of the Week: Tomma Abts

PopUp Painting’s ‘artist of the week’ is Tomma Abts (b. 1967) Tom Abts is a German artist whose work takes the form of complex, layered, abstract paintings. Abts begins her paintings with no preconceived idea of their composition, the only certainties are the parameters the artist sets for herself, namely the size of the support [...]

LONDON -A Sense of Place!

The Royal Watercolour Society has currently opened their Autumn show. Showcasing work themed around London.   London has been the home of the Royal Watercolour Society since its foundation in 1804.  Originally exhibiting in Pall Mall, then moving to Conduit Street in Mayfair (1938) before finally relocating to Bankside (1980), the Society has engaged with […]