Well it is finally here! Show Me the Monet airs on BBC2 at 3pm and I am in it! This is the TV programme (billed arguably as TV’s greatest art competition) where professional and amateur artists from all over the UK vie for a position at the Show Me the Monet grand exhibition and sale […]
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Time to Show Some Monet!
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Posted in Metamorphosis, Sunshine & Music , anne blankson-hemans, BBC2, Charlotte Mullins. Roy Bolton, Chris Hollins. Show Me the Monet, David Lee, hanging committee, Mall Galleries, Sponsume |
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The Easel Has Landed!
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Posted in Metamorphosis, Sunshine & Music , anne blankson-hemans, hrh princess michael of kent, mall galleries london, society of women artists, swa, the mall london |
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I was really bummed when I found out at the last minute that I could not make it to the preview morning of this year’s annual exhibition of the Society of Women Artists (SWA). For the last three or four years a number of my paintings have been accepted to this show which takes place […]
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Posted in Metamorphosis, Sunshine & Music , anne blankson-hemans, Anne Blankson-Hemans; Commission a painting; painting of Morroccan Women; art from Morrocco; art from Marrakech; painting commission, art from Marrakech, art from Morrocco, Commission a painting, painting commission, painting of Morroccan Women |
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I have to give you the full text of the email I received from this rather excited customer to share with you how delighted she was to receive a painting she commissioned from me recently. I have to say if there is one thing that pleases me it is that I can do what I […]
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Posted in Metamorphosis, Sunshine & Music , anne blankson-hemans, anne herbert, BBC2, Chris Hollins, Show me the monet, sponsume.com |
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I have completely lost track of where I am. Sponsume‘s tracker says I have 33 days to go so I’ll start from there. It’s not going well as at £220 I have only 3% of my target in the kitty and the show MUST go on… So stand back folks as I launch a new assault on […]
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Posted in Metamorphosis, Sunshine & Music , anne blankson-hemans, art exhibition London, crowd funding, crowd sourching, fine art paintings, Ghanaian artists, Ghanaian painters, Larry Otoo, Sponsume |
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My friend Larry and I have decided to hold a two man (or should I be pc and say two person?) exhibition. Neither of us have ever organised one of these before as most of our shows have been organised by the galleries and expos who have shown our work but we live in a […]
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Posted in Metamorphosis , anne blankson-hemans, artexo new york 2012, artgallery.co.uk, BP portrait award, delapre abbey, fine art paintings, john moores painting prize, northampton town & county art society, royal portrait society, society of women artists, swa |
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Well after a good beginning to the year with top secret missions to Birmingham and London, I am now in full output mode for the month of March painting away as though my life depends on it. I guess my life does depend on painting in a manner of speaking because I intend for this […]
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There is great excitement and much tail wagging in studio Anne Blankson-Hemans as I write this blog. Many of you will have followed my metamorphic journey as I made the decision to transform myself into a full time painter/artist. The journey has not been easy, but then I didn’t really expect that it would. However, […]
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Posted in Metamorphosis , anne blankson-hemans, artgallery.co.uk, buying art online, buying paintings online, oil painting, paintings |
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It may come across as arrogant self appreciation if I say I am good at art. However my feeling is artists have a devine gift which is to be used for the purpose for which it was given. So an artist must strive to be the best they can to appreciate and share their gift. […]
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Posted in Metamorphosis , Adinkra symbols, anne blankson-hemans, Ghana, Ghana symbols, Ghanaian artist, Ghanaian painter, Sankofa |
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It is of course no coincidence that the first completed painting I have this new year is this abstract entitled ‘On Reflection‘. The painting is based on a mythical bird that is part of my Ghanaian culture. The bird ‘Sankofa‘ has its roots in one of the ‘Adinkra‘ symbols of Ghana. So of course […]
Read the rest of this entry »Yaay – I’ve Got A Commission!
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Posted in Metamorphosis , Alyson Stanfield, anne blankson-hemans, oil on canvas, oil painting, painting commission, sherwood island connecticut |
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This is a view of Sherwood Island in Connecticut, yes US of A and I have just received a commission to paint my interpretation of it. It’s fantastic and encouraging that I should get my first painting commission so soon after announcing my new role as a full time artist and the fact that it […]
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