Art from Thailand
According to Jitapong Trewhella, Angel Genie is
Fine Arts Warehouse
the fi rst European company to have negotiated UK
Stephen Turner of
and worldwide copyrights directly with a group of
Turner Fine Arts
renowned artists from Thailand. She told Picture
has introduced the
Business: “We are extremely proud of our gifted
exclusive ‘Fine Arts
artists and ensure we exhibit the best of Thai Fine
Warehouse’ in the
Art. It is our passion to bring something new and
prestigious Jewellery
original to the market, we are pleased to cover a vast
Quarter District in
range of subjects because we recognise that everyone has different tastes, especially
Birmingham where
when it comes to art”
art gallery owners
It is understood that the company also specialise in greetings cards and calendars
will be able to
reproduced from paintings in the collection.
browse sculpture
[See additional information in the Wildlife/animal art feature in this issue. Pictured is
and paintings
Wild Spirit].
at their leisure
Tel: 01493 369973
in this exclusive
email: angelgenieltd@btconnect.com
development.
www.angelgenie.com
It is understood
that viewing is by
‘appointment only’
A moo-ving story
and that gallery
owners, on a ‘Sale
Washington Green Fine Art Publishing, or Return’ basis and
based in Birmingham, was delighted subject to terms and
to present a £10,100 cheque to conditions, can take
Bliss – the charity for Special Care all artwork to sell in
Babies – last month. The money was their own galleries.
raised from the sale of limited edition As an added
graphics by artist Caroline Shotton, attraction, there will
who herself had received support from be work on display
Bliss following the premature birth of by international artists such as Tony Evans, Willard Wigan MBE [the
her second son. Caroline is famous for world-famous micro-sculptor], Stanley Kerr, Kieran Crowder, Len
her witty and endearing ‘quirky cows’ Gifford and many more.
and painted two very special images [Pictured is a piece by Len Gifford].
entitled - Special Delivery and Handle Tel: 0121 241 8608
With Care – for the fundraiser. The paintings were then reproduced and published by email: info@turnerfi nearts.com
Washington Green and distributed for sale over a two and a half month period via its www.turnerfi nearts.com
Castle Galleries group of retail galleries and independent galleries up and down the
country. With a donation from Washington Green, together with Caroline Shotton’s
royalties and independent galleries generously supporting the initiative in their sales
margins, the three strong effort meant £25 from the sale of each print could be donated
to Bliss.
Marketing director, Samantha Jackson, at Washington Green Fine Art Publishing said:
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company and is a wonderful way to give something back to the wider community. We
were delighted to have the support of both Caroline Shotton and the independent
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galleries and it’s a pleasure to contribute so much to a charity that has played such an
t: +44 (0)1442 289930
important role in one of the most successful and loveliest artists Washington Green has
the pleasure of working with.”
f: +44 (0)1442 289950
[Pictured is Caroline Shotton with ‘proceeds cheque’ for Bliss].
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