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How the Art We Love Changes as We Age

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The art we love grows up with us. From the bold pictures we choose when young to the quieter, deeper works we live alongside later, a good original keeps pace with every stage of life.
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Original or Print: What the Print Loses

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Why we always recommend an original painting over a print. Surface, brushwork, texture, colour depth and scale are what a reproduction loses, and an original gives a pleasure that goes far beyond what it costs.
Questions to Ask an Art Gallery Owner: A Collector’s Guide to Meaningful Dialogue
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Questions to Ask an Art Gallery Owner: A Collector’s Guide to Meaningful Dialogue

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Useful questions to ask a gallery before you buy: about the artist, the work, condition, framing, delivery and aftercare.
The Silent Dialogue: Finding Your Emotional Connection to Abstract Art
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The Silent Dialogue: Finding Your Emotional Connection to Abstract Art

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Finding abstract art hard to read? A gentle guide to slowing down, trusting your response and finding abstract work you love.
The Stroud Open Studios Guide 2026: A Curator’s Perspective
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The Stroud Open Studios Guide 2026: A Curator’s Perspective

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Tips for enjoying Stroud's open studios: planning a route, talking to artists and buying work directly from the people who make it.
A Collector’s Guide to Contemporary Figurative Art for 2026
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A Collector’s Guide to Contemporary Figurative Art for 2026

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How to look at and choose contemporary figurative art, from portraits to imagined scenes, with practical advice for collectors.
What to Look for When Buying a Painting: A Curator’s Guide for New Collectors
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What to Look for When Buying a Painting: A Curator’s Guide for New Collectors

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A clear guide for new collectors on what to look for when buying a painting: condition, surface, provenance and your own response.
Art Exhibitions in Gloucestershire 2026: A Curator’s Guide to the Cotswolds Scene
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Art Exhibitions in Gloucestershire 2026: A Curator’s Guide to the Cotswolds Scene

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A guide to seeing contemporary art exhibitions in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds, and how to get the most from a gallery visit.
Acrylic Paintings: A Curator’s Guide to Collecting Modern Mediums
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Acrylic Paintings: A Curator’s Guide to Collecting Modern Mediums

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What makes acrylic paint distinctive, how it differs from oil and what to look for when choosing an acrylic painting.