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Art Blog
Keep up to date with updates, stories and insights, where we are looking to post regularly, focusing on the world
of contemporary and street art.


Blog #78
Five Main Colours of Tibetan Buddhism and what they represent! A Tibetan Mandala Blue Blue is associated with purity and healing....

Paul Connor
Jul 27, 20252 min read


Art Blog #77
Lets look at a piece of artwork and it's subject matter: Steve Smythe's 'Journey into mystery' About the artist: Steven Smythe creates...

Paul Connor
Jul 26, 20251 min read


Art Blog #76
Meet the Team My name is Paul Connor and the owner and CEO of The Connor Contemporary. The main driving force behind the business is Maya...

Paul Connor
Jul 26, 20251 min read


Art Blog #75
Steve Smythe - A multi-disciplinary contemporary artist. Steve Smythe is a British Contemporary artist, who pushes the boundaries of the...

Paul Connor
Jul 21, 20251 min read


Art Blog #74
Buying art in instalments! Lora Zombie Want to own a piece of art, but wish you could pay it off in instalments? We have been looking at...

Paul Connor
Jul 21, 20251 min read


Art Blog #73
Ukiyo-e Japanese Woodblock Prints coming to the gallery this September Chikanobu This September (2025) The Connor Contemporary will be...

Paul Connor
Jul 21, 20251 min read


Art Blog #72
Paintbrushes - A quick history. Some information about the history of paintbrushes Paintbrushes were used by humans as early as the...

Paul Connor
Jul 11, 20252 min read


Art Blog #71
Women in art by women of art! According to the National Museum of Women in the Arts , 51 per cent of visual artists today are women. But...

Paul Connor
Jul 11, 20252 min read


Art Blog #70
Candice Tripp - 'Kim' from the Tribe series - Framed oil and ink on canvas! We are pleased to feature this stunning by Candice Tripp...

Paul Connor
Jul 11, 20251 min read


Art Blog #69
A visit to The Bunny Gallery - Pure Evil July 2025 Shoreditch Popped in, yesterday, to the Pure Evil Gallery in Shoreditch and got to see...

Paul Connor
Jul 4, 20252 min read


Art Blog #68
In search of street art - Shoreditch July 25 In my quest to track down as much street art as possible I (not Maya) ended up in Shoreditch...

Paul Connor
Jul 4, 20251 min read


Art Blog #67
In search of street art - Camden Town and Camden Lock Not what I think! Myself (without Maya, don't tell her) spent the day in London...

Paul Connor
Jul 4, 20251 min read


Art Blog #66
Maya, Man and Art - A visit to Savia and Cox, Ashford, Kent Miss Maya In our quest to track down art, street art and all things creative,...

Paul Connor
Jun 28, 20252 min read


Art Blog #65
Stunning new framed 'The Wind' and 'Thelma' OST's with artwork by Candice Tripp ready to view!! The Wind - Framed The gallery received...

Paul Connor
Jun 22, 20252 min read


Art Blog #64
Picture Framing - A quick history Courtesy of www.backthenhistory.com/articles/the-history-of-picture-frames The concept dates back to...

Paul Connor
Jun 19, 20251 min read


Art Blog #63
Women in art by women of art Harumi Hironaka According to the National Museum of Women in the Arts , 51 per cent of visual artists today...

Paul Connor
Jun 19, 20251 min read


Art Blog #62
Women in art by women of art.... Lora Zombie Lora Zombie According to the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 51 per cent of visual artists today are women. But when it comes to exhibitions and gallery representation, the numbers tell a less optimistic story. In London, for example, 78 per cent of the galleries represent more men than women, while only 5 per cent represent an equal number of male and female artists. National Museum of Women in the Arts | Home Lora Zombie Is

Paul Connor
Jun 13, 20252 min read


Art Blog #61
Women in art by women of art. Sandra De La Cruz According to the National Museum of Women in the Arts , 51 per cent of visual artists...

Paul Connor
Jun 13, 20252 min read


Art Blog #60
Women in art by women of art. Shamsia Hassani According to the National Museum of Women in the Arts , 51 per cent of visual artists today...

Paul Connor
Jun 13, 20252 min read


Art Blog #59
Is art good for you? 'Art for me, personally, is a flash of the human spirit, where imagination, knowledge and skill meet to produce a...

Paul Connor
Jun 9, 20252 min read


Art Blog #58
'It's a Small World After All' Nature Photography by Paul Connor 'It's a Small World After All' is dedicated to the world inhabited by...

Paul Connor
Jun 7, 20251 min read
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