Art in the Gardens is just one week away! It's been a very busy time creating a body of work for this great event. Art in the Gardens is my favourite event on the calander, a great day out in beautiful soroundings with a huge amount of original art and artists, Its a unique event that I would highly recommend! A bit from the organisers: Art in the Gardens is an annual event in a beautiful venue. Sheffield Botanical Gardens are transformed into an art and craft village, where

I am opening up my home and home studio once again this year for the annual Open Up Sheffield. Celebrating the 20th year of Open Up Sheffield, This is one of the largest and most successful open studio events outside London. Growing each year, over 100 local artists and makers open their studios to an estimated 5,000 visitors! It's been a very busy time getting prepaired for this event. So much work goes into this event on a personal note, turning your home into a gallery and

So its now time to knuckle down and get ready for my Solo Exhibition starting in May at Sock Gallery, Loughborogh. My studio is a bit manic at the moment! Creating and curating a solo exhibition is a lot of hard work! creating a body of work that sits together in one space, deciding on size of canvas, making a decision on framing are they going to be oils, acrylics or a combination of the two? Mounting, varnishing, framing, pricing, designing, printing the list goes on and on

It's been a while!... Since i posted on here but as the year comes to a end I have a little more time set aside to catch up on a few of the tasks that get left behind... This is one of those tasks :) It's been a really busy year and I have alot to catch up on but I will keep it brief! First a massive THANK YOU to all my clients, followers and subscribers for making this year such a great year. I really appriciate all the likes, follows, comments and sales! I don't do many Art

I have to say a big thank you to everyone who came along to my solo exhibition at Gallery Rouge Gallery and for all the team for putting on such a great exhibition for me. It was a fantastic event and i had a great time meeting everyone and getting the opportunity to talk about my work and my inspiration. I will post another blog post next week to let you know how the solo show went! #ArtistLife #SoloArtExhibition #MichaelClaxtonFntArt #ArtGallery #ArtFair #OriginalArtforSale

Come and see me and many other great artists at the annual Great North Art Show in Ripon Cathedral. I am exhibiting 6 paintings for the main event that runs from 29th August to 20th September. You can also buy paintings in the Pop Up Shop. I have 4 original paintings and 6 Limited Edition Fine Art Prints available to buy. The Preview evening is on Friday 28th August 6.45pm to 8.30pm. This is a great opportunity to meet many of the exhibiting Artists #BuyOriginalArt #ArtFair #