Latest portraits by Gary Armer
The excellent Football Is Art exhibition at the National Football Museum closes on Sunday 3rd November. If you still haven't managed to visit then be sure to get to Manchester before it finishes. I recently visited the exhibition with my family for the first time since the preview evening and it was great to [...]
My latest portfolio project 'Identity' is now available to view in a new 'Projects' section that I've added to my website. The project explores different symbols and cultures associated with modern day masculine identity. Made up of three portraits, each one was painted entirely from life in my studio over the course of [...]
Portrait Exhibited as part of the 2018 OpenThe Grundy’s 2018 Open Art Exhibition opened recently and I was delighted to see my painting “Not a Penny More” exhibited alongside so many other brilliant artworks from the creatives of the Fylde Coast. This year's exhibition is described by the gallery as follows:“Demonstrating the wealth and breadth [...]
I am thrilled to reveal that my painting “Not a Penny More” has been selected for the National Open Art Exhibition 2017! The portrait will be displayed in the heart of London’s South Bank at Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf from the 17th – 26th November 2017. As explained in my last news update, the [...]
A few weeks ago I managed to get down to London for a day where I finally visited Buckingham Palace. I’ve wanted to tour the iconic Palace for a few years now and I wasn’t disappointed. I visited the palace with a Royal Day Out ticket which included access to the Royal Mews and Queen's [...]
I enjoyed a visit to Abbot Hall Art Gallery in Kendal last year in order to study the fabulous collection of George Romney portraits. Romney was arguably the leading portrait artist in 18th Century Britain and painted numerous members of society including Earls, Colonels, MPs and Doctors. He had a successful career in which he [...]
I am delighted to have been invited to speak at a special event being held by the Harris Museum and Art Gallery next month. Over the past few months the Preston Gallery has been celebrating 70 years since they purchased one of their most popular paintings – Pauline in the Yellow Dress by Sir James [...]
During a tour of Scotland last month I spent a day exploring the fabulous Stirling Castle and was delighted to discover the inspirational military portrait paintings of The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum. The Great Hall, Stirling Castle Perched high on top of Castle Hill, overlooking the city, the historic fortification is [...]
Military Hospital, Antique Treasures and Portraits I recently visited the fantastic Dunham Massey Hall in Trafford near Altrincham, Manchester. The moated Georgian house is set in a beautiful deer park and contains a superb collection of regency treasures including paintings, furniture and silverware. For 2014 the house has another reason to visit, with part of [...]
Portraits at the Harris Museum & Art Gallery in Preston As mentioned in my last blog I thought it might be interesting to document some of my favourite portraits that can be seen across the County. Starting with works in the Harris Museum and Art Gallery in Preston, here are a few which caught my [...]