The Tiffany Gallery

original sketchbook work that was eventually edited and redrawn for the collection of ''101 reasons... / tales from an Art Gallery ''see link below 

link for 101 Reasons to Choose a vocation in the Creative industries '' ....or ''101 Reasons ...'' for short x

The Tiffany Gallery , Higher Market Street East Looe Cornwall , 

its been a few years since I have spent a summer in the Tiffany Gallery with my old friend Tom ... 

'' Tiffany Gallery ... Kooky , Quant , and wonderfully tiny and my longest uk collaborator 

well what can be said abut the Tiffany Gallery in that little fishing village ( ahem ) in Cornwall

Here you will find the owner Tom McCracken who runs his Art Gallery Like Bernard Black runs his bookshop.( british sitcom ' blackbooks ' reference ).....and love it or loath it .... here is a guy that has literally worked everyday for the past 33 years with intense gusto , not just worked but actively and actually manned the little gallery that has been the longest running and most consistent gallery in the town ... maybe for quite some radius

and during those 35 years Tom has distributed over 100,000 of his own original watercolour artworks to almost every country around the world creating such a body of work that any self respecting artist should be quite envious of ...... originally beginning his career in the porcelain painting and varnishing workshops of Royal Daulton ....toms quick impressionist style and wonderful palette mixes in the typical wet on wet method ...have been captivating tourists for literally decades. as well has his own works you will find the widest selection of original paintings ( not prints ) by local artists and international artists alike 

When I originally pissed of my mother in Law to the extent that she nearly shut me down!! the first time I was nearly shut down ! or was it the second ?? ( jeez it really has been a mental decade !!), if it wasn't for wonderful little independent galleries like the tiffany gallery ... I may well have given up painting all together then and there.so get along to see the old git and ask why he doesn't sell more of my stuff ; )

but thankfully I will be stopping by to see the old git and making a few ha ha , shall we say '' guest appearances '' for some live painting demos , Talks and documentary screenings in conjunction with our wonderful collaborations with local guest houses, boat trips , fishing trips  and arts facilities which enable the artby Valerio ''Art B&B '' creative holiday packages right here on the Beautiful Cornish coast during the beautiful summer months  x 

15 Year Anniversary ?? Cornish Buddies !!

someone sent me a link the other day of an online auction where some of the original ' Cornish Buddies ' t- shirts had sold for over $100 Dollars each !!! they are apparently something of an offbeat collector item now !!

and I am pretty sure that it was at about this time that I has producing a few of these little cartoons at trade fairs and sales, ... all of them coining from the original sketchbook notation ( which later became a small poster in the gallery window )   ' if bush were Bud .... even I wouldn't smoke it '

Originally I started doing these little handdrawn cartoons at carboot sales and trade fairs, and they were really rather popular ... especially the '' Hemps Angels '' at classic car and motorcycle conventions , and '' Bud-ist '' was great at festivals

for a very short while I decided to do a '' limited edition '' print run on t-shirts and sell them at festivals, which although being a lot of fun , cemented in me the notion that these festivals aren't what they once were .... even the ones that are designed to look like they are, this, coupled with the dawning notion that the world really does not need another silly t-shirt design right now ...or business plan orientated festival for that matter.... persuaded me to discontinued the line :(

left to right '' skating buddy '' ''hemps angels '' ''pieces of 8th''

Z by V '' its written in the stars ''

ityy bitty teeny weeny blue views with an over all astrological theme .....

 Original Hand painted ' Starsign Constellations ' that are already coining the name ' Z by V ' this 2018 series of handpainted works on 8 x 8 inch ( 20 cm x 20 cm )  deep edge canvas are a  limited edition painting series by the elusive artist Valerio available as individual items and as a set of 12 

Each Art Miniature is available for only £40 each ( an absolute steal when compared to the high end prices that the artists work usually reach in London and Amsterdam Galleries and Shows ) pricing the full set of 12  as available for less than £500 !!! an incredible price for a full art collection of original paintings by such a prolific and international contemporary artist

available from :

Tiffany Art Gallery East Looe 

Maker Heights Torpoint 

Ginas Gallery Polperro 

Calstock Arts centre Calstock 

Picture Frame  Tavistock 

Radio Dart Café Dartmouth 

Angel Wings Gallery Plymouth 

Weesperzidje Amsterdam

as well as the various pop up exhibitions and events ad lib ....

and direct from the online shop/ order link 

I am always looking to diversify the range of my current distributors too , so if you think you might like to stock original artworks 100% handmade in the studios of Cornwall / London / Amsterdam ... 

or contact artbyvalerio@hotmail.co.uk with all enquiries x

Whats in a Name .....??

V ... is also for ..... VARIETY  x 

''Irish Italian Artist from Cornwall that occasionally lives in Amsterdam ...who paints /writes / designs and manufactures everything that has his signature on it...including the dinosaurs !!.sails in between exhibitions with a rabbit the size of a small donkey for company   .... !!!... what's so confusing about that ?? ''

Artby VALERIO Est. 1996 

when your name is the same as the business you have to do decent work !

The Arts Hole Est.2006

running independent gallery spaces and exhibits across Europe 

galleries / expos / rebellions / produce and pop ups  by Valerio 

sea scapes by Valerio ...... 

city scapes etc by Valerio .........

'blue view 'by Valerio .......  

modern seascapes by Valerio ......

the ' Signature Style ' by Valerio ...... 

sketchbook pages by Valerio .... instead of limited editions prints 

'' 101 Reasons ...'' by Valerio ....  

life studies by Valerio ......

design by Valerio .....  

manufacture by Valerio .... 

Eco Architecture by Valerio ....  

sketchbook pages cont . ... 

Dinosaurs/ features by Valerio ....  

my back pages by Valerio .... 

'' Cornish buddies '' by Valerio ..... 

iconic imagery by Valerio .... 

lectures by Valerio ..... diary dates available for public and academic addresses 

the signature style by Valerio the common thread throughout the rest of the 'portfolio' 

Solo Shows and Touring Exhibitions 

and a great base of regular independent exhibitors and collaborators x

Tiffany Gallery Cornwall 

Weesperzijde Amsterdam '' Why Not '' 

Maker Heights ''Arts Hole On Tour'' 

''I suppose you could say that the portfolio is diverse at this stage, but really its just a reflection of my roving interests and intrigues ..... I would hate to ' decide ' that I was one thing and resign myself to that forever .... master of all trades , jack of none x ''

full creative solutions available for all of your bespoke requirements 

contact artbyvalerio@hotmail.co.uk 

or alternatively head on over to the Tiffany Gallery on Higher Market Street East Looe in Cornwall x

Disclaimer: all products are 100% hand produced and finished by the Artist and as such waiting times can vary all public / private bookings are valid as scheduled on the online reference points but are subject to change up to 24 hours prior to scheduled appearance . contact direct for update information for bookings / commissions / classes / vacations / tutorials / exhibitions and demos within your area x  

Tweaking Display Ideas

getting ready for '' the Arts Hole on Tour ''Paignton to Penzance southwest u.k  April - August 2018 . ....kicking off with  '' Mad Dogs and 'Englishmen' ''March 2018

Artby / Designby / Adventureby / Rebellionby

Artby Valerio 

ABV 100% 

The Arts Hole On Tour 2018

Once again this Year I will be taking my little sailboat from Paignton to Penzance to embark on ' The Arts Hole on Tour 2018 ' , and for the duration of the summer ( or at least as long as the weather holds ) I will be stopping at various sites along the south west coast of the U.K to offer a little pop up Artby Valerio at a seaside venue near you x x x

keep an Ij on the blog and facebook and twitter and Instagram and linked in and all that other time consuming digital rubbish for further updates or get in touch direct via the regular e-mail address artbyvalerio@hotmail.co.uk with any questions or queries you might have x x x

Mad Dogs &' Englishmen' Amsterdam 2018 100%ABV and the Arts Hole on Tour x

Soooooo ....... what exactly does re-ruralisation mean ??? 

ART - ADVENTURE - ARCHITECTURE - AIRBRUSH - ACRYLIC - BOATS - DESIGN- ECO - EROTICA - DINOSAURS - DISCUSSIONS - INTERNATIONAL - MUSIC- OILS - POLITICS - PERFORMANCE - POETRY - PERMACULTURE - REBELLION -RECYCLING - SHIBARI - SCULPTURE - UPCYCLING -  WORKSHOPS - WATERCOLOUR

ARTBY /DESIGNBY Valerio 100%ABV

'' one man art and design  festival ,and genuine raving bloody loony ''

to find out more pop on over to NDSM in Amsterdam Noord march 7th - 30th 2018 for the main installation ...also look out for the various other collaborative events at various venues and public spaces across the city ....just follow the dinosaur footprints ;) 

or e-mail artbyvalerio@hotmail.co.uk  for more information x x x 

dinosaurs etc

''You Really Have to question your sanity , when its 4 am and you are building dinosaurs in a cargo container in the middle of the woods !! ......its an artists life for me ''

Now producing exhibit quality bespoke Sculptures for academic and educational faculties and public displays for interior and exterior use !

Rex Bass Relief 

free standing skull sculpture 

Bass Relief wall mounted sculpture 

Bass Relief sculpture wall mounted Light fitting 

free standing sculpture with lamp fitting 

Free Standing Sculpture Desk lamp 

Public Display, Life Size Sculptures in production 

Protoceratops Public Display Life sized sculpture 

Public Display Life sized free standing Sculptures 

bass relief sculpture on hand painted backing 

more photos to be added soon x 

contact artbyvalerio@hotmail.co.uk   for info / details / availabilities  and order options 

So in many ways I suppose this little side-line is semi related to my first job , 

like most kids I was awe struck with the fantastic beasts from the past !! and indeed my first ' Saturday job ' was working for a complete crazy old druid, who as it happens was actually a rather esteemed professor of geology too, and fantastic company and tutor to boot , Now Professor Turner also ran a series of expeditions and excavations throughout the u.k for geological and paleontological specimens of interest .... or sometimes of commercial value, and this is where my initial experience of the ' workplace ' began 

my childhood passion was rekindled just a few short years ago when my prop and replica ' division ' was awarded a production contract for a series of life-sized anatomically correct display items for a series of fundraising events for the local faculty and museum, and it really did reignite my interest , for here was a huge visually enthralling , psychologically dumbfounding 3- D manifestation , of something that I was desperately trying to encapsulate in a series of paintings at the time ...

Dinosaurs stand as a shining salute to the notion that all things .... ALL THINGS !! are temporary !! everything is subject to change !! now this is an astonishingly necessary and pertinent sentiment .... especially in these politically charged and ecologically doomed times !! 

of course we can take the lesson that ' life always finds a way ' as was so eloquently put in some former reference , and yes we can say well the earth was indeed repopulated after each major global extinction event ... but that's not really my intended point of focus !!

as of course with climate change taking some apparent toll on the world , and the worlds leaders by and large have become the same inebriated inbred entitlements that seem to resurface every century or so and proved themselves to be completely incapable of executing the will of the majority   .... and indeed in a world gone quite mad on the available opulence of the latest well paid rip off . its vitally important to instill this notion of change in the fresh minds of the newest generations, and as I said before most kids love dinosaurs ...

and that is the highlight able point .... no matter how big your teeth are , no matter if you are the worlds greatest predator, no matter how many years your epoch lasts ..... no matter how big your building is , or how celebrated and  self important you may be ... all things ,.... ALL THINGS CAN AND DO CHANGE   x x x