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Second Retirement

[UPDATE: The shop is open again. It’s now being run by Sian, one of Bryn’s Daughters.] Read more

Sheffield-based artist Bryn Hughes has announced his (second) retirement and the closure of his art print business, Hughes Art Limited, which includes his current online shop. While the decision to retire and close the business was not an easy one, Bryn felt it was time to step away from all the administrative tasks associated with running a successful online business and focus on family life.

A well-known figure in the Sheffield art scene for many years, Bryn's distinctive style and vibrant watercolours have garnered a loyal following of collectors and admirers. Currently, an alternative arrangement is being explored, and there are plans for an updated website to be live later this year, with the hope that sales can resume.

Bryn Hughes would like to express his heartfelt thanks to all of his supporters throughout the years. Your encouragement and appreciation of his work have been a great source of inspiration for him.

Thank you :-)

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NEW REVISED PAPERBACK EDITION: OUT NOW

This new, paperback edition, is a revised pressing based on last years successful hardback book; with an additional 14 new, previously unpublished, paintings.

This beautiful book will make a wonderful gift for anyone who loves architecture, art and the City of Sheffield, the Peak District and trips to the Yorkshire coast.

Over the years, Bryn had often been asked if he had a book; in response, he published his first one in the autumn of 2018. It was a special, limited edition, hardback book with only 300 copies printed, hand-numbered and signed. It was a great success selling out just after Christmas 2019.

Based on the popularity of his first book, we are now pleased to announce Bryn has just published a revised, paperback, edition. You can buy it exclusively online from this website (BUY NOW), to avoid disappoint order your copy today.

You can read more about the new book here

New Sheffield Art Book Hits The Shops of Sheffield

After many years of dreaming; nine months of planning and designing, my first ever book is finally on the shelves of Waterstones and in the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield.

Here I am delivering the books to Waterstones Sheffield (Orchard Square) - they almost filled the whole car.

Later that week Waterstones re-arrange their window display, putting my book ‘Look Over My Should’ at the very top of their Christmas arrangement (above Michelle Obama, David Bowie and fellow Welshman and Tour De France winner Geraint Thomas).

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Down the road from Waterstones Orchard Square, my long time supporters, the team at the Millennium Gallery, where also doing their part to promote my new book, creating a wonderful display in the centre of the gift shop.

There are only 300 copies in this first public print run, each one hand numbered and signed by the artist.

Limited Numbers are available at Waterstones Sheffield, The Millennium Gallery and online here.



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My Mallorcan sketches

All my sketches from our Mallorcan Holiday in the beautiful Soller Valley:

Puerto Soller boatyard - our breakfast view over a cappuccino con crema & Napolitano chochlatino (not sure about the spelling!)

Can Prohom high above the Soller Valley - good welcome and good cake and fresh orange.

 

Soller Cathedral - right hand entrance porch from over a cool Coke at Café Aro at Placa Constitucio.

Placa d' Espanya at Fornalutx where we met the Policia Locale who helped find the wallet I lost last September

Fishing boats in the corner of the marina at Puerto Soller below the old monastery now a maritime museum.

The old monastery at Puerto Soller viewed from lunchtime at the Nautilus Bar. The view vertically down to the Mediterranean is absolutely spectacular!

I was sitting under the ramp up to the Town Hall in Soller at the Placa Constituticio to sketch this one looking towards the Carrer de Vives. This was my final sketch.

The Tobacos at Placa Constitucio, Soller over a cool San Miguel at Bar Firo

The upper lighthouse overlooking the Puerto Soller Bay. This sketch is from over lunch at the picnic tables to the Refugi.

The lower and disused lighthouse at the entrance to Puerto Soller - looks good from any direction!

This was the view from our first cappuccino and cake breakfast in the Port. I wasn't quite warmed up.

Hughes major and mini minor

Family lunchtime at our home on Sundays. Ezra our 2 year old grandson wanted to do a bit of drawing this afternoon. Mixed media. Coloured pencils and crayons - combined effort. He was most fascinated by the effect of colouring around and over masking tape, then removing it. Think he might have covered the paper completely.... perhaps in the future. Now back to my other pieces of artwork.

My view of Barkers Pool Sheffield

I was up 'til 2.30 this morning to get this far - just couldn't stop! I even straightened the guttering on the red building - perhaps I should have done that on the original detail design drawings I helped on in 1986! Need to erase all the dirty marks left by my T-square, yes T-square, I'm a bit of a Luddite, or maybe re-writing history as is the fad for the last 5 years. 

Edinburgh finished

That's it. I've (plus others) decided to stop there. It's such a complex scene I thought I'd emphasise the part the attracted me - Cockburn Street curving up to the Royal Mile  topped by the crown steeple of St Giles' Cathedral or more properly known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh (according to Wikipedia). Every time I visit Edinburgh I wonder how the steeple/lantern stands on it's 4 legs without spreading, but it's been there since the 15th century so they must have got it right! 

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