The Bristol Shop Blog — Bristol

We love Bristol. We're proud to call it home. It's a cultural hub and our local artists love it too. Here are our top three pieces of art this summer. Every single one is by a local artist, each with their own unique perspective of this great city.  Find out more about this beautiful of acrylic painting of Clifton Suspension Bridge. Take a closer look at this artist's quirky and amusing view of our wonderful city.    Last but not least, explore this digitally drawn collection.

Jenny is one of The Bristol Shop’s most prolific artists, she currently has 58 products listed with us, including beautiful, colourful works of art, most of which have a strong Bristolian theme, coasters & placemats and even a Bristol colouring book! Recently Viv Kennedy caught up with her to find out more about her inspirations, practice and latest news. I am told that you didn’t pick up a paint brush until 2010, I’m not sure I believe that’s true... (laughs) Oh dear, that sounds like such a boast doesn’t it? I did GCSE art but hadn’t painted anything since then;...

In the next of our Meet The Maker Series we meet Nick Church, a Bristol based artist who does beautiful things with pen and ink point art Hi Nick! Please tell us a bit about yourself and what you do. I am an artist specializing in pen and ink pointillism, using tiny dots to build up intricate detail. What inspires you? My background in Civil Engineering provides much inspiration, combined with taking a more unusual view of local everyday scenes whose beauty we overlook. What do you feel makes your work unique? The effect produced by my fine work is...

Do you know someone who would love a gift from The Bristol Shop but aren't sure exactly what do buy for them? As of today you can now give the gift of choice with The Bristol Shop Gift Cards. The Bristol Shop Gift Cards are available in £10, £25, £50 and £100. They can be used as part payment towards a higher priced item, multiple gift cards can be used to make a purchase and the balance is valid for 12 months! Gift cards are emailed to you immediately, you can then print them to pop inside a greetings card...