Chapman & Bailey

Chapman & Bailey Fine art framing and fine art services.

"Life doesn't have to be closed in. Mystery is not something to turn away from. Mystery is something to turn into."We ha...
17/09/2026

"Life doesn't have to be closed in. Mystery is not something to turn away from. Mystery is something to turn into."
We had a visit from recently, where chatted spirituality, connecting to the invisible and the versatility and aliveness of paints.
Join the Studio Forum mailing list on our website to get the full interview straight to your inbox! This issue also includes words by Lascaux owner Barbara Diethelm, a Melbourne "Whats On" guide and more!

Incredible water colour & ink work by on Belle Arti paper canvas. This unique base is made up of both paper and canvas,...
15/09/2026

Incredible water colour & ink work by on Belle Arti paper canvas. This unique base is made up of both paper and canvas, allowing artists to create large scale watercolour paintings—with lower risk of sagging, buckling & wrinkling—which can then be stretched. Currently, this product is on sale! 25% off in store and 15% off website prices.
Now's the time to try it out...

Celebrate the Spring Equinox with Artist and Life Model Elsa Thorp🌸23rd September, 6:45-9:30pm.This intimate, untutored ...
27/08/2026

Celebrate the Spring Equinox with Artist and Life Model Elsa Thorp🌸23rd September, 6:45-9:30pm.

This intimate, untutored life drawing session merges the human form with raw botanical elements, inviting artists into a space of shared contemplation.

Drawing inspiration from Ikebana and her photographic collaboration with Amaury Geisel, Elsa weaves her deep relationship with seasonal local flora into life modelling. Posing in harmony with fresh, structural blossom branches, she offers artists a unique study of fleeting seasonal beauty and human form.

Buy tickets here: https://weteachme.com/classes/1047441-life-drawing-with-artist-and-life-model-elsa-thorp?timestamp=1787621222099&token=9nBHEMGWydfJJ45BuMxKFrk1DpMr
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We recently delivered these custom plinths to their new home, where they are displaying incredible sculptures by Anthony...
25/08/2026

We recently delivered these custom plinths to their new home, where they are displaying incredible sculptures by Anthony Pryor. Crafted by our bespoke display and furniture team, these plinths were made from black wood and gilded with 24 karat gold.

19/08/2026

Gather with us...

ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION
Saturday 22 August, 4–5pm
Join artists Nicola Reavley and Suzette Wearne for an intimate conversation led by Mark Chapman, exploring the techniques, ideas and thoughts behind their works.

We’d love you to join us for this special afternoon and hear more about the creative processes behind these two current exhibitions.

SUZETTE WEARNE - BPD
BPD’s laboriously made portraits of Princess Diana present ideas about surface-tension, about adoration and self-loathing, and about Wearne’s undying belief in the expressive potential of the button.

NICOLA REAVLEY - THE LONG GARDEN
"I use saturated, often improbable palettes to pull the paintings away from naturalism toward atmospheres that are felt before they are recognised. Drips, pours, and dissolving edges introduce a counter-logic to the architecture: solid forms bleed and lose their certainty, while geometric containment holds the surface together."

Free event | All welcome

Both exhibitions continue until 12 September.

Lock Mechanism photos by .mahady as part of 'Locks, Cats and Various Discreet Moments', currently showing at . The stun...
18/08/2026

Lock Mechanism photos by .mahady as part of 'Locks, Cats and Various Discreet Moments', currently showing at .
The stunning frames were crafted by our framing department, using hardwood carefully painted black. AR70 anti-reflective glass was used to ensure a virtually unobstructed view of the intricate photos behind.

The show is on until the 29th of this month.🔓🔓🔓

13/08/2026

What a pleasure to visit Harry Rothel in his studio. We chatted about 16th century art, clowns and his experience using Belle Arti’s coarse primed linen.

Read the full text about Harry and his practice on our website under the Arts & Culture tab, or in your email inbox if you have already subscribed to Studio Forum.

Harry Rothel

Harry Rothel explains his art practice like a vice. When he's at work or running errands, away travelling—he's thinking ...
11/08/2026

Harry Rothel explains his art practice like a vice. When he's at work or running errands, away travelling—he's thinking about painting, "It's almost like an addiction, not knowing what you're going to make the next day, or how things will turn out, how the [will] paint react".

Read more about Harry's practice in our our second issue of Studio Forum which will be published this Thursday. Subscribe to the mailing list on our website to receive it straight to your inbox.

While most of us are familiar with the appearance of ornate gilded frames, what you might not know is the remarkable pro...
27/07/2026

While most of us are familiar with the appearance of ornate gilded frames, what you might not know is the remarkable process of how they are created.

Here's Ying, Jarman's resident ornate frame crafter, cooking up the various materials used to make what she dubs 'compo'.

The messy and smelly process involves boiling and mixing a number of essential ingredients until the perfect consistency is achieved. This is formed into pancake shapes and set to dry, and eventually pressed into timber moulds.

Once affixed to prepared frames and after delicate shaping, carving and detailing, the entire thing is gilded with gold leaf for that iconic, opulent look.

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