Sam Toft News

Sam Toft lives on the breezy Brighton coast, with a seaside studio and her own menagerie of animals; two dogs, more fish than she could count and a beautiful budgerigar called Almondine.

In the groundbreaking article Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? by Linda Nochlin in 1971, the view that women had been systematically erased from art history was explored, calling out the institutional barriers historically faced by women in the Western tradition. It echoed the civil-rights advances that were taking place at the time, and is considered required ‘feminist art history’ and ‘feminist art theory’ reading.

With Mother's Day (Sunday 10th March) just around the corner, now is the ideal time to get that perfect present for Mum. We have lots of reasons to thank those special women in our life who have supported us through the recent turbulent years...as well as throughout our lives. So, to bring them a little much-deserved happiness, we've pulled together some thoughtful gift ideas from our online gallery and Interiors collections. 

We are thrilled to have launched a collection of 35 colourful NEW limited edition prints today from in-demand artists Gary Walton, Sam Toft, Nicky Litchfield, Jo Quigley, Aaminah Snowdon and Anthony Dobson, as well as introducing two exciting new artists - Anna Wright and Helen Rhodes.

This new work includes bright and contemporary Londonian cityscapes from Jo Quigley; rickety waterside cottages and nautical scenes in typically whimsical style from Gary Walton; charming and characterful wildlife depictions from

Now that January has arrived, the world’s leading brands have each announced their own ‘color of the year’. Warm tones look set to replace cooler colours as the preferred palette in 2024 in a bid to create comforting cocoon-like spaces in our homes…and it looks as though we are finally saying ‘goodbye to grey’. The front-running colour themes for 2024 are tipped to be…

Many of you will be familiar with the Scandinavian concept of Hygge (pronounced ‘hoo-guh’), the Danish notion of feeling contentment, comfort and well-being as a way of surviving the (mainly) winter months. Think curling up with a good book and cup of hot chocolate, relaxing in peaceful solitude by the fire, or enjoying the laid-back company of cherished friends and family and we’re heading in the direction of experiencing that Hygge feeling. 

The woodlands and hedgerows are abundant with colour, from richly hued ripened berries and gleaming chestnuts, to the glorious glow of leaves as their green colouring diminishes to reveal their red and yellow tints below. It is hard to ignore such vivid visual reminders of our ever changing environment, and it's no surprise, then, that the advance of the seasons has long been a source of inspiration for creative types.