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ALMIRO EXCHANGE
ALMIRO DESIGN & FILM PRODUCTION

ALMIRO EXCHANGE
ALMIRO EXCHANGE IS A BUSINESS TO BUSINESS SERVICE OFFERING ORIGINAL ART ON SHORT AND LONG TERM LEASES. THE ALMIRO EXCHANGE WEBSITE LAUNCHES IN JULY 07

ALMIRO DESIGN
ALMIRO NOW OFFERS A BESPOKE, WEB & PRINT BASED GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICE. OUR NEW ALMIRO DESIGN WEBSITE LAUNCHES IN AUGUST 07.

FILM PRODUCTION
WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY WORKING ON A NUMBER OF EXCITING PROJECTS WITH MARTIN LAPPIN, A LIVERPOOL BASED FILM MAKER. VISIT HIS WEBSITE TO SEE HIS PORTFOLIO >>

PARTY MOOD AS GALLERY LAUNCHES DISPLAY OF ABSTRACTS Oct 26 2005

THERE were balloons hanging outside. No, not some child's birthday being announced but a Liverpool art gallery opening.

The Almiro Gallery has opened in Mersey View, Waterloo, not an area normally associated with high art.

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PICK UP A CANVAS WITH YOUR COFFEE Oct 19 2005

MANY diners are leaving restaurants and bars with a full stomach and a new painting.

MOST diners expect to leave a restaurant with a lighter wallet and a fuller stomach. These days, however, as is fitting for a designated capital of culture, they might find themselves with an original painting under one arm, as Liverpool restaurant and bar owners catch on to the French custom of selling art works from their walls.

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PICK UP A CANVAS WITH YOUR COFFEE Oct 19 2005

MANY diners are leaving restaurants and bars with a full stomach and a new painting.

MOST diners expect to leave a restaurant with a lighter wallet and a fuller stomach. These days, however, as is fitting for a designated capital of culture, they might find themselves with an original painting under one arm, as Liverpool restaurant and bar owners catch on to the French custom of selling art works from their walls.

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READ A REVIEW OF SUE MILBURN'S SHOW AT ALMIRO

SUE MILBURN IS STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY THE NATURAL WORLD: THE SUN, SEA, CLIFFS, CLOUDS, BEACHES AND TREES; AND STRESSES HER EMPHASIS ON OIL ON CANVAS AND SOMETIMES PAPER ON COLOUR, HARMONY, AND TEXTURES.

"I BELIEVE MY METHOD OF PAINTING HAS GRADUALLY CHANGED OVER THE YEARS INTO MY OWN PARTICULAR STYLE, BUT I STILL EXPERIMENT WITH THE INCLUSION OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS, WHETHER MAN MADE OR OF A NATURAL FORM, INTO MY WORK. I ALWAYS LIKE TO PUSH THE WAY I WORK A BIT FURTHER FORWARD, AND BY DOING THIS, IT KEEPS IT INTERESTING FOR ME."

AS PART OF HER EXPERIMENTATION, SHE NOT ONLY USES CONVENTIONAL PAINTBRUSHES TO APPLY PAINT TO A SURFACE, BUT ALSO USES OTHER IMPLEMENTS SUCH AS WALLPAPER SCRAPERS, TROWELS AND VARIOUS TYPES OF KNIVES TO DO SO.

SUE - WHO IS BASED IN ARENA STUDIOS - HAS PRODUCED MANY LARGE CANVASES, WHICH OFTEN INCORPORATE MANY SEPARATE SMALLER IMAGES WITHIN THEIR FRAME, BUT SHE IS ALSO FOND OF PRODUCING MUCH SMALLER IMAGES IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, WHICH ARE GENERALLY VERY DETAILED.

SUE OWNS 25 SKETCHBOOKS, FULL OF MANY DIVERSE AND STRIKING IMAGES: "IN SOME WAYS, THEY ARE MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN MY MAJOR WORKS."

AS WELL AS BEING AN ARTIST, SUE HAS HAD EXPERIENCE OF CURATING ART EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING A MAJOR CREATIVE LETS SHOW AT THE BLUNDELL STREET GALLERY IN 2002.