Katherine Chippindale
Katherine first studied textile design at Hornsey College of Art in London, and then developed her watercolour painting technique whilst living in Antwerp, Belgium.
This enabled her to indulge in her passion for plants and flowers, which are the subject of the majority of her watercolour paintings.
After moving to the States, Katherine broadened her subjects to include landscapes and buildings that she found inspirational, including the Grand Canyon, and the Stardust hotel.
Since returning to the UK, Katherine has expanded her artistic technique to include pastel work, which she has used to great effect with new subjects including boats, seascapes, animals and exotic plants.
She says that her greatest satisfaction has been achieved through the sales of her artcards in The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
‘When I was a young student, I used to pay 1d to go into Kew Gardens and draw plants which gave me inspiration - now my drawings are giving back something to the plants, and supporting the good work that is done at Kew, – probably the foremost horticultural establishment in the world.’
About Ask4Art
Ask4Art is our family business that licenses and publishes the artwork of Katherine Chippindale, who is known for her inspirational floral watercolour paintings. Katherine now also draws in pastel, and we have just recently started to publish her pictures of boats, animals, and other subjects that have captured her imagination.
This extensive range of artwork is published under ‘ The Chippindale Collection’ brand name, which we reproduce as artcards and notelets.
These are sold to high quality retailers, including galleries, museums and garden shops. Our customers include the National Trust, Royal Botanic Gardens – Kew, and over 600 customers in the UK and Europe.
We also reproduce our decorative and inspirational artwork as high quality giclée prints and stretched canvas pictures, which are ideal for commercial, healthcare and residential projects. Our customers for prints include St. George (Berkeley Homes), Nuffield Hospitals, and the National Trust for Scotland.
Print sales, both offline and online, are a rapidly expanding part of our business, particularly since we have developed an entirely new product line, by reproducing watercolour paintings and pastel drawings directly onto canvas, using the latest digital printing technology.
All design, production, and sourcing is done here in the UK, and our policy is to use materials that eliminate or significantly reduce their environmental impact wherever possible.
At Ask4Art we are focused on providing our customers with an exceptional range of products at a fair price. This has enabled us to grow and develop our company to a level where we can provide an excellent service to our customers through direct sales, direct mail, and online sales through both of our websites.
As a policy, we also support charities that we believe can benefit from our help – for example, we will be donating a fixed % of sales to the R.N.L.I. from all cards sold from The Sail Away Gallery in 2007. During 2006, we supported one of our customers with Deaf Education in Africa.
Being a family business, you will find us passionate about what we do.
We offer a friendly, yet professional service to our customers, and we carefully select our suppliers, to work in true partnerships to bring our excellent products to market.
Your customers will appreciate the quality of our products and artwork - I am confident that you will enjoy the experience of being looked after by a quality company - please consider the Chippindale Collection the next time you are sourcing exceptional artcards and pictures.
Stephen J. Burt
Director
Ask4Art Ltd
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