People who love collecting art know that a great piece, in the right place, can completely transform a room. Although few of us live in clean white gallery style environments, stunning pictures and powerful pieces of sculpture should always be placed in sympathetic surroundings to ensure they create maximum impact. Entering a gallery these days is a very different experience from a few years ago. Now, you will find a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, consultants who are here to help every step of the way, and even great coffee! And when you’ve decided on the perfect picture you can even take it home to try before you buy. When an artist is signed up by the UK’s leading fi ne art publisher, it can seem like a dream come true. Washington Green have years of experience to draw on in knowing what the buying public like to hang on their walls. Acting as a mentor to the artist in the development of the creative process is undoubtedly helpful to the artist - as well as being hugely rewarding to the publisher. Individual style and painting techniques are unique to every artist, but throughout the history of painting, artists have always been united by the desire to capture the female body in all its glory. Later this spring, Washington Green are looking forward to a collective show of their great fi gurative artists, which will be touring the UK. The seven artists showing have a common link of subject matter, but the tour will highlight their diversity of composition and style. fi gurative artists, which will be touring the UK. The seven artists showing have a common link. The passionate animal lover and great wildlife painter likes travelling on horseback, holidays in Bermuda, and curling up with a romantic comedy. In a Fine Art Collector exclusive, Sarah-Jane Szikora’s Gingerbread Man bares his soul on life in the biscuit tin.