I went to an exhibition in 2006, which was at the Lygon arms, Broadway. The exhibitor was Sue Macartney-Snape who is probably better known for illustrating topical characters in the Telegraph, I think the section in the Telegraph was called the “Social Stereotypes” section. I had sought to purchase one of Sue Macartney-Snape’s prints at the show but discovered myself in the annoying position of having no money to spend.
I have since heard how collectable her individual prints are with her work eagerly sought after by many members of high society. Personally I’m sure that a lot of the people Sue Macartney Snape paints have one or two of her caricature paintings secretly stashed somewhere in there home. Once again I digress, I went looking for some of her work online and discovered a few sites that allowed me to purchase pieces of her work.
I particularly liked the picture “collecting cuttings” with the lovely characters that she makes feel so bright and jolly among the trappings of an English garden reminding me of relatives getting their heads together over PTA fundraising ideas. I had Sue Macartney-Snape’s print posted to me via the post and it now has the best spot in my Kitchen layout. There was a limited run on the prints of 600 and each picture was 22” X 18” un mounted. I had a local picture framing company mount and frame the print and was extremely pleased with the results.
If you haven’t had the pleasure of looking at her artwork should check her out as she has a extravagant take on the weird hierarchy that is British society.