Make It Nice and Shiny New colourful artistry

colourful artistry

Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Disneyland – 26th February 1977

They’re actually beautiful birds up close with iridescent feathers but they’ll never shake off their links with the dark side

Doug's iconic wide-eyed character

'Wild Swans' tells of a princess who rescues her 11 brothers from a spell cast by an evil queen

Make It Nice and Shiny New colourful artistryMake It Nice and Shiny by Leigh Lambert captures a nostalgic scene of community in post war Newcastle, where figures wash a classic car amid the soot stained terraces and cobbled streets. Rendered in evocative monochrome with strategic splashes of colour on the gleaming vehicle and lively details, this painting celebrates the pride of restoration and the warmth of shared labour, blending industrial grit with the enduring joy of simpler times.