Happy Birthday Sir Peter Blake

...We love you too

We headed to the Mall Galleries last night to celebrate Sir Peter Blake's 80th birthday with CCA Galleries. Thank you to all involved for putting on such a great evening.

The 'godfather' of British pop art, Peter Blake mixes photographs, comic strips, advertising texts and popular printed media along with his own bold patterns to create striking new works. His limited edition prints are instantly recognisable for their balance of contemporary innovation and nostalgia.

A selection of his limited edition prints is available on our website. Contact us if you'd like to arrange to view them at our gallery space.

Valery Lippens and Peter Blake at Art Barter

Please take our advise and if you have the chance this weekend pay a visit to Art Barter. It's a chance to barter for art by 50 London based established and emerging artists including Peter Blake, Tracey Emin, Gavin Turk, Mat Collishaw, Gary Hume, Valery Lippens, Abigail Lane and Boo Saville. You can exchange anything except money! On show at The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ. Visit Fri 27. Sat 28 10am-7pm and Sun 29. 11-9pm http://www.artbarterlondon.co.uk

Valery Lippens infront of ‘Chocol’art’ made by Sir Peter Blake.

CCA/Peter Blake Art Bus at The Lord Mayor's Parade

We had the best time, despite the weather, on the CCA Art Bus. Unfortunately Sir Peter Blake was poorly but his wife Chrissy and the crew from CCA Galleries sang along to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as we waved to thousands of spectators who lined the route. It was a very special day seeing the streets of London's City from such a different perspective. If you want to see us you can on the BBC link; http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nxkdj/The_Lord_Mayors_Show_2009/?t=34m48s