Image: David Cobley, Study for the BBC, 97 x 81cm Full article on BBC Rewind. David Cobley, member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, has created a memorable portrait of Sir David Attenborough marking the broadcaster’s 96th year The artist David Cobley is one of the UK’s leading portrait painters. He was shortlisted…
Image: Emma Hopkins in her studio. We spoke to Emma Hopkins, one of the younger members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, about her work that was featured in the recent Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2023, and about her artistic practice more broadly. Whilst the exhibition has closed, you are still…
Thank you RP members Jamie Routley, Miriam Escofet, Anthony Connolly and previous member June Mendoza (1924-2024) for sharing insights about our portrait commission service… RP Portrait Commissions services are available now and throughout the year with Annabel Elton, head of portrait commissions. “When someone commissions a portrait, they become in a very real sense a sponsor,…
Image: David Cobley’s study and portrait, in his studio, November 2019 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition opens Thursday 4 May and runs until Saturday 13 May. David Cobley, member of the RP, has created an incredible portrait of Sir David Attenborough. The Study of his painting for the BBC, is…
Image: David Cobley RP NEAC, ‘Portrait of Sir David Attenborough, unveiled on 20 April 2023 at BBC Bristol, home of the BBC Natural History Unit’ The Royal Society of Portrait Painters featured in The Art Newspaper | Read via their website ‘He’s a natural—David Attenborough picture is star of the show at Royal Society…
Image: Winter’s Work; Russell Woodham at rest while laying a hazel hedge in the Dorset Style The Story: The art of hedgelaying ‘Hedgelaying preserves the past and protects the future.’(from NHLS website) Our native hedges create wildlife corridors across the landscape joining up coppice and woodland, chalk downland, lowland heath, river and wetland, mountain…
Image: PRP Anthony Connolly, ‘Isabella Cecil’ The Royal Society of Portrait Painters featured in The Table Read Magazine | Read more 132nd Annual Exhibition From The Royal Society Of Portrait Painters In May 2023 21st April, 2023 On The Table Read Magazine, “the best arts magazine in the UK“, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’…
Image: Florence Houston, ‘Bella’ Creative Bloq | Read more The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ 132nd Annual Exhibition reveals its most exciting new artists. By Ian Dean | 13th April, 2023 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters has revealed some of the artists being shown at the 132nd Annual Exhibition to be held at Mall Galleries in London this May. This…
Image: Frances Bell, ‘End of Lockdown (detail)’ Full article on Arts & Collections post. The Royal Society of Portrait Painters has released details of its 132nd Annual Exhibition to be held at Mall Galleries, London in May. The prestigious and historic show (the first being held in 1891), which is the largest and most significant celebration of…
Image: Kevin Di, Mama Full article on London Post. The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ 132nd Annual Exhibition “the human person remains an irresistible subject for the serious artist” By Ldn-Post | April 10, 2023 Image: Wendy Barratt, Grief The Royal Society of Portrait Painters has released details of its 132nd Annual Exhibition to be…