RAW UMBER STUDIOS PRIZE 2025 WINNER: FLORENCE YUQING WITH HER PORTRAIT TITLED ‘Self: Familiar Yet Unknown’ Raw Umber Studios believes that the most exciting contemporary portraiture lies at the intersection of technical excellence and creative expression. Their annual prize, inaugurated in 2023, encourages and rewards such work. Value £2,000. ‘I was delighted to…
RP Charlotte Sorapure has her portrait of ‘Don Mccullin’ who turned 90 years of age, October 2025, showing in the Holburne Museum in Bath The exhibition is titled ‘Don McCullin: Broken Beauty’ “An exhibition of work by one of the most celebrated photographers and photojournalists of our time. Known for intuitively composed and dramatic…
Welcoming Our New Advisory Board Chair: Anne Morrison “I’m delighted to announce that Anne Morrison has agreed to chair the RP’s revived Advisory Board. Anne has a very distinguished career in broadcasting. She is only the second woman to chair BAFTA in its 70 year history and has headed up numerous commercial and charitable bodies.…
DRAWING PRIZE 2025 WINNERS: CONGRATULATIONS to David Jamieson WITH HIS PORTRAIT TITLED ‘Pathologist – Portrait of Dr Maurice Jamieson’ Q. How long did your portrait take to make? Is there anything about the process you’d like to share? It’s always difficult to be precise about how long I spend on a drawing since…
DRAWING PRIZE 2025 WINNERS: CONGRATULATIONS to Florence Yuqing WITH HER PORTRAIT TITLED ‘Self, For Now’ Q. How long did your portrait take to make? Is there anything about the process you’d like to share? The portrait took me around four to five hours to complete. This drawing feels quite special to me, as…
DRAWING PRIZE 2025 WINNERS: CONGRATULATIONS to Caroline Burraway WITH HER PORTRAIT TITLED ’Tarik: The Face of a Modern Diaspora’ Q. How long did your portrait take to make? Is there anything about the process you’d like to share? Each drawing takes several months and are explored through many layers in an endless ‘dance’.…
WILLIAM LOCK PORTRAIT PRIZE 2025 WINNER: ROGIER WILLEMS WITH HIS PORTRAIT TITLED ‘ELVAN’ £20,000 for the most timeless portrait with a real feeling for paint and its aesthetic potential! “I have always kept a certain distance from the art world. I have no representation, I take on few portrait commissions, and I rarely enter…
DRAWING PRIZE 2025 WINNERS: CONGRATULATIONS to Anastasia Mironova WITH HER PORTRAIT TITLED ‘Self Portrait’ Q. How long did your portrait take to make? Is there anything about the process you’d like to share? I started this portrait very spontaneously, at a time of quiet reflection and transition. I was spending a lot of…
DRAWING PRIZE 2025 WINNERS: CONGRATULATIONS to Manny Woodard with her portrait titled ‘Iris’ How long did your portrait take to make? Is there anything about the process you’d like to share? My drawing took about six hours to complete. I begin by lightly sketching with charcoal, and once I find a comfortable composition on…
DRAWING PRIZE 2025 WINNERS: CONGRATULATIONS to Laura Arenson with her portrait titled ‘Before Life’ This drawing was made over several sittings. It was drawn from life alongside other artists at the lovely life drawing group I attend each week in London. Wherever possible, I will draw from life so that I can observe…