David Caldwell and Emma Hopkins have been elected Membership Artists who represent very different approaches to portraiture. These new Members have been through the Society’s very rigorous selection process to achieve full Membership. David Caldwell David Caldwell was born in Helensburgh in the West of Scotland in 1977. He studied at the Glasgow School of…
Richard Foster is elected to the post of President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters “It is a real privilege to stand in the footsteps of great portrait painters such as Sir William Open, Augustus John and John Ward,” believes Richard. “As President, I will strive to ensure that we encourage and attract truly…
Richard Foster’s installation of art for the church in East Lexham, Norfolk, will stir further interest when an exhibition of preliminary works opens. Richard’s traditional religious works use contemporary portraits in their biblical scenes. Maybe, if you see this exhibition, you will be in the company of angels! Exhibition opens 10:00am to 4:00pm…
Two out of the three shortlisted artists for the BP Portrait Award 2017 are Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ members Antony Williams Antony’s shortlisted portrait is titled ‘Emma’. This portrait is painted in egg tempera, an unusual and painstaking medium using egg yolk to…
BOOK SIGNING CANCELLED – BOOKS STUCK IN CUSTOMS DEMONSTRATION STILL HAPPENING Join us on Tuesday 9 May 2017 at Mall Galleries, London SW1 for a portrait painting demonstration with Simon Davis RP. Simon will be demonstrating portraiture from 11am to 4pm in the gallery. The book will be available for purchase in the Bookshop …once…
Portrait Exhibition Royal Society of Portrait Painters 4 to 19 May 2017 Mall Galleries, London SW1 This prestigious exhibition at Mall Galleries in central London acts a fascinating barometer of current trends. It is curated from recent portraits by our Members together with the best work from an open entry. In 2017 the open entry attracted almost…
Royal Sociey Of Portrait Painters member Anthony Connolly will host a private viewing of ‘LAGAN’ – a new exhibition of his recent work – on Friday November 25th at The Wheelhouse Gallery, Oakham School, LE15 6DT The event will start at 6pm, and the the exhibition continues until 13th December. Yu are warmly invited to…
Portrait photographer Aliona Adrianova has taken portraits of members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. These form part of her series on contemporary artists in the setting of their own studios. Here, the photographer sets out not only to capture the true personae of the artists as creators, but also to explore their special affinity…
This two-day intensive figure workshop in London is a unique opportunity to work from both a dancer/ life model and a live musician. Week one will start with a series of quick poses (musician playing, model moving) with the emphasis on responding to shape in an intuitive way. These poses will increase in time allowing…
Paul Brason, having just completed his portrait for Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London commented “ Shitij Kapur was certainly a charismatic sitter, taking a lively interest in the whole process of building a likeness through to the different ways a person’s character can be communicated to the viewer. We had many interesting…