Upon initial viewing, Tomas Clayton’s “Worlds End Lane” is strikingly uncanny and enigmatic. It is not an innocuous scene. There is palpable tension and discomfort existing between the characters and the viewer. We are left forging imaginary relationships, trying to make sense of this odd triple portrait. Despite the Edwardian dress, for Clayton this…
Suzanne Gibbs on her painting ‘Facing It’ Interview by Emmeline Downie ED: Hello, Suzanne. Thank you for agreeing to speak to me about your portrait ‘Facing It’. To begin, I am interested in the specific reason you chose to paint your sister in this way – is it to challenge preconceived ideas of female…
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters and Mall Galleries are delighted to announce the Prizes & Awards from the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2020. Congratulations to all artists who have been awarded prizes by our generous prize givers. If you weren’t able to make the exhibition we hope that with videos, audio, images,…
We are delighted to present the first part of our 2020 annual exhibition online. There will be new works added over the coming weeks until May. The original May dates of the exhibition have not proved possible but we hope to reschedule. For updates please subscribe to our Newsletter or follow us on social media.
Mall Galleries The Mall by Traflalgar Square London SW1 10am-5pm. Entry Free This show features actors, comedians, musicians, dancers, models, playwrights and burlesque artistes painted by current members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, using a breadth of stylistic and intellectual approaches. It was inspired by 2019 ‘loan painting’ of Lillie Langtry (actress)…
Closing noon 17th January Don’t miss the chance to exhibit your work and win prizes, commissions and sales with our 2020 Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries, London Find out more about submitting your portrait.
“We wanted to give something with some permanence to celebrate the marriage and also something that they wouldn’t get for themselves,” explains Robin who commissioned this portrait for his son and daughter-in-law-to-be as a wedding present. Having never commissioned a portrait before, he initially felt daunted by the wide range of possibilities but found the…
We used our Portrait Commissions Service to identify the most sought-after artists. Four Artists stood out in 2019; Two Member artists and two exhibiting artists top the most sought-after portrait artists during our Annual Exhibition. Richard Foster came out top among the Members. He exhibited four portrait commissions, two of which were family group portraits. …
When given some money for his birthday, Michel thought that the most enjoyable and lasting way of spending it would be to commission a portrait. As somebody who particularly enjoys the work of the Surrealists, a portrait ‘after Magritte’ seemed the thing. Michel used this website to select and contact David Cobley to paint it.…
Alastair Adams Professor Sir Liam Donaldson for Newcastle University The initial shortlist for this portrait was drawn up using the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Catalogue. Our Commissions Consultant then helped to build a picture of each of the artists with additional images and information on their method or working, pricing and availability to facilityat…