Q. How long did your portrait take to make? Is there anything about the process you’d like to share? A. For three months, I worked a few hours a week to complete this self-portrait. I started by lightly sketching with graphite to find the structure and contour and intermittently smudged and erased working with the…
Details“The drawing started spontaneously during a quiet, reflective period. I was at home a lot, often tired, and sitting still and drawing felt like the most natural thing to do. The initial sketch took a day, and I returned to it over three or four sittings across a couple of weeks. I finished the final…
DetailsPortraits of Women, Portrayals of Virtue – A special talk by Andrew Graham-Dixon. A revelatory talk on his new biography, Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found.
DetailsExhibitor Sally Ward has shared some words for her two Annual Exhibition portraits: Sally is a professional artist specialising in portraits and the figure. This is the fourth time Sally has exhibited with the RP in recent years. She has also exhibited with the ROI and the SWA. She was a finalist on Sky…
DetailsJoin acclaimed art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon for a revelatory talk on his new biography, Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found. Drawing on newly uncovered archival material, he offers a dramatic reassessment of Johannes Vermeer—not as the isolated genius of legend, but as a painter deeply embedded in the radical, intellectual, and political life of the…
DetailsAn Expert Panel Discussion, hosted by James Nicholls of Nicholls Art Group, on the occasion of an exhibition of Arnold Friberg paintings at the Mall Galleries. The talk is chaired by renowned curator Dr Alison Smith, with three of our RP member award winning artists Miriam Escofet, Antony Williams and Frances Bell. They talk about…
DetailsAnnual Exhibition 2026 7 May 2026 – 19 May 2026 – 10am to 5pm | Closed on Tuesday 12 May | North, West and East Galleries Presenting some of the best painted and drawn portraiture selected from both national and international submissions. This year the prize fund for the exhibition reaches £41,000! Jordan Morgan also shares some insight…
DetailsAnnual Exhibition 2026 7 May 2026 – 19 May 2026 – 10am to 5pm | Closed on Tuesday 12 May | North, West and East Galleries Presenting some of the best painted and drawn portraiture selected from both national and international submissions. This year the prize fund for the exhibition reaches £41,000! Jennifer Anderson also shares some insight…
DetailsAnnual Exhibition 2026 7 May 2026 – 19 May 2026 – 10am to 5pm | Closed on Tuesday 12 May | North, West and East Galleries Presenting some of the best painted and drawn portraiture selected from both national and international submissions. This year the prize fund for the exhibition reaches £41,000! Tim Benson RP also shares some…
DetailsOur Annual Exhibition 2026 takes place at Mall Galleries from 7 to 16 May. This year the prize fund for the exhibition reaches £41,000 thanks to several new prizes, all awarded to support and champion exhibiting artists. Almost every award is open to all artists exhibiting in the 2026 exhibition, whether a member or an…
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