Reposted: 25 Jul 2022, by Charles Saumarez Smith. One of many things that I like about Art UK is the way that it documents the work of artists who – except, maybe, amongst other painters – have fallen out of fashion and are pretty invisible. Preserved in the storerooms of museums and private collections, these…
DetailsCommissioning a Portrait | The Sitters’ Perspectives Emma Wesley explains the importance of telling the sitters’ stories and how portraiture is a collaborative process. This really captures the care she puts int creating a meaningful connection with her sitters so their characters are accurately portrayed in her work. The best portraits are a collaboration between…
DetailsCommissioning a Portrait | The Sitters’ Perspectives Patrick Nisbett and his wife Susan contacted Annabel Elton, head of commissions here at the RP, after deciding to have a portrait painted in place of a gravestone. With Annabel’s care, help, and in-depth knowledge of a huge array of artists and their work, the Nisbetts chose to…
DetailsStories behind the Prize Winning Paintings of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2022 We hope you enjoy reading about the artists’ inspirations and experiences behind their prize winning paintings and are able to enrich your knowledge about their creative processes. The exhibition is on until Saturday 14th May, we hope you are…
DetailsFrances Bell · Benjamin Sullivan speaks to Frances Bell about his painting of The Queen The Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition 5-14 May special display in honour of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Our Patron HM The Queen has reigned for over half of the time the Royal Society of Portrait Painters has existed.…
DetailsDaphne’s often unusual yet exceptional compositions make her opinions of framing interesting and alternative. In particular, we wanted to know about her portrait of Dr Gary Savage which was featured in our Annual Exhibition this year. Daphne told us of the piece and her experience working with large, irregular canvases: “Some institutions don’t…
DetailsAn interview with the artist, Tom Croft The crossover of portraiture and the NHS has offered a moment of light within this difficult year, and this is largely down to Tom Croft, a portrait painter from Oxfordshire, who exhibited in this year’s annual exhibition. Croft pioneered the Portraits for NHS Heroes initiative whereby he…
DetailsTHERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN WALKING AROUND A GALLERY WHEN THESE ELEMENTS ARE WORKING FOR YOU RATHER THAN AGAINST YOU—IT IS AN AMAZING FEELING. Talking to the Mall Galleries head technician, Warren Grant, we learned about what goes on behind the scenes of an open exhibition at Mall Galleries and it’s certainly worth sharing.…
DetailsBenjamin Hope was elected to membership at the 2021 Annual General Meeting. He is one of only two new members of the Society this year. Artists’ work is assessed over a long period by the whole membership of the Society as part of the process of becoming a member of the Royal Society of Portrait…
DetailsKathryn Kynoch was elected to membership at the 2021 Annual General Meeting. She is one of only two new members elected to the Society this year. To become a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters an artist’s work is assessed over a long period by the whole membership of the Society. This year…
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