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…
DetailsRichard 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…
DetailsRichard 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…
DetailsHarriet Pattinson is now painting at her studio in London having trained for three and a half years at Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy. She graduated in 2016. Since then she has been selected from among nearly 2,000 artists for the open section of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ 2017 exhibition. Harriet likes to paint…
Details2017 major portrait prize winners announced. Prizes are awarded for works exhibited with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. This year’s Annual Exhibition runs at Mall Galleries until 19 May 2017 and includes over 200 portraits by more than 100 artists. The Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture Shawn McGovern, James The Ondaatje Prize is the…
DetailsTwo 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…
DetailsBOOK 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…
DetailsPortrait 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…
DetailsPortrait 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 to capture the true personae of the artists as creators. At the same time she explores their special affinity with art,…
DetailsWhy choose drawing? A portrait drawing usually takes less time than a portrait painting and often costs less too. One or two sittings can be enough, and £500- £4,500 would be enough to commission a drawing by most of our Members. Many portrait painters enjoy creating drawings. If you select for drawing on our artist-finder…
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