I thought the programme about “Painting Sir Lenny Henry” – the £10,000 National Portrait Gallery Commission of Sir Lenny Henry, painted by the winner of Portrait Artist of the Year 2022 – was one of the best commission episodes ever in the history of the programme This is a review […]
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If you’ve ever want to see what an art collection worth $1.5 billion looks like, you can review images on the Christies website of the collection of the late Paul Allen – the co-founder of Microsoft. It’s a truly amazing collection and well worth drooling over. I’ve seen a number […]
Nocturne Notes Bryan Mark Taylor San Diego Sunset 30 x 30″ Oil © Bryan Mark Taylor Bryan Mark Taylor shared with us his paintings of cityscapes in twilight and nighttime lighting in our interview with him here: Voices of Experience – Bryan Mark Taylor. He elaborated further on his […]
Yesterday I wrote about about the RSW Open Call for Entries – and then posted it to Facebook. Later I took a look at it to see if there had been any comments – but the post had received very few visitors and I couldn’t work out why. Today I […]
Artist Profile Bryan Mark Taylor Ballaro Fruit Market 14 x 18″ Oil Widely traveled artist Bryan Mark Taylor has a diversity of skills and talents. In addition to winning top awards both nationally and internationally, Taylor lectures and teaches, […]
Here’s a list of the upcoming Art Society Exhibitions at the two main venues in London over the winter months – the Mall Galleries and the Bankside Gallery. Click the title of the exhibition to find out more about each exhibition DECEMBER Royal Institute of Oil Painters | Annual Exhibition […]
Mark Chen is a figurative painter whose use of sketchbooks underpins the full spectrum of his creative practice, from sketching on the go to the visual demonstrations he draws as a senior tutor at London Fine Art Studios. Take a look through Mark’s sketchbooks and drawing pads to find out […]
The death yesterday of Ken Howard OBE RA PPNEAC ROI RBSA RWA HonRBA has been announced. He celebrated his 22nd wedding anniversary on Friday 9th September with his partner Dora Bertolutti in Mousehole in Cornwall. Sadly his life ended at Truro Hospital on Sunday 11th September 2022, age 89, following […]
Artists who featured in Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year Series 9 cannot apply for Series 10 – but can apply for Series 11. Only one entry can be submitted per person. (If you’re not successful you can try again in subsequent years). Entries on behalf of another person […]
I started this post intending to do a listing of art exhibitions in London this Autumn / Winter 2022 – across all the major / notable art galleries which are not wholly commercial. I’ve moved on to the notion that a more manageable way of listing exhibitions might be to […]