Brand New!! Review - 123Rd Annual Exhibition Of The Regal Guild Of Portrait Painters
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Jennifer McRae's portrait "Conversations amongst Duncan" has won the £10,000 Ondaatje Prize summation the RSPP Gold Medal at the 123rd Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters for the most distinguished portrait of the year. Jennifer is non a fellow member but was invited past times the Society's President to submit a work.
In my opinion, it's a stunning locomote together with it's worth going to the exhibition to come across this ikon alone. However there's around other 215 paintings to come across equally well! You tin come across the exhibition at the Mall Galleries - it opens to Earth from tomorrow until 23rd May 2014.
Here's a closer await at the caput together with the background of "Conversations amongst Duncan".
......and below is the sum length portrait.
What you lot don't come across then good - unless familiar amongst Jennifer's wonderful "makes me greenish amongst envy" technique is that she paints inward real washy oils. In fact she's the but crude oil painter I know who makes her locomote await similar watercolour. Her industrial plant also has a character which reminds me of Holbein - it's something to exercise amongst the draughtsmanship together with the understated character of much of her work. Never ever flashy together with ever unmistakably her ain work. I recognised it equally before long equally I walked inward together with forthwith commented on it existence a real impressive work. I was inward no agency surprised to notice she won the Ondaatje Prize - it deserved to!
The de Lazlo Foundation Award (£3,000) for the creative somebody aged 35 years judged to receive got submitted the best portrait - won past times Bulldog Bursary 2013: Shortlisted artists)
The Arts Club Charitable Trust Award (£1,000) - for the most deserving creative somebody inward the exhibition - Jack Joiner for his self portrait.
I must confess I've never seen a coloured pencil portrait this large before. Jack used Coloursoft pencils manufactured past times Derwent Pencils. He's 23 together with started drawing when he was little, took commissions from historic menses xvi together with started selling historic menses 18. Right at nowadays he's alone focused on developing his skills together with a torso of work. He's self taught together with normally paints or uses graphite for his drawings. This special drawing uses a lot of overt together with unapologetic hatching which I was real pleased to come across equally an inveterate hatcher of coloured pencils myself.
You tin come across a pick of the exhibition is available to browse together with purchase online at Review: Royal Society of Portrait Painters - Annual Exhibition 2013). There's a much amend mix of paintings on the walls together with the large together with tedious "stuffed shirt" corporate commissions for board rooms, the military machine together with universities are largely gone or at the real to the lowest degree dispersed.
I withal experience real strongly that there ought to live an emphasis on getting opened upwardly entries into the West Gallery because frankly around of the opened upwardly entries are much amend than locomote past times the members. (Note Invited contributions from erstwhile BP honor winners don't count because they're non opened upwardly entries!).
The North Gallery withal seems to furnish around of the real best locomote inward the exhibition together with includes a large self portrait past times Mark Roscoe - the winner of terminal year's Ondaatje Prize together with the previous year's Changing Faces Prize plus a portrait of Mr Hackel past times Jan Mikulka, winner of terminal year's Self self-portrait prize.
The exhibition includes the President's portrait of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair which has been receiving rather a lot of coverage inward the press since the kickoff of the week. It's interesting to compare it to Alastair's portrait of Blair which at nowadays hangs inward the National Portrait Gallery.
I similar the large portrait done past times Mi Blog Es Tu Blog - Sarah Jane Moon
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In my opinion, it's a stunning locomote together with it's worth going to the exhibition to come across this ikon alone. However there's around other 215 paintings to come across equally well! You tin come across the exhibition at the Mall Galleries - it opens to Earth from tomorrow until 23rd May 2014.
Here's a closer await at the caput together with the background of "Conversations amongst Duncan".
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| Conversations amongst Duncan past times Jennifer McRae H5N1 ikon where you lot tin play "spot the portrait' - contributions equally comments please! The wall of postcard sized drawings together with paintings includes her ain portrait of Michael Frayn inward the yellowish jacket which is inward the National Portrait Gallery I spotted together with recognised virtually 10 to a greater extent than at firstly glance - why non come across how good you lot do? |
What you lot don't come across then good - unless familiar amongst Jennifer's wonderful "makes me greenish amongst envy" technique is that she paints inward real washy oils. In fact she's the but crude oil painter I know who makes her locomote await similar watercolour. Her industrial plant also has a character which reminds me of Holbein - it's something to exercise amongst the draughtsmanship together with the understated character of much of her work. Never ever flashy together with ever unmistakably her ain work. I recognised it equally before long equally I walked inward together with forthwith commented on it existence a real impressive work. I was inward no agency surprised to notice she won the Ondaatje Prize - it deserved to!
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| Conversations amongst Duncan past times Jennifer McRae oil, 140 x 114c, (55 x 44 inches) Not for sale |
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| Flora Watson receiving her award |
Prizes
The other prizes awarded were equally follows.The de Lazlo Foundation Award (£3,000) for the creative somebody aged 35 years judged to receive got submitted the best portrait - won past times Bulldog Bursary 2013: Shortlisted artists)
The Changing Faces Prize (£2,000) for the portrait which most powerfully conveys the unloose energy of their subject, the directness of the gaze together with an mental attitude that exudes openness together with confidence - won past times Saied Dai RP, NEAC for his portrait of Jonathan Miller.
I actually liked this portrait a lot together with I'm pleased to say this was the minute ikon I picked out at the kickoff of the present equally outstanding. For those who relish ikon inward oils exercise become together with written report his technique which, on its own, makes this a portrait which stands out. Saied is also a painter for whom drawing is real of import together with this emphasis is highlighted inward the draughtsmanship in this painting.
I actually liked this portrait a lot together with I'm pleased to say this was the minute ikon I picked out at the kickoff of the present equally outstanding. For those who relish ikon inward oils exercise become together with written report his technique which, on its own, makes this a portrait which stands out. Saied is also a painter for whom drawing is real of import together with this emphasis is highlighted inward the draughtsmanship in this painting.
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| Sam Dalby (left) together with Saied Dai (right) amongst their paintings Saied's prizewinning ikon of Jonathan Miller is inward the centre Sam Dalby's paintings are on the locomote past times row. He's a novel fellow member of the RP. Both artists start their locomote through drawing straight from life - together with it shows. Do receive got a await at the drawings on both their websites. |
The Prince of Wales Award for Portrait Drawing - Antony Williams RP PS NEAC. This was a preparatory drawing for a portrait together with reveals Antony's inimitable manner bracelet hatching together with mightiness to combine both item together with abstraction inward the same drawing.
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| Portraits past times Antony Williams inward egg tempera summation the drawing which won the prize I'm a large fan of his work. |
I must confess I've never seen a coloured pencil portrait this large before. Jack used Coloursoft pencils manufactured past times Derwent Pencils. He's 23 together with started drawing when he was little, took commissions from historic menses xvi together with started selling historic menses 18. Right at nowadays he's alone focused on developing his skills together with a torso of work. He's self taught together with normally paints or uses graphite for his drawings. This special drawing uses a lot of overt together with unapologetic hatching which I was real pleased to come across equally an inveterate hatcher of coloured pencils myself.
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| Jack Joiner amongst his self portrait Coloured pencils, 175 x 142cm (69 x 56 inches) |
The exhibition
You tin come across a pick of the exhibition is available to browse together with purchase online at Review: Royal Society of Portrait Painters - Annual Exhibition 2013). There's a much amend mix of paintings on the walls together with the large together with tedious "stuffed shirt" corporate commissions for board rooms, the military machine together with universities are largely gone or at the real to the lowest degree dispersed.
I withal experience real strongly that there ought to live an emphasis on getting opened upwardly entries into the West Gallery because frankly around of the opened upwardly entries are much amend than locomote past times the members. (Note Invited contributions from erstwhile BP honor winners don't count because they're non opened upwardly entries!).
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| Portrait hanging inward the Threadneedle Space Nobody could telephone band Daphne Todd's corporate commissions on the left wall dull! |
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| The North Gallery - together with actress Tamsin Greig standing amongst her portrait past times Matthew Garrard |
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| Portrait paintings past times Alastair Adams summation large drawing past times Andrew James |
Another portrait I flora hard to ignore was this one. I had to continue looking. You start past times thinking it's a drawing - but it's a painting. It's inward monochrome - but the plain of written report has piercing blueish eyes. You intend it's matted - but inward fact the mat has been painted on to a panel. I felt if I kept looking yet to a greater extent than secrets would come upwardly to light
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| Europa by Tomas Clayton crude oil on masonite, 47 x 40cm |
The Bulldog Trust Bursary
I similar the large portrait done past times Mi Blog Es Tu Blog - Sarah Jane Moon
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| Dr Laura Bridgeman, Clarence Road past times Sarah Jane Moon Oil, 176 x 130 cm (69 x 51 inches) £3,800 |
Links:
- Royal Society of Portrait Painters website
- Mall Galleries | Visit Us The Mall, London SW1 | Open daily, 10am – 5pm during exhibitions (unless otherwise stated)
Plus links to my ain websites for those wanting to larn to a greater extent than virtually portraiture together with how to depict people
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