Bp Portrait 2015 - Artists Amongst Their Paintings

Here are closed to of the artists who induce got a portrait inwards the BP Portrait Exhibition. I've ordered the artists past times country. Click the images to consider a larger version.

You tin also sentiment the websites of to a greater extent than of the artists selected for this year's exhibition via my before postal service Selected Artists - BP Portrait Award 2015.

Leslie Watts (Canada)

Charlotte together with Emily past times Leslie Watts
Egg Tempera on claybord

This is the delightful Canadian creative individual Leslie Watts with her portrait of "Charlotte together with Emily". It's a diptych painted using egg tempera on clayboard. She had the arched frames made specially together with the opposite of the portrait is padded together with upholstered alongside beautiful ruddy material. If yous acquire to the exhibition accept a peek - yous tin only consider it if yous pose your caput against the wall. Plus banker's complaint the uncanny means the girls come upwards out of their frames! This is her weblog Leslie Watts Portraits and this is her Twitter account.

If you're wondering close Leslie's T shirt, the motif belongs to a novel fine art monastic state - the International Midnight Painters' Society - inquire her close it via Twitter!

Jorge Abbad Jaime de Aragón (Spain)

Natalia past times Jorge Abbad-Jaime de Aragón Córdoba
crude on canvas

This is Jorge Abbad-Jaime de Aragón Córdoba and this is a portrait of his wife, Natalia Sanchez. She sent me the photographs of Jorge alongside his portrait of her. In this portrait he chose to explore 2 detail challenges for artists - the foreshortening of the sitter’s knees together with the accurate depiction of human flesh.

Jorge was also selected for the BP Portrait Award inwards 2014 - i time again alongside a portrait of his wife.

Jorge studied fine arts at Complutense University of Madrid. His function has been seen inwards grouping exhibitions inwards Malaga together with Madrid. This is his Facebook Page

Salvador Antúnez Del Cerro (Spain)

Family Portrait past times by Salvador Antúnez del Cerro
crude on wooden board

Salvador Antúnez Del Cerro undertook a BA inwards Fine Art at the Complutense University of Madrid. This is his portrait of his solid unit of measurement - his grandparents, father, aunt together with uncle. Unfortunately Salvador does non utter English linguistic communication together with then I don't know a lot to a greater extent than close him. However I create know his grandmother María Caracena - who is seated - died presently afterwards.

Lee Simmonds (UK)

A portrait of Ben the Masseur past times Lee Myles Simmonds
crude on canvas

I was specially nifty to run across eighteen twelvemonth erstwhile Lee Myles Simmonds who's only left schoolhouse together with is close to showtime Foundation Year at Farnham. His function was selected for the Royal Academy of Arts online summertime exhibitions inwards 2012 together with 2013.

He has painted a portrait that a lot of professional person artists would hold upwards proud to induce got painted. His portrayal of texture together with subtle colouring on the pare is wonderful addition he's absolutely nailed the texture of the clothing.

I've got a video interview of him which volition hold upwards processed inwards the side past times side few days.

Raoof Haghighi (Iran / UK)

The Reader by Raoof Haghighi

crude on sail board 500x700mm

This is Raoof Haghighi and his self portrait titled "The Reader". He was the London Heat Winner of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year inwards 2014 together with the overall winner of Artist & Artists And Illustrators Magazine Artist of the Year inwards 2011 together with has previously been shown inwards BP Portrait Award inwards 2011. This is his Facebook Page

Raoof is delivering i of the days of a Weekend Workshop BP Portrait Award 2015 (Day One) on the eleven July

Comhghall Casey (UK / Northern Ireland)

"Self Portrait" past times Comghghall Casey
Oil on Aluminium, 35x28 cms

This is Comhghall Casey from Northern Republic of Ireland - alongside his self-portrait. Comhghall has been selected twice before for the BP inwards 2002 together with 2013. He ever does a self-portrait. I learned that Comhghall is pronounced similar 'Cole' or 'ku-woll' - together with that Comhghall didn't know that the BP Portrait Award volition tour to Northern Republic of Ireland side past times side twelvemonth when he entered. The BP Portrait Award exhibition volition tour to

Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh (10.10.15–28.2.16)
Ulster Museum, Belfast (11 Mar –12 Jun 2016.)

Maud C. Bryt (USA)

Nana past times Maud Bryt
crude on canvas

This is American creative individual Maud C Bryt with her portrait paradigm of "Nana" (a.k.a. Bunny Bryt Feb 14, 1923 - May 8, 2015). Maud has also made a tribute video close Nana - together with yous tin banking concern agree out the likeness! Maud graduated from Harvard University alongside a BA cum laude inwards English linguistic communication together with American Literature together with Language inwards 1987 followed past times a MFA Sculpture New York Studio School, New York which Maud completed inwards 2014.

Kelly Carmody (USA)

Father together with Son by Kelly Carmody

oil on linen, 1778mm x 1320mm

This is Kelly Carmody with her portrait of "Father together with son". She's currently a semi-finalist inwards the fourth Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, to hold upwards held inwards the USA inwards 2016. This is her Facebook Page

She has a BA at the University of Massachusetts together with has studied at the studio of Numael Pulido together with at the Art Students League of New York.

David Jon Kassan (USA)

This is David Jon Kassan who won third prize inwards 2014 alongside a portrait of his mother. This is a "Portrait of Sam Goldofsky, Survivor of Auschwitz". It's i portrait from a major projection David is project to tape the remaining survivors of the Holocaust.

"Portrait of Sam Goldofsky, Survivor of Auschwitz"
past times David Jon Kassan
(oil on acrylic mirror, 410mm x 210mm)

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Sokol (USA)

Tenold by Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Sokol

This is Jordan Sokol and his portrait of his friend together with swain creative individual Tenold. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is the Academic Director of the USA Branch of the Florence Academy of Art, where he used to study. Jordan does non nonetheless induce got a website or a Facebook Page.