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The Royal Institute of Oil Painters

The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) Annual Exhibition 2015 opens to the public on Wednesday 2 December; here, our Exhibitions Manager offers an exclusive preview of what to expect at the exhibition, which features almost 300 new and recent oil paintings by living exponents of the medium.

Posted by Alistair Redgrift on Tue, 2015-11-24 11:30

Darren Rees' Antarctic Adventure

Throughout his journey, that started at the Falkland Islands, Darren travelled to many different islands within and surrounding the Antarctic Peninsula. These islands include the Port Lockroy, Rothera (Adelaide Island), Horseshoe, Stonington and Deception Islands.

Posted by Sasha Enticknap on Tue, 2015-11-03 14:26

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Society of Wildlife Artists Prizes & Awards

Wildlife is the most wonderful stuff we’ve got on this planet, and here, in room after room, we have a celebration of it. As ever, this exhibition is all about different ways of loving the wild world

Posted by Liam Kilby on Sun, 2015-11-01 13:42

Society of Wildlife Artists Flight Lines Project

At a time when many of our migrant birds are in decline, the fascination with their journeys has even more relevance. Flight Lines seeks to portray our migrants, their habitats and the people who study them, raising the profile of research to understand the challenges that these birds face.

Posted by Liam Kilby on Thu, 2015-10-29 15:44

The Charles Pears Award 2015

I have found in the work of Charles Pears a kindred spirit and hero of the graphic image and a true painter who I can only admire from afar, hoping that just a small brush full of his great genius can be absorbed along the way and I will forever be grateful to the RSMA for bringing him to me and for having faith in my work.

Posted by Liam Kilby on Wed, 2015-10-14 10:33

The Natural Eye

The 52nd Annual Exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists, ‘The Natural Eye’, runs at Mall Galleries from 29 October to 8 November; here, our Exhibitions Manager offers an exclusive preview of what to expect at this year’s show:

Posted by Alistair Redgrift on Fri, 2015-09-25 17:22

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The Royal Society of Marine Artists Exhibition Preview

The Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of Marine Artists runs from 14 to 25 October, however here our Exhibitions Manager offers an exclusive preview of what to expect at this year’s show:

Posted by Alistair Redgrift on Fri, 2015-08-21 15:23

Peter Brown on Kickstarting his LONDON book

Peter ‘Pete the Street’ Brown would love to publish a book of his London paintings, and has turned to the world of crowdfunding to help make this happen. Pledges can be made (in return for rewards) on his Kickstarter page which runs until 12 July. Pete tells us about his first experience of crowdfunding. It’s been a dream of mine...

Posted by Liam Kilby on Thu, 2015-07-02 17:07

Artist Talks: Janine Baldwin

Exhibitions Intern Megan Fatharly interviews artist Janine Baldwin , whose work Cropton Forest I (above) won The Haworth Prize, worth £5,000, at The New English Art Club Annual Open Exhibition 2015 at Mall Galleries. “I was so pleased for her,” says Megan about Janine winning the prize, “…as when I first viewed the exhibition I was drawn to her work...

Posted by Liam Kilby on Thu, 2015-07-02 12:00

Society of Wildlife Artists Call for Entries

The Society of Wildlife Artists seeks submissions of work that depicts wildlife subjects and evoke the spirit of the natural world.

Posted by Liam Kilby on Fri, 2015-06-26 11:01

The New English Art Club: In Their Own Words Part Two

Michael Fairclough NEAC At Sea - Dusk IX It was the last of one sequence of 9 paintings, part of several series which were provoked by a Channel crossing. Other series in a similar vein are Sea Passage and Dog-Watch , each developing the theme of the fading of light until the final Dog-Watch paintings are virtually black and very...

Posted by Liam Kilby on Mon, 2015-06-22 17:00

New English Art Club Prizes & Awards

The NEAC seeks work which demonstrates excellence in both concept and draughtsmanship.

Posted by Liam Kilby on Thu, 2015-06-18 11:53