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Juicy Pears in the RI Watercolours Annual Exhibition

What can we read into the paintings of pears in the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Annual Exhibition?

Posted by Liberty Rowley on Mon, 2021-04-19 17:35

Royal Society of British Artists Prize & Award Winners 2021 | Part Four

Part four of the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2021 Prizes & Awards

Posted by Liam Kilby on Wed, 2021-04-14 12:13

Royal Society of British Artists Prize & Award Winners 2021 | Part Three

Part three of the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2021 Prizes & Awards

Posted by Liam Kilby on Wed, 2021-04-14 12:08

Royal Society of British Artists Prize & Award Winners 2021 | Part Two

Part two of the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2021 Prizes & Awards

Posted by Liam Kilby on Wed, 2021-04-14 12:05

Royal Society of British Artists Prize & Award Winners 2021 | Part One

Part one of the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2021 Prizes & Awards

Posted by Liam Kilby on Wed, 2021-04-14 12:01

Homelessness depicted in the Royal Society of British Artists

Painting portraits of vagrants has a long history; whether the artists saw themselves reflected in the friendless and destitute, those shunned by society, or wanted to offer an alternative view of humanity than the one depicted in endless portraits of the stiff-upper-lipped members of the aristocracy that line the walls of official buildings, it is a tradition that is represented by some deeply moving contemporary paintings in the RBA 2021.

Posted by Liberty Rowley on Tue, 2021-04-13 13:09

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Childhood through the eyes of Portrait Painters

This year the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition has a mini-theme of Childhood, and The RP Award will be presented for the best portrait on this theme. Prizewinners will be announced here at 5pm on Thursday 6 May. See the full collection of Childhood portraits on our Pinterest Board here Frances Bell RP regularly paints children: " It’s...

Posted by Liberty Rowley on Tue, 2021-04-06 15:31

Pastel portraits in Lockdown

The lockdowns we’ve experienced over the last year have given many of us much time for reflection. This collection of portraits created during the lockdown shows loss, isolation and people simply lost in contemplation; however the human spirit endures

Posted by Liberty Rowley on Fri, 2021-01-29 14:24

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Urban scenes in Pastel

Now that more of us live in urban areas than ever before, and with the current restrictions on movement meaning many of us are exploring closer to home and finding the beauty in settings we previously simply travelled through to get to The Countryside, it seems perfect time to collect together works from The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition that explore the Urban and Industrial.

Posted by Liberty Rowley on Fri, 2021-01-29 12:36