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RPtherp.co.uk 2018

Annual Exhibition 2018

Royal Society of Portrait Painters17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BDTel: 020 7930 6844www.therp.co.uk

Cover painting‘Sisters’ by Saied Dai RP NEAC

Designed and produced by Chris Drake DesignPrinted by Duncan Print GroupPublished by the Royal Society of Portrait Painters© 2018 Royal Society of Portrait Painters

The Royal Society of Portrait Paintersis a Registered Charity No. 327460

Council

Sam Dalby

Anastasia Pollard

Mark Roscoe

Jason Walker

Toby Wiggins

Antony Williams

FBA Representative

John Walton

Selection Committee

Simon Davis

Richard Foster

Andrew James

Anastasia Pollard

Mark Roscoe

Antony Williams

Hanging Committee

Paul Brason

Keith Breeden

Anthony Connolly Foreman

Sam Dalby

Simon Davis

Mark Roscoe

Advisory Board

Anne Beckwith-Smith LVO

Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll DBE

Lord Fellowes GCB GCVO QSO

Anupam Ganguli

Damon de Laszlo

The Hon Sandra de Laszlo

Philip Mould

Sir Christopher Ondaatje CBE OC

Mark Stephens CBE

Daphne J. Todd OBE PPRP NEAC

President

Richard Foster

Vice President

Simon Davis

Honorary Secretary

Anthony Connolly

Honorary Treasurer

Andrew James

Honorary Archivist

Alastair Adams

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Royal Society of Portrait PaintersPatron: Her Majesty The Queen

Prize Judging Panel 2018

Nick Archer

David Ekserdjian

Richard Foster PRP Chair

Philip Hook

Patricia Jordan Evans

Brendan Kelly RP

Gallery Manager

John Deston

Exhibitions Officer

Alistair Redgrift

Press and Publicity

Richard Fitzwilliams

Liberty Rowley

Commissions Consultants

Annabel Elton

Anna Bromwich

Chief Technician

Conor Murphy

Deceased Honorary Members

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema OM RA RWS

William Bowyer RA RP RWS NEAC

Maurice Bradshaw OBE

Derek Clarke RP RSW ARSA

Sir George Clausen RA

Sir Arthur Cope RA

Cowan Dobson RBA

William Dring RA RWS

Hugh de T. Glazebrook

Kenneth Green

Sir James Guthrie PRSA RA

Allan Gwynne-Jones DSO RA

J. McLure Hamilton

Claude Harrison ARCA

Augustus John OM RA

Dame Laura Knight RA RWS

Leonard C. Lindsay FSA

Sir William Llewellyn PRA

Sir John Everett Millais PRA

A. T. Nowell

Herbert A. Oliver RI

Sir Edward Poynter PRA RWS

Hugh G. Riviere

Carlos Sancha

C. Sanders RA

John S. Sargent RA RWS

Howard Somerville

Trevor Stubley RBA RSW RWS

A. R. Thompson RA

G. F. Watts OM RA

T. Fiddes Watt RSA

J. McNeill Whistler HRSA LL.D

Walter Woodington RBA NEAC

Past Presidents

1891 – 1904 A. Stuart Wortley

1906 – 1910 Sir W. Q. Orchardson RA HRSA

1910 – 1924 Sir James J. Shannon RA

1924 – 1930 Sir William Orpen KBE RA RHA

1932 – 1940 Sir John Lavery RA RSA RHA Etc

1944 – 1948 George Harcourt RA

1948 – 1953 Augustus John OM RA

1953 – 1965 Sir James Gunn RA LL.D

1965 – 1971 Sir William Hutchison PPRSA

1971 – 1980 Edward Halliday CBE PPRBA

1980 – 1983 Norman Hepple RA

1983 – 1991 David Poole ARCA

1991 Edward Hall

1991 – 1994 George J. D. Bruce

1994 – 2000 Daphne J. Todd OBE

2000 – 2002 Paul Brason

2002 – 2008 Andrew Festing MBE

2008 – 2014 Alastair Adams

2014 – 2017 Robin-Lee Hall

Past Vice Presidents

1898 – 1934 The Hon John Collier OBE

1934 – 1944 George Harcourt RA

1944 – 1952 Sir Oswald Birley RA

1952 – 1953 T. C. Dugdale RA

1953 – 1957 Simon Elwes ARA

1959 – 1964 Sir William Hutchison PPRSA

1966 – 1980 Norman Hepple RA

1980 – 1985 John Ward CBE RA RWS

1985 – 1991 George J. D. Bruce

1991 Edward Hall

1991 – 1994 Richard Foster

1994 – 1999 Trevor Stubley RWS RBA

1999 – 2001 Paul Brason

2001 – 2002 Andrew Festing MBE

2002 – 2008 Susan Ryder NEAC

2008 – 2014 Andrew James

Honorary Members 2018

Leonard McComb RA Hon RBA

Tom Phillips CBE RA Hon PS

Tai Shan Schierenberg

John Wonnacott CBE

Members 2018

Alastair Adams PPRP Hon Archivist

Jane Bond RP NEAC

Jason Bowyer RP PPNEAC PS

Paul Brason PPRP

Keith Breeden RP

Peter Brown RP NEAC PS Hon RBA ROI

George J. D. Bruce PPRP

David Caldwell RP AGBI Steward 2017-18

Tom Coates RP PPNEAC PPPS PPRBA RWA RWS

David Cobley RP NEAC

Anthony Connolly RP Hon Secretary

Saied Dai RP NEAC

Sam Dalby RP

Simon Davis VPRP RBSA Vice President

Frederick Deane RP

John Edwards RP

Andrew Festing MBE PPRP

Richard Foster PRP President

David Graham RP

Valeriy Gridnev RP PS ROI

Robin-Lee Hall PPRP

Geoffrey Hayzer RP

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Honorary Friends

Ms Philippa Abrahams

Ms Anne Allport

Sir Ian Amory

The Rt Hon Lord Archer of

Weston Super Mare

Ms Pim Baxter

Baroness Bottomley

Gyles Brandreth Esq

Robin Buchanan-Dunlop Esq

Gerald Carroll Esq

Colonel William Chesshyre

Mrs Peter Cookson

Conrad Dehn Esq

Ms Susan Engledow

Ms Katherine Eustace

Michael Fawcett Esq

Lord Fellowes of West Stafford

Ms Frances Gandy

Dr Rita Gardner

Martin Gayford Esq

David Goldstone Esq

Philip Harley Esq

Sir Max Hastings

Sir Michael Holroyd

David Houchin Esq

Ms Sarah Howgate

Ms Dotti Irving

Mrs Lucy Jenkins

Dr Gillian Jondorf

Baroness Jowell

Sir Henry Keswick

The Lady Fellowes LVO

Sir Kirby and Lady Laing

Ms Christina Leder

Professor Kenneth McConkey

David Messum Esq

Dr Mark Moody-Stuart

Ms Jans Ondaatje-Rolls

Richard Ormond Esq

William Packer Esq NEAC Hon RBA Hon PS

James Partridge OBE DSc

Ms Liz Rideal

Alasdair Riley Esq

The Hon Maurice Robson

Sir Timothy Sainsbury

Dr Charles Saumarez Smith

Sir David Scholey

The Lord Selborne

Robin Simon Esq

Peyton Skipwith Esq

Peter Spira Esq

Prof. Dame Marilyn Strathern

The Lord Vinson of Roddam Dene LVO DL

Ian Wallace Esq

Anthony Weale Esq

Duncan Wilson Esq

Andrew Wilton Esq

Emma Hopkins RP

Sheldon Hutchinson RP

Andrew James RP NEAC Hon Treasurer

Brendan Kelly RP

Peter Kuhfeld RP NEAC

June Mendoza OBE RP ROI Hon SWA

Anthony Morris RP NEAC

Michael Noakes PPROI RP

Anastasia Pollard RP

David Poole PPRP

Mark Roscoe RP

Susan Ryder RP NEAC

Melissa Scott-Miller RP NEAC

Stephen Shankland RP

Jeff Stultiens RP

Benjamin Sullivan RP NEAC

Jason Sullivan RP

Michael Taylor RP


Jason Walker RP

John Walton RP

Emma Wesley RP

Toby Wiggins RP

Antony Williams RP NEAC PS

Neale Worley RP

Robbie Wraith RP

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President’s foreword

In order to set our 127th annual exhibitionapart, the Council has introduced severalnew elements to the show. This includes theintroduction of a brand new prize for thepicture in this year’s exhibition that bestreflects a chosen theme – this year it is‘Friends’ and next year it will be ‘Moving’.We are pleased to offer this new prize inaddition to our existing prestigious

awards, for which we are very grateful toSir Christopher Ondaatje, The de LaszloFoundation, HRH The Prince of Wales,Burke’s Peerage Foundation, SmallwoodArchitects, and the Contemporary ArtsTrust. Congratulations to all the prizewinners last year, and good luck toeveryone this year.

To further enliven things, we have invitedfour London art schools to exhibit oneportrait each by a promising pupil, and areplanning to continue with this, and to varythe schools in the future. In addition, therewill be several painting demonstrationsduring the exhibition, including three of ourmembers painting from the same model atonce in our first ever “Portrait Paint Off” onThursday 17 May. Meanwhile, parallel toour exhibition, there will be photographs ofour members in their studios, taken byphotographer Aliona Adrianova, on displayin the Learning Centre at Mall Galleries.

Outside of our Annual Exhibition, I urgeeverybody to see the People’s Portraitscollection built up since the Millennium atGirton College, Cambridge. Sam Dalbydonated a portrait to the collection this year,and I can only say that it impressed me.Girton look after the collection and host anevent every September when new picturesare welcomed. We are very grateful to theCollege and its Mistress, Professor Susan

Welcome to the Annual Exhibition 2018 of the Royal Society of PortraitPainters. After a very successful innings, Robin-Lee Hall stepped down asPresident after last year’s exhibition, and I was greatly honoured to beelected as the 20th President since the foundation of the Society in 1891.

Richard Foster at work in his studio

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Smith, for their enthusiastic support.

On a personal note, I am very grateful forthe challenge of being President. TheSociety has had a long and distinguishedhistory with many illustrious memberartists, and even more importantly, therehave been some outstanding picturesexhibited in our annual exhibitions. Thishas continued in recent years, and our jobas members is to keep it going into thefuture. This is not as easy as it seems, andone can but admire the time, energy anddedication that all the members andexhibitors put into it. The largely unseenefforts of the staff at the gallery, who do allthe day-to-day administration, are not to beforgotten either.

Finally, you cannot paint portraits or run anexhibition without there being a demand,and with this in mind, the website atwww.therp.co.uk is constantly beingupdated, and we have just opened anInstagram account (@rsportraitpainters).Connected to this, the open submissionsfrom non-members to this year’s exhibitionhave increased to well over two thousand,including very many from abroad. Weenjoyed selecting the best of these to hangalongside the excellent work by ourmembers, in what has made for acelebration of contemporary portraiturenationally and internationally.

I hope that you enjoy the exhibition.

Best wishes

Richard Foster

The People’s Portraits Collection

The collection has been housed at GirtonCollege and open to the public since 2002.Girton was the first residential college forwomen offering degree-levelqualifications, so its history of promotingequality and inclusion makes it a fittinghome for the collection.

For me personally, there was an appealingdissonance in seeing a scaffolder, a thief anda cesspit emptier standing guard on thestaircase, watching over successivegenerations of Girton students as theirCollege lives unfolded. When the time camefor me to make a solid commitment aboutwhat I wanted to contribute, I wondered whowould I most like to see there, alongside thebutchers and potters? My portrait of JustinEckersley seemed to fit the bill perfectly.

I met Justin when he was working atTimberworks, a small family-ownedbuilding suppliers, when I was painting anddecorating for a living. He was chatty andfunny, and a fount of all technical knowledge.A former locksmith, a motor biker (who haswritten off no less than eight of his bikes), amountain biker, a guitarist and a fell runner.

The painting had a long and arduousgestation, the initial pencil sketch itself wasa large Heath Robinson affair that hadstarted as a small head and shoulders, butgrew to take in the whole body. The torso,arms and legs were drawn onto separatesheets of paper that could be disassembled,moved around and re-attached when theproportion and perspective was how Iwanted it. Being possessed of a mechanicalmind, Justin was interested in theunconventional method of construction,

In 2000, the RP mounted anexhibition to mark the Millenniumwith the aim of portraying abroader slice of contemporarysociety than is usually the case informal portraiture.

‘Justin Eckersley’ by Sam Dalby

and each stage had to be explained wellenough to satisfy his curiosity.

Since the portrait was completed, much ofwhat featured in the picture has changed.I no longer live in the top floor flat thatforms the setting, the rug and the bluecarpet have since gone to the tip. Mydecorating job is a thing of the past, it waswhat first introduced us, and provided thedust sheet protecting the carpet from paint.Justin’s Timberworks garb went when theywere bought out by a bigger chain ofbuilding suppliers. After the takeover, Justinwas unhappy with the new, less personalway of doing business, so left the job, and iscurrently working at a local garage andbody repair shop. He will be moving toWales in the not too distant future.

The presentation of the portrait took placeat the Alumni gathering of Girton inSeptember last year, and Girton willprovide a new context for it, a freshaudience who may divine their ownmeanings from the image and the idea ofthe man contained therein.

For an artist who paints a lot tocommission, I have grown used to thefeeling of delivering a painting knowingthat it will be cherished and loved, but seenby few. In this instance, I know it will becherished, loved and seen by many, as partof an expanding, vibrant collection wherethe extraordinariness of the so-calledordinary is celebrated.

Sam DalbyFor further details, please visitwww.girton.cam.ac.uk/peoplesportraits

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A unique approach to teaching portraiture

But contemporary portraiture also intersectswith many elements of wider contemporaryart practice – it, too, often concerned withissues of identity and representation –making the boundaries of portraiture morefluid and difficult to define.

Students of portrait painting today requirethe same high levels of technical expertiseand skill as those honed by theirpredecessors. They need knowledge of therich history of portrait painting that hasgone before them. But they also need anunderstanding of the wider contemporaryart world, and the place of portraiture andtheir own work in relation to it and tocontemporary society in general.

The Art Academy, London, has developedan educational model designed to furnish itsportrait students with this combination ofskills and learning. Based upon theAcademy’s Contemporary Portrait Diploma,the Contemporary Portrait FoundationDegree – a two-year programme with anoptional third year of study leading to a BA(Hons) Degree in Fine Art – is the first degreeof its kind in the UK. The programme enablesstudents to undertake intensive skills trainingin portrait painting, whilst simultaneouslydeveloping their creative and critical thinking.

The Art Academy’s approach is uniqueamongst art education providers, providingatelier style skills training within acontemporary art school setting. With some

of the highest contact hours of any artschool in the UK, students on the Academyprogramme undertake rigorous study instructured skills classes for up to three fulldays a week in the first two years, includingone day a week drawing in the first year. Afourth studio practice day is spent workingcreatively and experimentally on brief-ledprojects with support from a tutor. Theoptional third year combines study for anextended research project on a topic relatedto the student’s practice with focused studiotime developing critical thinking and buildinga body of work towards a graduate show.

Members of the Royal Society of PortraitPainters feature heavily amongst the ArtAcademy tutors. Tai Shan Schierenberg andBrendan Kelly both helped to shape theprogramme. Tutors include Robin-Lee Hall,Andrew James, Antony Williams, Toby

In a world obsessed with images of self and of celebrity, portraiture is ascompelling as an art form today as it has ever been. It remains aspecialised genre, often deemed to be at the apex of fine art skill.

‘At Home (For Now)’ by Fiona Land, oil & acrylic

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Wiggins and David Caldwell. AlastairAdams is the Academy’s external assessor,and regular RP exhibitors Carl Randall, TimBenson, Ed Sutcliffe and Sue Spaull alsotutor on the course. The programme aims toexpose students to a wide variety ofapproaches and styles of portraiture,through which they will eventually findtheir own language and voice.

The Academy encourages its students tochallenge traditional notions of portraiture,and to approach the discipline as they mightany contemporary art practice. Alongsidetheir skills classes, studio practice sessionsrequire students to think about the genrebroadly, trying new ideas and experimentingwith a range of materials, disciplines andapproaches. Contextual studies within theseclasses introduce them to the work of otherartists and thinkers, further extending theirunderstanding, ideas and influences.

No portrait artist ever honed their skillswithin a two or three-year period, and theAcademy makes no claims that its studentswill be fully formed portrait artists whenthey leave. But Academy tutors believepassionately in their approach, and areconfident that the programme’s binarystructure – providing skills training whilstchallenging students to develop a broadunderstanding of portraiture within a widercontemporary art context – will give itsstudents a solid foundation from which towork towards that goal.

Sue Spaull, Director of Programmes,The Art AcademyFor more information, please visitwww.artacademy.org.uk

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Things to think about when commissioning a portrait

A good portrait inspires joy forgenerations, both as a work of artand as a celebration of its subject.

Choosing the right artist is key to asuccessful commission, so it is worth takingspecial care at this stage of the process.

There are four things to consider whensearching for an artist: the subject (who andwhat is to be in the portrait), the medium,the size, and the budget. Remember thatartists typically discuss the canvas sizerather than the framed size, so bear this inmind if you are measuring for a particularspace; frames usually add ten centimetres toa work’s height and width.

Do not feel obliged to study portraiture enmasse. If you’re at a gallery, shortlist theworks that appeal to you, and spend timeonly with the portraits you like best. Mostpeople know within seconds of seeing anartist’s work whether that artist is right forthem; establishing this connection is anexciting part of the process.

It is easy to be captivated by a particularpainting or sitter. Having access to a bodyof work by an artist gives a surer sense oftheir style and consistency. Because it isimportant to see this range, we move ourCommissions Consultancy into the galleryfor the duration of the exhibition.

Our consultants are on hand to provideinformation about an artist’s workingpractice and pricing structure. Cost isdetermined primarily by the standing of theartist, the medium (oil tends to be more

expensive), the size, and the number ofsitters. Although portrait drawings mightbe £500, and paintings could exceed£100,000, the majority of portraits by ourmembers fall between £2,000 and £25,000.You may find it helpful to browse ourmembers’ fees on the RP website, or to seekadvice from our consultants.

At the early stages of a commission, inputfrom the artist is valuable, and initialdiscussions are held without commitmenton either side. Once the details have beenestablished, the artist should be able toprovide a quote. There are usually twoelements to the pricing: the artist’s fee, andtheir expenses. It is worth noting that thequote given by an artist constitutes their feeonly. Framing, delivery, travel, andaccommodation are not normally included.

It is only upon booking your first sitting thatyour commitment begins. Most artists takea deposit before starting work, with theremainder due on completion. A letter ofagreement or contract is useful forestablishing expectations and preventingany problems caused by misunderstanding.

If you have missed the exhibition, you canstill use our Commissions Services. Ourconsultancy operates throughout the yearby appointment at our central Londonoffices, and remotely by email. Ourwebsite, www.therp.co.uk, is also designedto help you.

For more information, please contactAnnabel Elton, Head of Commissionstelephone: 020 7930 6844 or email:[email protected]

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Award Winners 2017

‘James’ by Shawn McGovern(The Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture)

‘Dual’ by Vania Comoretti (Contemporary Arts Trust Award)

‘Portrait of Count Alexis Limburg-Stirum at Walzin’by Andrew Festing MBE PPRP (Burke’s PeerageFoundation Award for Classically Inspired Portraiture)

‘Made to Measure’ by David Cobley RP NEAC (TheSmallwood Architects Prize for Contextual Portraiture)

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‘Alex Liederman at 17’ by Jamie Routley(The de Laszlo Foundation Award)

‘Nicholas’ by Daniel Shadbolt NEAC(The RP Non-Member’s Prize)

‘Lucas’ by Bernadett Timko(The Prince of Wales’s Award for Portrait Drawing)

‘Professor Susan Smith, Mistress of Girton’ byDaphne J. Todd OBE PPRP NEAC (The Changing Faces Prize)

The Ondaatje Prizefor Portraiture

in association with

The Royal Society of Portrait Painters

The President, Council and members are most grateful to

Sir Christopher Ondaatje CBE OC, and the Ondaatje Foundation for their

generous sponsorship of this major annual award to the painter

of the most distinguished portrait of the year.

The prize was launched in 1995 and took the form of a commission to

paint our Patron H.M. The Queen, for the Society. From 1996, the Prize has

taken the form of a cheque in addition to the Society’s Medal.

This year, 2018, sees the prize money at £10,000.

Previous Prize Winners

1995 Antony Williams 1996 Desmond Healy

1997 Thom Winterburn 1998 Paul Brason 1999 John Ward CBE

2000 Leonard Rosoman OBE RA 2001 Daphne Todd OBE

2002Martin Yeoman 2003Michael Reynolds 2004 Howard J. Morgan

2005 John Wonnacott CBE 2006 Saied Dai 2007 Tom Coates

2008 James Lloyd 2009 Anastasia Pollard 2010 Robin-Lee Hall

2011 Tai Shan Schierenberg 2012 Antony Williams

2013Mark Roscoe 2014 Jennifer McRae

2015 Brian Morris 2016 Lantian D. 2017 Shawn McGovern

The de LaszloFoundation Award

The Society wishes to acknowledge the considerable

interest shown by The de Laszlo Foundation in encouraging young artists

and furthering the aims of The Royal Society of Portrait Painters.

We are pleased to announce that The de Laszlo Medal for Excellence, together with

a cheque for £3,000, will be awarded to the artist aged thirty five or under,

judged to have submitted the best portrait.

The President, Council and members wish to express their gratitude

to The de Laszlo Foundation for instigating this award.


(Awarded by The Carroll Foundation until 2003)

1990 David Quirke 1992 Nahem Shoa 1993 Richard Smith

1994 Haydn Cottam 1995 Antony Williams 1996 Frances Turner 1997 Francis Terry

1998 Andrew James 1999 James Lloyd 2000 T. M. J. Leveritt 2001 James Schneider

2002 Benjamin Sullivan 2003 Francisco Centofanti 2004 Brendan Kelly

2005 Emma Wesley 2006 Frances Bell 2007 Patrick Bremer 2008 Ruth Murray

2009 Emma Wesley 2010 Norman Long 2011Martha Zmpounou

2012 David Sargerson 2013 Kelvin Okafor 2014 Flora Watson

2015 Lorna May Wadsworth 2016 Stephanie Kullberg 2017 Jamie Routley

CLARENCE HOUSE

The Prince of Wales’s Awardfor Portrait Drawing

The guest judge this year is Professor Eileen Hogan. The President, Council and members are

deeply grateful to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales for The Prince of Wales’s Award for Portrait Drawing,

a framed certificate and a cheque for £2,000, which is made annually.


1999 Nicholas Cochrane 2000 Tom Coates 2001 Sheldon Hutchinson 2002 Peter Kuhfeld

2003Warren Baldwin 2004 Anthony Connolly 2005 Toby Wiggins 2006 Thomas Lumley 2007 Saied Dai

2008 Peter Brown 2009 Neil B. Helyard 2010 Louise Yates 2011 David Miller 2012 Anthony Connolly

2013 Toby Wiggins 2014 Antony Williams 2015 Jason Bowyer 2016 Graeme Wilcox 2017 Bernadett Timko

Burke’s Peerage Foundation Awardfor Classically Inspired Portraiture

in association with

The Royal Society of Portrait Painters

Burke’s Peerage Foundation Award for Classically Inspired Portraiture

was instituted to celebrate the art of portraiture included in Burke’s Peerage

since its foundation by John Burke in London in 1826. It is presented

annually with a certificate and a cheque for £2,000.

Burke’s Peerage Foundation was established 5 January 2014,

on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sir John Bernard Burke, CB,

Ulster King of Arms 1853–92, to advance the education of the public

in genealogy and personal heritage.

We are delighted to sponsor this award and look forward to viewing

the submissions.

William Bortrick

Founder and Chairman, Burke’s Peerage Foundation


2015Miriam Escofet 2016 Richard Foster RP 2017 Andrew Festing MBE PPRP

The Smallwood Architects Prizefor Contextual Portraiture

The Smallwood Architects Prize is an award for a portrait in

which architectural or interior features play an important part.

We are looking for the setting to enhance the human

subject, creating energy and a sense of place, and perhaps

giving an insight into the subject’s life.

At Smallwood Architects, we are passionate about

creating beautiful living environments for our clients and are

highly professional in every aspect of our work.

I look forward to presenting the winner with their prize of £1,000.

Jonathan Dinnewell MBA RIBA

Smallwood Architects Ltd


2015 Tom Hughes 2016 Lyn Gray 2017 David Cobley RP NEAC

Contemporary ArtsTrust Award

Contemporary Arts Trust traces its roots back to June 1999.

The Trust’s objective is to assist deserving artists who show promise;

to encourage them to remain in the arts and continue on their creative journey.

Contemporary Arts Trust encourages every discipline within the Fine Applied Arts.

Since its formation, the Trust has given more than £375,000 in prizes and awards.

Contemporary Arts Trust is run entirely by unpaid trustees, all of whom

have extensive and enthusiastic experience in the arts and management.

Every pound donated by Members, Patrons and Award Donors

goes to the artists and arts the Trust supports.

The Trust is pleased to offer £1,000 to the most deserving artist in the exhibition.

To learn more about the charity or to donate, please visit

www.contemporaryartstrust.org


2004 Antony Williams 2005 Jennifer Anderson 2006 Valeriy Gridnev

2007 Robbie Wraith & Linda Atherton 2008 Keith Breeden & Richard Brazier

2009 Amin Milani 2010 Yasunobu Shidami

2011 James Lloyd & Helen Masacz 2013 Tim Benson 2014 Jack Joiner

2015 Emma Hopkins & Claire Anscomb 2017 Vania Comoretti

The RP Award

The Royal Society of Portrait Painters is delighted

to announce a new £2,000 prize for portraiture,

The RP Award, for which all works shown in the

Annual Exhibition are eligible. The award will be

made to the artist whose work best represents the

year’s chosen theme – which for the inaugural

year, 2018, is ‘Friends’. The judges will be looking

for the most interesting and engaging

interpretation of the idea of ‘Friends’ within

the parameters of portraiture.

Artists’ General Benevolent Institution

Patron: H.R.H The Prince of Wales

Founded in 1814 by JMW Turner, the Artists’ General BenevolentInstitution provides help to professional artists and their

dependants in times of difficulty.

Funds are always needed, and donations of any amount aregratefully received and acknowledged.

Please send your donation to:

The SecretaryArtists’ General Benevolent Institution

Burlington House, PiccadillyLondon W1J 0BB

Registered Charity No. 212667

Royal Society of Portrait Painters

You may consider making a bequest to the Royal Society ofPortrait Painters, which specifically promotes contemporary

portraiture and receives no public funding.

If you would like further information, please write to:

Anthony Connolly RPHon Secretary

Royal Society of Portrait Painters17 Carlton House Terrace

London SW1Y 5BD

Telephone 020 7930 6844

Registered Charity No. 327460

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Alastair Adams PPRP

Professor Julia Black, InterimDirector of the London School ofEconomics 2016 – 2017, andPro-Director for Research

134 x 85 cm (53 x 33 ins)

Oil

It was a privilege and pleasure to paint thisportrait for the London School of Economicsas Julia has had huge impact as an academicand proved herself to be a greatly influentialleader at the School, standing in as theirInterim Director, only the second femaleDirector in LSE’s history. I wanted the locationto provide a strong positive leadership contextin support of her role, and to avoid the manyhistorical masculine representations ofsuccess. I attempted to do this by borrowingthe natural forms and dappled lightingprovided by the roof garden location in an LSEbuilding overlooking Lincoln’s Inn Field andthe City of London.

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Dr Sarah Furness, High Sheriff ofRutland 2016 – 2017

94 x 77 cm (37 x 30 ins)

Oil

Sarah approached me about her portraitwithout realising that we live within a fewmiles of each other. As a result, we have ashared interest in all things Rutland, however,Sarah has taken her dedication to the Countyto the heights of High Sheriff of Rutland. Thisenabled her to spend time working within thecommunity on a range of culturally enrichingprojects. As the role of High Sheriff lasts onlya year, Sarah was keen for me to paint her inher much loved formal regalia. Subsequently,Sarah has been able to grow this commitmentfurther after being awarded the role ofLord-Lieutenant for Rutland. Sarah is proud tobe the first female Lord-Lieutenant in Rutlandsince the role began nationally in 1559,particularly as her role starts in this centenaryyear of women’s suffrage, 2018.

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The “Gentle Men” Series:Jim Frame

61 x 56 cm (24 x 22 ins)

Ink & pastel

The “Gentle Men” series is an ongoingcollection of portraits made fromobservation in my studio. I am interested inthe dignity, loyalty and compassion thatmany men share, that goes unnoticed in thecontemporary world.

Jason Bowyer RP PPNEAC PS

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The “Gentle Men” Series:Paul Oppie

92 x 66 cm (36 x 26 ins)

Charcoal

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Paul Killik and Alfie

91 x 71 cm (36 x 28 ins)

Oil

Eric P Widing

40 x 30 cm (16 x 12 ins)

Pencil

Paul Brason PPRP RWA

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Sarah Taylor, High Sheriff of Oxford

122 x 95 cm (48 x 37 ins)

Oil

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Peter Brown RP NEAC PS Hon RBA ROI

The Remarkable Mr Robertson, Prior Park College

63.5 x 53 cm (25 x 21 ins)

Oil

Hattie Goes to Bed

63.5 x 53 cm (25 x 21 ins)

Oil

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Ned Doing Homework on the Hall Table

63.5 x 53 cm (25 x 21 ins)

Oil

Ned and Eeyore, Combe Park

41 x 36 cm (16 x 14 ins)

Oil

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Circle

145 x 125 cm (57 x 49 ins)

Oil

‘Circle’ is a collection of head studies offriends/family/acquaintances, eachpainted in a single session. Each isunique, and together, they represent across-section of the people around me,hence, ‘Circle’.

David Caldwell RP

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Louise (with Plants)

138 x 108 cm (54 x 43 ins)

Oil

‘Louise (with Plants)’ portrays Louise at homelooking out of an unseen window, surroundedby houseplants – a little garden within theurban environment – whilst the old stove andmantelpiece provide the structured backdrop.

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Tom Coates RP PPNEAC PPPS PPRBA RWA RWS

Head Study

30 x 25 cm (12 x 10 ins)

Oil

Young Student, Study

61 x 45 cm (24 x 18 ins)

Oil

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Amanda Herbert MB BS FRCPath

78 x 51 cm (31 x 20 ins)

Oil

Amanda Herbert MB BS FRCPath isConsultant Pathologist at Guy’s andSt Thomas’, and previously at UniversityHospital Southampton.

Amanda is closely involved in thedevelopment of the NHS cervical cancerscreening programme and in promotingcytopathology.

Married to Fergus Hinds, retired RNHydrographer, Marine Salvor and author,Amanda and Fergus have two sons, adaughter, and four grandchildren.

32

His Honour JudgePeter Beaumont

142 x 124 cm (56 x 49 ins)

Oil

David Cobley RP NEAC

33

Swifts Forever

104 x 142 cm (41 x 56 ins)

Oil

34

Saied Dai RP NEAC

Dame Carol Black

142 x 96 cm (56 x 38 ins)

Oil

35

Sisters

145 x 115 cm (57 x 45 ins)

Oil

36

Catherine 2017

110 x 75 cm (43 x 30 ins)

Oil

Anthony Connolly RP

37

Sam Dalby RP

Brother in Nature

60 x 70 cm (24 x 28 ins)

Oil

38

Simon Davis VPRP RBSA

Taslima

47 x 34 cm (19 x 13 ins)

Oil

Reshma & Taslima

69 x 48 cm (27 x 19 ins)

Oil

39

Girl from Tate

64 x 43 cm (25 x 17 ins)

Oil

40

Rockingham

90 x 120 cm (35 x 47 ins)

Oil

Richard Foster PRP

41

The Hatchleys in theRose Garden, Flint House

70 x 90 cm (28 x 35 ins)

Oil

Geoffrey Leckie atNagarhole

40 x 45 cm (16 x 18 ins)

Watercolour

The Mullen Family

80 x 65 cm (31 x 26 ins)

Oil

42

Theatre

50 x 45 cm (20 x 18 ins)

Oil

Bedouins, Jericho

40 x 30 cm (16 x 12 ins)

Oil

David Graham RP

43

Coptic Priest, Jericho

50 x 45 cm (20 x 18 ins)

Oil

Vivian Pitchforth RA

60 x 50 cm (24 x 20 ins)

Oil

44

The Artist

70 x 90 cm (28 x 35 ins)

Oil

Valeriy Gridnev RP PS ROI

45

The Man with a Cigar

70 x 90 cm (28 x 35 ins)

Oil

46

Tom

52 x 40 cm (20 x 16 ins)

Digital iPad drawing print

In contrast to the silverpoint, ‘Tom’was drawn on a large iPad, the latestinnovation in drawing. It wasinitially difficult as it’s like using abiro on glass.

Robin-Lee Hall PPRP

47

The Young Scholar

38 x 30 cm (15 x 12 ins)

Silverpoint drawing

I’ve spent a lot of timeexperimenting with different ways ofdrawing. This was executed insilverpoint, a very early method usedin Renaissance times. The silverwire, held in a stylus, is drawn on aprepared sandpaper-like surface.

48

Doreen Wallace Study 03

111 x 82 cm (44 x 32 ins)

Mixed media

Doreen Wallace

121 x 82 cm (48 x 32 ins)

Oil

Emma Hopkins RP

49

He Came Back Three Times

126 x 96 cm (50 x 38 ins)

Oil

Rodrick MacClancy

109 x 64 cm (43 x 25 ins)

Oil

50

June Mendoza OBE RP ROI Hon SWA

Michael Eavis

152 x 102 cm (60 x 40 ins)

Oil

I met Michael Eavis, renowned for hisGlastonbury Festival, at a gig in a pub inSomerset. He was, as always, rain, shine orblizzard, bare-legged.

His house – fabulous; light conditions, awful;and time limited. There was nothing for it butto go for it – fast. This is what we got, and I’mnot fiddling with it further.

51

Sally Pullinger

137 x 112 cm (54 x 44 ins)

Oil

This wonderfully warm, multi-faceted lady isby day a medium. She has run bands;translates from Russian; and succumbed tomy plea to paint her when I saw her atrehearsal, in full flowing regalia, as depicted,conducting her first-rate choir.

52

Anthony Morris RP NEAC

Rebecca

50 x 46 cm (20 x 18 ins)

Oil

Pastel Study for a Portrait

65 x 58 cm (26 x 23 ins)

Pastel

53

Graham Ashley-Carter

80 x 70 cm (31 x 28 ins)

Oil

54

H.M. The Queen: study for portrait commissioned byTeresa Cahill as a gift for The Royal Society of Musiciansof Great Britain

61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 ins)

Oil

The Most Reverend Bernard Longley, RNCM, MA,Archbishop of Birmingham

101 x 76 cm (40 x 30 ins)

Oil

Michael Noakes PPROI RP

55

Dame Judi Dench, CH, DBE

61 x 45 cm (24 x 18 ins)

Mixed media

In her home in Surrey: a portrait of Dame Judi as Patron of The ArchwayTheatre Club in Horley. There was time pressure because of her astonishinglydemanding commitments as one of the most successful actresses today, witha spectacular career still unfolding even in her eighties: and so I neverresolved whether to keep one arm raised (revealing that tattoo about seizingthe opportunities of the day) or to show her simply with hands joined in herlap. In the end, I decided it would be fun to keep both the alternative poses inthe same picture and I think it makes perhaps a better composition for theTheatre lobby to have this rather than a fully resolved oil painting. It was aparticular delight for me to work with her on this commission since my wifeand I had known her and the Theatre group for decades.

Gerald Moriarty, QC. Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn

76 x 63 cm (30 x 25 ins)

Oil

56

Barry

12 x 10 cm (5 x 4 ins)

Oil

Anastasia Pollard RP

57

Manko

10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 ins)

Oil

58

Mark Roscoe RP

Sir Martin Taylor, FRS

138 x 122 cm (54 x 48 ins)

Oil

I have always received such a warmwelcome when visiting OxfordColleges over the years, and my timewith Sir Martin Taylor, Warden ofMerton College, was no exception.Martin is a British mathematicianand academic. He was Professor ofPure Mathematics at the School ofMathematics, University ofManchester.

Throughout his career, he has won anumber of awards including theLondon Mathematical SocietyWhitehead Prize and the AdamsPrize, and was elected a Fellow ofthe Royal Society.

In 1981, he proved the Frohlichconjecture, and we actually decidedto paint his equation somewhere onthe portrait. Martin had a wonderfulcharacter, which really helped tomake the sittings feel relaxed. It hasbeen an honour and a pleasurepainting his portrait.

59

Lord and Lady Provost of Edinburgh,Donald and Elaine Wilson

138 x 104 cm (54 x 41 ins)

Oil

I had always hoped to paint a Lord Provost atsome point in my career. The role is steeped inhistory and many famous artists have playedtheir part in documenting that history.Artists such as Sir Henry Raeburn, WilliamOrpen and Herbert James Gunn havepainted a Lord Provost, so it was an easydecision for me.

I was initially asked to paint a half-lengthportrait of Donald Wilson, who had recentlyleft his position as the Lord Provost ofEdinburgh. After some discussions,he felt his wife Elaine really ought to beincluded in the portrait as she had been atremendous support to him and was veryinvolved in her role as Lady Provost.

Donald and Elaine are a lovely couple, andI have really enjoyed my time with them. Weare currently organising the official unveilingceremony, where it will join the officialcollection of Edinburgh’s City Council.

60

Susan Ryder RP NEAC

Hector with Brodie

53 x 68 cm (21 x 27 ins)

Oil

61

Olivia, Ben and Annabel

104 x 114 cm (41 x 45 ins)

Oil

The de Laszlo Family

111 x 127 cm (44 x 50 ins)

Oil

62

Melissa Scott-Miller RP NEAC

Cordelia

61 x 76 cm (24 x 30 ins)

Oil

Patrice Chaplin and Rachel Calvocoressiin Primrose Hill Room

54 x 81 cm (21 x 32 ins)

Oil

63

Joey and Adam

100 x 100 cm (39 x 39 ins)

Oil

Adam and Marsell, his Friend since Nursery School

100 x 100 cm (39 x 39 ins)

Oil

64

Jeff Stultiens RP

Lily Santurri

51 x 41 cm (20 x 16 ins)

Oil

(Photographed in progress)

6565

HE Néstor Osorio,Ambassador of the Republicof Colombia to the UK

51 x 41 cm (20 x 16 ins)

Oil


66

Cobby Knight

76 x 64 cm (30 x 25 ins)

Oil

Andrew Festing MBE PPRP

67

Michael Taylor RP

Alana – Figure with Box

105 x 80 cm (41 x 31 ins)

Oil

68

Des Violaris and her Mother

95 x 75 cm (37 x 30 ins)

Oil


Preliminary Study for Three Friends

92 x 139 cm (36 x 55 ins)

Oil

69

Michael Boateng for “Changing Faces”

51 x 42 cm (20 x 17 ins)

Oil

Mrs Nicola Huggett,Head, Blundell’s School

92 x 86 cm (36 x 34 ins)

Oil

70

Girl with a Ring

153 x 72 cm (60 x 28 ins)

Oil

Toby Wiggins RP

71

Girl with a Ring (Detail)

153 x 72 cm (60 x 28 ins)

Oil

72

Self Portrait with Goose

250 x 100 cm (98 x 39 ins)

Oil

The corpse of a large Canada Goose hungcruciform between two easels in my studio fora month over Christmas, till the sweet smell ofdeath turned too sour. Then, I stoppedpainting from direct observation and took aset of photographs. I have used these to buildimages of the goose and goose paintings intoa self portrait that I had all but abandonedsome years ago.

John Wonnacott CBE Hon RP

73

John Lessore drawing Michelangelo I

250 x 100 cm (98 x 39 ins)

Oil

John Lessore has been my closest painterfriend since we met at the Slade in the 1950s.He and I spent many hours last year, drawingthe cast of the Vatican Pietà when it was lent tothe National Gallery for a show celebrating thefriendship of Michelangelo with Sebastianodel Piombo. I think of my resulting painting asan addition to my long series of Mother andChild paintings, though the girl cradling thecorpse of her 33 year old son in theMichelangelo sculpture seems herself no morethan 25 years old.

74

Ilea

30.5 x 25.5 cm (12 x 10 ins)

Oil

Neale Worley RP NEAC

75

Chiara

35.5 x 35.5 cm (14 x 14 ins)

Oil

76

‘Vaucluse Matin’: Portrait ofDominic and Lindsay Proctor

114 x 97 cm (45 x 38 ins)

Acrylic

Emma Wesley RP

77

Alice in May

44 x 31 cm (17 x 12 ins)

Oil


John Walton RP

78

Harry Nichols

55 x 47 cm (22 x 19 ins)

Charcoal

Robbie Wraith RP

Catalogue 2018

ALASTAIR ADAMS PPRP1 Dr Rita Gardner CBE, Director of the Royal

Geographical Society 1996 – 2018Oil174 x 99 cm (69 x 39 ins)NFS

2 Dr Sarah Furness, High Sheriff of Rutland2016 – 2017Oil94 x 77 cm (37 x 30 ins)NFS

3 Professor Julia Black, Interim Director of theLondon School of Economics 2016 – 2017,and Pro-Director for ResearchOil134 x 85 cm (53 x 33 ins)NFS

RICHARD ALLEN4 Dennis Thompson (Whiplash)

Oil44 x 35 cm (17 x 14 ins)£3,000

JENNIFER ANDERSON5 Damask

Oil66 x 130 cm (26 x 51 ins)£4,000

JEREMY ANDREWS6 Rachel

Pencil46 x 36 cm (18 x 14 ins)£1,035

MARY JANE ANSELL7 Study of Alexandra

Oil18 x 14 cm (7 x 6 ins)NFS

CAROLINE BAYS PS8 Jill Bays


9 Self Portrait with BeretOil58 x 42 cm (23 x 17 ins)£1,800

FRANCES BELL10 Gleaning

Oil96 x 112 cm (38 x 44 ins)£11,000

11 Rob Watching RugbyOil46 x 52 cm (18 x 20 ins)NFS

12 SelfOil49 x 49 cm (19 x 19 ins)£5,000

H R BELLInvited by Emma Wesley RP

13 Suki with PebblesOil30 x 20 cm (12 x 8 ins)NFS

TIM BENSON VPROI14 Hugh Wearing a Scarf


15 Portrait of a ManOil50 x 40 cm (20 x 16 ins)£2,750

16 Selfie with HandsOil73 x 63 cm (29 x 25 ins)£6,500

JAMES BLAND NEAC17 James

Oil35 x 28 cm (14 x 11 ins)£600

ALICE BOGGIS-ROLFE18 Self Portrait with Brushes

Oil40 x 35 cm (16 x 14 ins)£700

JANE BOND RP NEAC19 Jola

Charcoal80 x 55 cm (31 x 22 ins)NFS

JASON BOWYER RP PPNEAC PS20 The “Gentle Men” Series: Jim Frame

Ink & pastel61 x 56 cm (24 x 22 ins)POA

21 The “Gentle Men” Series: Paul OppieCharcoal92 x 66 cm (36 x 26 ins)POA

22 The “Gentle Men” Series: Tom MitchellCharcoal51 x 53 cm (20 x 21 ins)£1,500

PAUL BRASON PPRP RWA23 Eric P Widing

Pencil40 x 30 cm (16 x 12 ins)NFS

24 Paul Killik and AlfieOil91 x 71 cm (36 x 28 ins)NFS

25 Sarah Taylor, High Sheriff of OxfordOil122 x 95 cm (48 x 37 ins)NFS

MARTIN BROOKS26 Amish Boy II

Oil55 x 55 cm (22 x 22 ins)£2,500

Catalogue 2018

RUPERT BROOKS27 Mr Johnson and Friends

Oil71 x 71 cm (28 x 28 ins)£2,900

PETER BROWN RP NEAC PSHon RBA ROI

28 Hattie Goes to BedOil63.5 x 53 cm (25 x 21 ins)£5,620

29 Ned and Eeyore, Combe ParkOil41 x 36 cm (16 x 14 ins)£3,850

30 Ned Doing Homework on the Hall TableOil63.5 x 53 cm (25 x 21 ins)£5,620

31 The Remarkable Mr Robertson,Prior Park CollegeOil63.5 x 53 cm (25 x 21 ins)NFS

INDIA BUNCE32 Self Portrait

Oil8 x 8 cm (3 x 3 ins)£400

JOHN BURKE33 The Red Recipe Book

Oil38 x 27 cm (15 x 11 ins)£3,750

34 The Yellow Wedding DressOil66 x 35 cm (26 x 14 ins)NFS

DAVID CALDWELL RP35 Circle


36 In the Studio (Self Portrait)Oil120 x 83 cm (47 x 33 ins)£2,600

37 Louise (with Plants)Oil138 x 108 cm (54 x 43 ins)£3,000

38 The Boxer (Portrait of Anthony)Oil186 x 136 cm (73 x 54 ins)£3,000

STEVE CALDWELL39 Robert

Acrylic40 x 34 cm (16 x 13 ins)£3,250

LUKE CANAVAN40 Eddie Linden


EMILY CARRINGTON FREEMANInvited by Robbie Wraith RP

41 Paisley Scarf, A Study of Fabio (2018)Pencil50 x 40 cm (20 x 16 ins)£1,500

QING CHEN42 Audrey


SHONA CHEW43 Head 22


SOPIO CHKHIKVADZE44 David Wigg

Oil35 x 30 cm (14 x 12 ins)£1,500

45 Mrs BaresselOil40 x 30 cm (16 x 12 ins)£1,500

WAYNE CLOUGH46 Interior

Oil39 x 32 cm (15 x 13 ins)£2,200

TOM COATES RP PPNEAC PPPSPPRBA RWA RWS

47 Amanda Herbert MB BS FRCPathOil78 x 51 cm (31 x 20 ins)NFS

48 Head StudyOil30 x 25 cm (12 x 10 ins)NFS

49 Young Student, StudyOil61 x 45 cm (24 x 18 ins)NFS

DAVID COBLEY RP NEAC50 His Honour Judge Peter Beaumont


51 Rudy MarkhamPencil48 x 38 cm (19 x 15 ins)NFS

52 Sir Andrew LikiermanOil76 x 66 cm (30 x 26 ins)NFS

53 Swifts ForeverOil104 x 142 cm (41 x 56 ins)NFS

ANTHONY CONNOLLY RP54 ACCA

Pencil & crayon95 x 70 cm (37 x 28 ins)NFS

55 Catherine 2017Oil110 x 75 cm (43 x 30 ins)NFS

56 HonoriaOil90 x 70 cm (35 x 28 ins)NFS

57 YaelOil50 x 25 cm (20 x 10 ins)NFS

BELINDA CROZIER58 Portrait of a Betrayed Lady

Oil68 x 65 cm (27 x 26 ins)£4,000

SAIED DAI RP NEAC59 Dame Carol Black


60 SistersOil145 x 115 cm (57 x 45 ins)£38,450

ANDY DAKIN61 Wonder Woman

Oil92 x 121 cm (36 x 48 ins)£3,200

SAM DALBY RP62 Brother in Nature


63 Father in DialogueOil60 x 50 cm (24 x 20 ins)NFS

64 PeteOil60 x 70 cm (24 x 28 ins)£5,000

65 SelfOil60 x 70 cm (24 x 28 ins)£5,000

SIMON DAVIS VPRP RBSA66 Girl from Tate

Oil64 x 43 cm (25 x 17 ins)£3,000

67 Reshma & TaslimaOil69 x 48 cm (27 x 19 ins)£2,400

68 TaslimaOil47 x 34 cm (19 x 13 ins)£1,700

HELEN DAVISON69 Tony


KEXIN DI70 Self Portrait

Oil40 x 30 cm (16 x 12 ins)£5,000

XIN DI71 Raving Person

Acrylic & watercolour90 x 70 cm (35 x 28 ins)£20,000

DAVIDE DI TARANTO72 Self Portrait

Oil20 x 15 cm (8 x 6 ins)£500

73 Tattooed ManOil20 x 15 cm (8 x 6 ins)£500

MIRIAM ESCOFET74 Sophia Lloyd George


JONATHAN FARNINGHAMInvited by The Heatherley School of Fine Art

75 SycamoreOil43.5 x 33.5 cm (17 x 13 ins)£300

MARK FENNELL76 Sir Walter J Wallis

Oil51 x 41 cm (20 x 16 ins)£1,800

ANDREW FESTING MBE PPRP77 Cobby Knight


Catalogue 2018 continued…

RICHARD FOSTER PRP78 Geoffrey Leckie at Nagarhole

Watercolour40 x 45 cm (16 x 18 ins)NFS

79 RockinghamOil90 x 120 cm (35 x 47 ins)NFS

80 The Hatchleys in the Rose Garden,Flint HouseOil70 x 90 cm (28 x 35 ins)NFS

81 The Mullen FamilyOil80 x 65 cm (31 x 26 ins)NFS

LUCAS GARCIAInvited by London Atelier ofRepresentational Art (LARA)

82 Dirty BlondOil60 x 45 cm (24 x 18 ins)£1,400

JONATHAN GIDLOW83 Lavinia

Oil61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 ins)£1,600

84 MichaelOil82 x 57 cm (32 x 22 ins)£2,100

DAVID GRAHAM RP85 Bedouins, Jericho

Oil40 x 30 cm (16 x 12 ins)£4,000

86 Coptic Priest, JerichoOil50 x 45 cm (20 x 18 ins)£4,000

87 TheatreOil50 x 45 cm (20 x 18 ins)£4,500

88 Vivian Pitchforth RAOil60 x 50 cm (24 x 20 ins)£8,000

FIONA GRAHAM-MACKAY89 Ed Watson at Rehearsals

Oil64 x 49 cm (25 x 19 ins)£5,000

LYN GRAY90 Jane and the Dancing Figurine

Oil78 x 53 cm (31 x 21 ins)£1,000

VALERIY GRIDNEV RP PS ROI91 The Artist

Oil70 x 90 cm (28 x 35 ins)£12,000

92 The Man with a CigarOil70 x 90 cm (28 x 35 ins)£12,000

YIMING GU93 A Female College Student in a Long Dress

Water-soluble coloured pencil120 x 95 cm (47 x 37 ins)£1,800

JAMES HAGUE94 Mette

Oil89 x 66 cm (35 x 26 ins)£5,000

95 TomOil45 x 30 cm (18 x 12 ins)£1,750

ROBIN-LEE HALL PPRP96 Reflecting

Digital iPad drawing print(edition of 15)52 x 40 cm (20 x 16 ins)£475 (£325 unframed)

97 The Young ScholarSilverpoint drawing38 x 30 cm (15 x 12 ins)£750

98 TomDigital iPad drawing print(edition of 15)52 x 40 cm (20 x 16 ins)£475 (£325 unframed)

JULIE HELD NEACInvited by Jane Bond RP NEAC

99 My Father – The Last PortraitAcrylic & oil122 x 92 cm (48 x 36 ins)NFS

ANDREW HITCHCOCK100 Barrie in a Purple Jumper

Oil66 x 56 cm (26 x 22 ins)£1,050

ANIA HOBSON101 Girl in a Big Coat

Oil95 x 74 cm (37 x 29 ins)£2,600

BENJAMIN HOPE102 Becky

Oil45 x 40 cm (18 x 16 ins)£1,500

103 MumOil45 x 45 cm (18 x 18 ins)£4,500

EMMA HOPKINS RP104 Doreen Wallace


105 Doreen Wallace Study 03Mixed media111 x 82 cm (44 x 32 ins)£2,800

106 He Came Back Three TimesOil126 x 96 cm (50 x 38 ins)£3,600

107 Rodrick MacClancyOil109 x 64 cm (43 x 25 ins)£5,000

MICHAEL HYAM108 Study of Nicole

Oil43 x 38 cm (17 x 15 ins)£2,200

ANDREW JAMES RP NEAC109 Florence James, 4:30am, 18/03/17


110 Simon DavisOil102 x 79 cm (40 x 31 ins)£12,000

VIN JELLY111 The Bishop of London,

The Rt Rev Sarah Mullally DBEOil102 x 68 cm (40 x 27 ins)NFS

HERO JOHNSONInvited by Mark Roscoe RP

112 Sir Alan ParkerOil120 x 100 cm (47 x 39 ins)NFS

LAURENCE KELL113 Self Portrait

Oil53 x 48 cm (21 x 19 ins)£2,000

JIRI KELLER114 Brian

Oil76 x 66 cm (30 x 26 ins)£2,000

115 JonathanOil60 x 45 cm (24 x 18 ins)£1,200

SANDRA KUCK116 Yvonne

Oil112 x 117 cm (44 x 46 ins)£25,000

PETER KUHFELD RP NEAC117 The Executive Chef

Charcoal & oil70 x 74 cm (28 x 29 ins)NFS

KATHRYN KYNOCH118 Paul in Fancy Dress

Oil155 x 105 cm (61 x 41 ins)£10,000

FIONA LANDInvited by The Art Academy

119 UntitledOil59 x 49 cm (23 x 19 ins)NFS

JILL LEMAN RBA120 Quiet Moment

Acrylic42 x 37 cm (17 x 15 ins)NFS

SHANA LEVENSON121 Home

Oil96 x 61 cm (38 x 24 ins)£6,000

SHAWN McGOVERN122 Jess and Hayden

Oil55 x 41 cm (22 x 16 ins)£4,000

KENNY McKENDRY123 Self Portrait into the Light

Oil41 x 34 cm (16 x 13 ins)£1,600

JUNE MENDOZA OBE RP ROI Hon SWA124 Michael Eavis

Oil152 x 102 cm (60 x 40 ins)£12,000

125 Sally PullingerOil137 x 112 cm (54 x 44 ins)£12,000

126 The Whalleys, Michael & KarenOil122 x 66 cm (48 x 26 ins)NFS

JAN MIKULKAChanging Faces commission

127 LindaOil50 x 35 cm (20 x 14 ins)NFS


ELOIZA MILLS128 Hannah Smith

Oil on copper27 x 22 cm (11 x 9 ins)£2,000

STEPHANIE MILLS129 Female

Graphite68 x 42 cm (27 x 17 ins)£1,400

130 MargaretGraphite, charcoal & chalk27 x 18 cm (11 x 7 ins)£1,400

HOWARD MORGANInvited by Richard Foster PRP

131 The Rt Hon Lord Waldegrave,Provost of Eton, and Lady WaldegraveOil115 x 95 cm (45 x 37 ins)NFS

ANTHONY MORRIS RP NEAC132 Graham Ashley-Carter


133 Pastel Study for a PortraitPastel65 x 58 cm (26 x 23 ins)NFS

134 RebeccaOil50 x 46 cm (20 x 18 ins)£4,000

ROBIN L MULLER135 Alice

Acrylic66 x 48 cm (26 x 19 ins)£3,000

NASHUNMENGHE136 2018_Elizabeth2

Oil45 x 45 cm (18 x 18 ins)£2,000

MICHAEL NOAKES PPROI RP137 Dame Judi Dench, CH, DBE

Mixed media61 x 45 cm (24 x 18 ins)NFS

138 Gerald Moriarty, QC. Bencher ofLincoln’s InnOil76 x 63 cm (30 x 25 ins)NFS

139 H.M. The Queen: study for portraitcommissioned by Teresa Cahill as agift for The Royal Society of Musiciansof Great BritainOil61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 ins)NFS

140 The Most Reverend Bernard Longley,RNCM, MA, Archbishop of BirminghamOil101 x 76 cm (40 x 30 ins)NFS

SHANTI PANCHAL Hon RBAInvited by Melissa Scott-Miller RP NEAC

141 Rita and RatiWatercolour92 x 73 cm (36 x 29 ins)£9,300

TIM PATRICK142 Joanna

Oil121 x 88 cm (48 x 35 ins)£3,800

HARRIET PATTINSON143 Boy in an Austrian Jacket


ROBIN PERKO144 Giuseppe from Palermo

Oil190 x 150 cm (75 x 59 ins)£12,000

ANNA PINKSTER145 Em and Bruno

Charcoal74 x 65 cm (29 x 26 ins)£950

SOPHIE PLOEG146 Self Portrait 2017

Pastel38 x 30 cm (15 x 12 ins)£1,450

ANASTASIA POLLARD RP147 Barry


148 Dame Joan RuddockOil24 x 20 cm (9 x 8 ins)NFS

149 MankoOil10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 ins)NFS

EMILY PONSONBYInvited by Andrew Festing MBE PPRP

150 Instant HeroOil & beeswax110 x 90 cm (43 x 35 ins)NFS

ALLAN RAMSAY151 Paul


CARL RANDALL152 Animator Nick Park and the Dinosaur Gallery


153 Author/Illustrator Raymond Briggs andAshen GroveOil47 x 29 cm (19 x 11 ins)NFS

MATT ALEXANDER RAY154 Barbara


GARETH REIDInvited by David Caldwell RP

155 Look Like A BuildingCharcoal83 x 110 cm (33 x 43 ins)£4,500

156 Molto BenePastel110 x 85 cm (43 x 33 ins)£4,000

MICHAEL RIDDLE157 Phil

Oil28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 ins)£800

NICHOLAS ROBINSON158 Drishcoora – Maeve & Keith Robinson

Oil130 x 100 cm (51 x 39 ins)£3,000

168 The de Laszlo FamilyOil111 x 127 cm (44 x 50 ins)NFS

CARL-MARTIN SANDVOLD169 Man with Red Hat

Oil80 x 65 cm (31 x 26 ins)£3,000

MELISSA SCOTT-MILLER RP NEAC170 Adam and Marsell, his Friend since

Nursery SchoolOil100 x 100 cm (39 x 39 ins)£6,000

171 CordeliaOil61 x 76 cm (24 x 30 ins)£2,500

172 Joey and AdamOil100 x 100 cm (39 x 39 ins)£6,000

173 Patrice Chaplin and Rachel Calvocoressi inPrimrose Hill RoomOil54 x 81 cm (21 x 32 ins)£2,500

SARAH AMANDA SETCHFIELD174 Portrait of Giulia


MICHAEL SEYMOUR175 Study of Tatiana

Graphite60 x 51 cm (24 x 20 ins)NFS

CAITLYN ROOKE159 Eimhin & Doris

Oil43 x 33 cm (17 x 13 ins)£2,750

MARK ROSCOE RP160 Eniola Sokalu


161 Lord and Lady Provost of Edinburgh,Donald and Elaine WilsonOil138 x 104 cm (54 x 41 ins)NFS

162 Sir Martin Taylor, FRSOil138 x 122 cm (54 x 48 ins)NFS

ILARIA ROSSELLI DEL TURCO163 Studio Visit

Oil71 x 86 cm (28 x 34 ins)£2,750

164 YasmineOil21 x 18 cm (8 x 7 ins)NFS

JAMIE ROUTLEY165 The Weight of the Tide


SUSAN RYDER RP NEAC166 Hector with Brodie


167 Olivia, Ben and AnnabelOil104 x 114 cm (41 x 45 ins)NFS


DANIEL SHADBOLT NEACInvited by Jason Bowyer RP PPNEAC PS

176 NicholasOil41 x 31 cm (16 x 12 ins)£675

CHARLOTTE SORAPURE NEACInvited by Peter Brown RP NEAC PSHon RBA ROI

177 EchoOil71 x 61 cm (28 x 24 ins)£12,000

JULIA SORRELL RBA RI178 Self Portrait

Tempera45 x 35 cm (18 x 14 ins)NFS

JEFF STULTIENS RP179 HE Néstor Osorio, Ambassador of the

Republic of Colombia to the UKOil51 x 41 cm (20 x 16 ins)NFS

180 Lily SanturriOil51 x 41 cm (20 x 16 ins)NFS

181 My Daughters at Monet’s Table, GivernyOil92 x 112 cm (36 x 44 ins)NFS

BENJAMIN SULLIVAN RP NEAC182 Edie


MICHAEL TAYLOR RP183 Alana – Figure with Box


NNEKA UZOIGWEInvited by London Fine Art Studios

192 FionaOil60.5 x 50.5 cm (24 x 20 ins)£2,000

TOM VAN DE WOUWER193 Evening Light

Oil40 x 30 cm (16 x 12 ins)£2,000

ADELE WAGSTAFF194 Adrian

Oil36 x 30 cm (14 x 12 ins)£1,800

JOHN WALTON RP195 Alice in May


COLIN WATSONInvited by Neale Worley RP NEAC

196 MaryamOil47 x 37 cm (19 x 15 ins)£2,600

197 Toto’s Best DayOil127 x 157 cm (50 x 62 ins)NFS

EMMAWESLEY RP198 Patrick Derham, Headmaster of

Rugby SchoolAcrylic90 x 60 cm (35 x 24 ins)NFS

GAIL THEISInvited by John Walton RP

184 NaomiOil35 x 45 cm (14 x 18 ins)NFS

BERNADETT TIMKO185 Franke

Etching (edition of 15)38 x 27 cm (15 x 11 ins)£700 (£650 unframed)

DAPHNE J. TODD OBE PPRP NEAC186 Des Violaris and her Mother


Changing Faces commission187 Michael Boateng for “Changing Faces”


188 Mrs Nicola Huggett, Head, Blundell’s SchoolOil92 x 86 cm (36 x 34 ins)NFS

189 Preliminary Study for Three FriendsOil92 x 139 cm (36 x 55 ins)£4,000

SUSANNE DU TOITInvited by Antony Williams RP NEAC PS

190 WesoewerOil125 x 145 cm (49 x 57 ins)£18,000

ALEX TZAVARAS191 Portrait Study with Spectacles

Oil27 x 22 cm (11 x 9 ins)£600

199 ‘Vaucluse Matin’: Portrait of Dominic andLindsay ProctorAcrylic114 x 97 cm (45 x 38 ins)NFS

TOBY WIGGINS RP200 Charlie Burt

Oil20 x 15 cm (8 x 6 ins)£2,500

201 Girl with a RingOil153 x 72 cm (60 x 28 ins)£15,000

202 Girl with Ring – JulyePencil60 x 40 cm (24 x 16 ins)£1,200

203 Roger BrownOil20 x 16 cm (8 x 6 ins)£2,500

ANTONY WILLIAMS RP NEAC PS204 Natasha

Egg tempera42 x 42 cm (17 x 17 ins)£18,500

205 Self PortraitOil36 x 34 cm (14 x 13 ins)£7,500

HELEN WILSON206 Ayr India

Oil90 x 60 cm (35 x 24 ins)£5,500

JOHN WONNACOTT CBE Hon RP207 John Lessore drawing Michelangelo I


208 John Lessore drawing Michelangelo IIOil100 x 250 cm (39 x 98 ins)NFS

209 Self Portrait with GooseOil250 x 100 cm (98 x 39 ins)NFS

210 Study for Jörg Geller in the East India ClubPencil95 x 70 cm (37 x 28 ins)NFS

NEALE WORLEY RP NEAC211 Chiara

Oil35.5 x 35.5 cm (14 x 14 ins)£3,200

212 IleaOil30.5 x 25.5 cm (12 x 10 ins)NFS

213 RobertOil41 x 36 cm (16 x 14 ins)£3,500

ROBBIE WRAITH RP214 Harry Nichols

Charcoal55 x 47 cm (22 x 19 ins)NFS

215 Lawrence Disney DaltonCharcoal52 x 44 cm (20 x 17 ins)NFS

216 PortraitCharcoal60 x 50 cm (24 x 20 ins)NFS

217 Portrait in Three WorldsOil102 x 81 cm (40 x 32 ins)NFS

MARTIN YEOMAN NEACInvited by Anthony Connolly RP

218 ‘Leon’ Man in a Brown Leather JacketOil70 x 50 cm (28 x 20 ins)NFS

MICHAEL YOUDS219 Council Worker

Oil42 x 52 cm (17 x 20 ins)£1,000

HONG ZHANG220 Old Man Portrait



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