RP catalogue 09 - The Royal Society of Portrait Painters
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RP catalogue 09 - The Royal Society of Portrait Painters
THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS 2009 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Federation of British Artists 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD Telephone 020 7930 6844 [email protected] www.mallgalleries.org.uk www.TheRP.co.uk 2009 PATRON HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS PATRON HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2009 7th to 23rd May Open daily including Sundays from 10am to 5pm and until 7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the exhibition closes at 1pm on Saturday 23rd May MALL GALLERIES THE MALL, LONDON SW1 We gratefully acknowledge the support of The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in the provision of the Gold Medal The Royal Society of Portrait Painters 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD Telephone: 020 7930 6844 Websites: www.TheRP.co.uk www.mallgalleries.org.uk Cover painting The Hairdresser (collection ‘People’s Portraits’ Girton College, Cambridge) by Saied Dai RP Designed and produced by Chris Drake Printed by Duncan Print Group Published by The Royal Society of Portrait Painters © 2009 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters ISBN 978-0-901-415-22-6 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters is a registered charity Registration Number 327460 PATRON HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OFFICERS Advisory Board of the Royal Society President Council of Portrait Painters Alastair Adams Jason Bowyer Anne Beckwith-Smith LVO Vice President June Mendoza Meri Benham Andrew James Anastasia Pollard Lord Armstrong of Ilminster GCB, CVO Simon Davis Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll DBE Robbie Wraith Lord Fellowes GCB, GCVO, QSO Honorary Secretary Damon de Laszlo Melissa Scott-Miller Executive Officer Meri Benham The Hon. Sandra de Laszlo Sir Christopher Ondaatje CBE, OC Honorary Treasurer Daphne J. Todd OBE, PPRP, NEAC, Hon. SWA Brendan Kelly Secretary Mary Rundell Hanging Committee Honorary Archivist Geoffrey Hayzer, Foreman Toby Wiggins Commissions Consultants June Mendoza Patrons Stephanie Dellner Gallery Manager The Lord Crathorne Exhibitions Officer Simon de Zoete Patricia Houchell Annabel Elton David Cobley Andrew Buxton John Deston John and Annemarie Edwards Richard Hoare Press and Publicity Candy Hurst Brown Richard Fitzwilliams Amanda Hutton Emma Healey Andrew Mitchell MP Maggie Paul Giles Prichard-Gordon Sir David Scholey 3 DECEASED HONORARY MEMBERS PAST PRESIDENTS PAST VICE PRESIDENTS Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema OM, RA, RWS 1891 – 1904 A. Stuart Wortley 1898 – 1934 The Hon. John Collier OBE Maurice Bradshaw OBE 1906 – 1910 Sir W. Q. Orchardson RA, HRSA 1934 – 1944 George Harcourt RA Sir George Clausen RA 1910 – 1924 Sir James J. Shannon RA 1944 – 1952 Sir Oswald Birley RA Sir Arthur Cope RA 1924 – 1930 Sir William Orpen KBE, RA, RHA 1952 – 1953 T. C. Dugdale RA Cowan Dobson RBA 1932 – 1940 Sir John Lavery RA, RSA, RHA, Etc 1953 – 1957 Simon Elwes ARA William Dring RA, RWS 1944 – 1948 George Harcourt RA 1959 – 1964 Sir William Hutchison PPRSA Hugh de T. Glazebrook 1948 – 1953 Augustus John OM, RA 1966 – 1980 Norman Hepple RA Kenneth Green 1953 – 1965 Sir James Gunn RA, LL.D 1980 – 1985 John Ward RA, RWS Sir James Guthrie PRSA, RA 1965 – 1971 Sir William Hutchison PPRSA 1985 – 1991 George J. D. Bruce Allan Gwynne-Jones DSO, RA 1971 – 1980 Edward Halliday CBE, PPRBA 1991 Edward Hall J. McLure Hamilton 1980 – 1983 Norman Hepple RA 1991 – 1994 Richard Foster Augustus John OM, RA 1983 – 1991 David Poole ARCA 1994 – 1999 Trevor Stubley RWS, RBA Dame Laura Knight RA, RWS 1991 Edward Hall 1999 – 2001 Paul Brason Leonard C. Lindsay FSA 1991 – 1994 George J. D. Bruce 2001 – 2002 Andrew Festing MBE Sir William Llewellyn PRA 1994 – 2000 Daphne Todd OBE 2002 – 2008 Susan Ryder NEAC Sir John Everett Millais PRA 2000 – 2002 Paul Brason A. T. Nowell 2002 – 2008 Andrew Festing MBE Herbert A. Oliver RI Sir Edward Poynter, PRA, RWS Hugh G. Riviere Carlos Sancha C. Sanders RA John S. Sargent RA, RWS Howard Somerville A. R. Thompson RA G. F. Watts OM, RA T. Fiddes Watt RSA J. McNeill Whistler HRSA, LL.D Walter Woodington RBA, NEAC 4 HONORARY MEMBERS 2009 MEMBERS 2009 William Bowyer RA, RP, RWS, NEAC Alastair C. Adams PRP President Susan Ryder RP, NEAC Derek Clarke RP, RSW, ARSA Douglas Anderson RP Melissa Scott-Miller RP, NEAC Honorary Secretary Claude Harrison ARCA Jane Bond RP, NEAC Stephen Shankland RP Leonard McComb RA, Hon. RBA Jason Bowyer RP, NEAC, PS Jeff Stultiens RP Tom Phillips CBE, RA, Hon. PS Paul Brason PPRP Benjamin Sullivan RP, NEAC Leonard Rosoman OBE, RA Keith Breeden RP Jason Sullivan RP Tai-Shan Schierenberg George J. D. Bruce PPRP Michael Taylor RP Trevor Stubley RWA, RWS Thomas J. Coates RP, PPPS, PPRBA, RWS, Daphne J. Todd OBE, PPRP, NEAC, Hon. SWA John H. Wonnacott PPNEAC, RWA John Walton RP David H. Cobley RP, RWA, NEAC Emma Wesley RP Saied Dai RP Toby Wiggins RP Honorary Archivist Simon Davis RP, RBSA Antony Williams RP, PS, NEAC Frederick Deane RP Robert Wraith RP John Edwards RP Martin Yeoman RP, NEAC Andrew Festing MBE, PPRP Richard Foster RP David Graham RP ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 2009 Robin-Lee Hall RP AGBI Steward 2008-9 Geoffrey Hayzer RP Anthony Connolly Assoc. RP Sheldon Hutchinson RP Valeriy Gridnev Assoc. RP, PS, ROI Andrew James VPRP Vice President Binny Mathews Assoc. RP Brendan Kelly RP Honorary Treasurer Sergei Pavlenko Assoc. RP Peter Kuhfeld RP, NEAC James Lloyd RP June Mendoza OBE, RP, ROI, Hon. SWA Anthony Morris RP, NEAC Michael Noakes RP Anastasia Pollard RP David Poole PPRP, ARCA 5 HONORARY FRIENDS Ms Philippa Abrahams Mrs Lucy Jenkins Prof. Dame Marilyn Strathern Ms Anne Allport Dr Gillian Jondorf The Lord Vinson of Roddam Dene LVO, DL Sir Ian Amory The Rt. Hon. Tessa Jowell MP Ian Wallace Esq. The Rt. Hon. Lord Archer of Weston Super Mare Henry Keswick Esq. Anthony Weale Esq. Ms Pim Baxter Mrs Julian Kitchener-Fellowes LVO Duncan Wilson Esq. Keith Benham Esq. Sir Kirby and Lady Laing Andrew Wilton Esq. The Rt. Hon. Virginia Bottomley MP Miss Pat Lambert Gyles Brandreth Esq. Ms Christina Leder Robin Buchanan-Dunlop Esq. Professor Norbert Lynton Gerald Carroll Esq. Professor Kenneth McConkey Colonel William Chesshyre David Messum Esq. Alastair Adams PRP President Mrs Peter Cookson Dr Mark Moody-Stuart Diana Armfield RA, Hon. NEAC, Hon. PS Artist Conrad Dehn Esq. Tom Muir Esq. Sarah Howgate Contemporary Curator, Ms Susan Engledow Ms Jans Ondaatje-Rolls National Portrait Gallery Ms Katherine Eustace Richard Ormond Esq. James Lloyd RP Artist Michael Fawcett Esq. William Packer NEAC, Hon. RBA, Hon. PS James Partridge OBE Chief Executive and Julian Fellowes Esq. James Partridge OBE, DSc. Founder, Changing Faces Ms Moira Field Ms Liz Rideal Simon Wilson OBE Writer on Art and former Ms Frances Gandy Alasdair Riley Esq. Tate Curator Dr Rita Gardner The Hon. Maurice Robson Martin Gayford Esq. Sir Timothy Sainsbury Robin Gibson Esq. Dr Charles Saumarez Smith David Goldstone Esq. Sir David Scholey Philip Harley Esq. The Rt. Hon. the Lord Selborne Sir Max Hastings Michael Shea Esq. CVO Michael Holroyd Esq. Robin Simon Esq. David Houchin Esq. Peyton Skipwith Esq. Ms Sarah Howgate Philip Solomon Esq. Ms Dotti Irving Peter Spira Esq. 6 PRIZE JUDGING PANEL 2009 President’s statement Welcome to this, the catalogue of the 118th Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Open Exhibition. RP’s recent projects. Brendan Kelly, who As for myself, I was elected President after recently completed an historic large-scale last year’s AGM, and after exhibiting with the commission for the International Security Society since 1996. I became a Member in Assistance Force, has taken up the post of Hon 2002, a Council Member in 2003 and Hon Treasurer. Melissa Scott-Miller, winner of the Treasurer in 2006. As well as being a practicing It is also my pleasure to introduce myself to 2008 Lynn Painter Stainer’s prize, who takes portrait painter I also hold an academic you as the new President of the RP, and as over as Hon Secretary, and Toby Wiggins, position at Loughborough University where such, I’d like to use the catalogue as an whose recent portrait of author Ronald Blythe my research interests are based around opportunity to ring in some changes and is on display, takes on the role of the Society’s drawing and representation. My ambition for report on the diversity of RP activities beyond archivist. This is an exciting role given the the Society as President is to continue to build the public face of the annual exhibition. Society’s long history and the level of support upon our history and strong reputation as a and opportunities for archives today. source of high quality, original and inventive First of all, however, on behalf of the Society, world-leading commissioned portraiture. I’m I would like to thank Andrew Festing for his also keen to promote our support for the direction and leadership over the last six continuation and development of original, years. Andrew made a fine President whilst incisive, observationally-centred, drawing maintaining his enviable profile as a leading and painting skills within practice and a commissioned portrait painter. During his higher level of debate around the application tenure we saw the introduction of the and interpretation of portraiture. This is Bulldog Bursary, the extension of the Annual evidenced through the many drawings and Open to the Hatton Gallery in Newcastle, paintings selected for this year’s exhibition sponsored by Northern Rock, the ‘Self-Portrait’ and the work of the Society’s Members and exhibition and publication, and the Associates. This year’s exhibition will also introduction of several new patrons and host the RP/Changing Faces ‘Face to Face’ sponsors that have enabled us to inherit the debate that seeks to explore the portrait as a RP in the healthy state that we see it today. means of identifying with personality and Thanks are also due to Sue Ryder for her character whilst challenging social taboos work, alongside Andrew, as Vice President surrounding appearance. over his term, and Jane Bond for her work Last year’s candidates selection created three over the last 16 years as the Society’s archivist. new members. These are James Lloyd, winner As a charity, I see the RP continuing to provide of last year’s Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture a diverse range of platforms for the This is also an opportunity for me to and a previous recipient of the BP Portrait encouragement and support of portrait introduce some new faces on the Council Award; Stephen Shankland, also a previous painting today whilst being forward thinking and to the Society itself, along with formally winner of the BP Portrait Award, who recently for tomorrow. Currently, these platforms recognizing and congratulating prize-winners completed a portrait of Sir Peter Mansfield, include commissions, exhibitions, awards, from 2008. Taking over the role of Vice and Robin-Lee Hall, a skilled painter working mentoring, educational initiatives, archives, President is Andrew James, Hon Secretary in egg tempera with personal commendations publications and collaborative projects. Plans from 2004 and collaborator on many of the from Prince Charles to her name. are afoot in the coming year to develop the 7 current RP online provision further, in order to Many artists have also been working towards provide a larger, more comprehensive resource the completion of a large-scale commissioned for portrait painting. Our aim is to provide project from long-term Society Patron Sir support and representation for long-term Christopher Ondaatje. This has involved the professional practice whilst opening doors to commissioning and production of some 20 those starting-out and wanting to know more portraits of past and present leading literary about this fascinating subject. figures housed in the ‘The Ondaatje Museum’ located near Countisbury on the North The Society’s activities this year have seen Devon Coast. Based in a refurbished two more Member donations to the People’s farmhouse and laundry, this normally private Portrait collection housed at Girton College museum will be open to the public for the Cambridge (see later report), the successful first time during the September 2009 Porlock completion of the first Bulldog Portrait Arts Festival. Beyond this, it is intended that collaboration. The RP is always willing to Bursary award by artist Joe Galvin (see later the museum should be the venue for special discuss the development of collaborative report) and the commencement of the readings and book launches to help authors projects of this nature. second with artist Daniel Shadbolt alongside and certain charities. Many thanks go to numerous individual Member and Non- members who have worked hard on realising All of our activities are as a result of abundant Member commissions established by the RP’s this project, and also to Sir Christopher goodwill, support and advice from friends, excellent Commissions Service. Ondaatje for his foresight instigating the members and our highly experienced and valued advisory body. We must, however, remember and thank the subjects and commissioners of our own paintings. The generous gift of the sitter’s time and the patron’s willingness to support artists by funding and loaning works helps make exhibitions and artistic careers all the richer. Commissioning a portrait is a brave step, perhaps currently braver even than sitting for one. Financial climates change but the intrinsic value of a portrait remains timeless. By commissioning a portrait through the RP, clients are ensured access to the highest levels of professional practice in the knowledge that they are supporting and securing a future for portrait painting practice. Left and above: The Ondaatje Museum 8 Annual Open Award Winners 2008 Congratulations go to Richard Brazier and Keith Breeden, recipients of The Arts Club Awards for ‘Seated Man’ (left) and ‘David Holmes’ (top middle); Peter Brown, recipient of the Prince of Wales’s Award for Portrait Drawing for ‘Last Minute Homework’ (centre); Ruth Murray, recipient of the de Laszlo Foundation Prize for ‘Girl of 100 Epochs’ (bottom middle); Hynek Martinec, recipient of the Changing Faces Prize for ‘Bagram in New York’ (top right) and James Lloyd, recipient of the ’08 Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture for ‘Iris and Me’ (bottom right). Our thanks to our generous sponsors for providing awards totalling some £18,000. 9 Looking back – The Bulldog Bursary experience Joseph Galvin, recipient of the first Bulldog Portrait Bursary for Excellence, and the de Laszlo Foundation Award for Portraiture tells us about the year that transformed his life. carry. I realised that a lot rested on the This was not a difficult decision to make, as interview and I anxiously waited for a the opportunity to rent a studio at the Art decision. An hour passed and my phone rang, Academy in central London, along with free it was Andrew Festing, the then President of access to the courses there, was excellent. the RP. To my huge relief, he congratulated Working in close proximity to the Art me on becoming the first winner of the Academy’s resident artists proved to be an Bulldog Portrait Bursary. enormous benefit. The move also located me In 2000, I graduated with a degree in Fine near to many RP members, who would act as Art. I enjoyed my time on the degree, but felt my mentors. Access to contact of this kind that my future as an artist lay in a different was inspiring and in contrast to the isolation direction from the more conceptual art that I was used to. Access to extra drawing study was encouraged on my degree course. I at the Art Academy also proved challenging wanted to pursue figurative painting and and significant in my development. with it, my strong interest in portraiture. It became apparent that I was embarking on a The Bursary also enabled me to make use of a very demanding skill-based practice that generous offer from The Heatherley School of undergraduate study had not prepared me Fine Art. Access to their advanced portrait for. The learning curve I faced was near painting classes enabled me to work directly vertical but I persisted and taught myself the from the model, with sustained poses lasting fundamentals of drawing and painting. This over a period of weeks. Working from life is effort was recognised after submitting my ideal for portrait painters wishing to try out first portrait for selection to the Royal Society new ideas and hone skills, however, hiring a of Portrait Painters Annual Open Exhibition. model to pose for a painting can be expensive. The acceptance of this work, a portrait of my Consequently, the opportunity to work for a father, literally encouraged me to continue sustained period was valuable, and I was able to develop more realised portrait studies. painting. This was a challenging period as there were many times when I had to stop On 3rd October 2007, I received the award at painting to take on paid work in order to an exhibition of self-portraits by RP Members I met and visited many different artists in my survive. I always came back to painting at the headquarters of the Bulldog Trust. bursary year. It was an exciting chance to get however, holding on to my belief that I could Richard Hoare, previous Chairman of the a real fly on the wall insight into the eventually become a full-time artist. Trust, handed me the Award that was to mark Member’s portrait practice. Although I had the start of a transformational year in which I read books on portrait painting, and searched In 2007, I saw an advert for the new Bulldog would meet many of the Society’s members, the internet to glean what information I Portrait Bursary Award posted on the Royal and in the process, learn a great deal about could, I had never had the opportunity to Society of Portrait Painters (RP) website. I the practice of contemporary portraiture. learn directly from the artists themselves. On the day, I travelled down to London from After winning the bursary, I decided to leave Meetings often involved visiting the artists in Cardiff with as many paintings as I could Cardiff and relocate to London for the year. their studios and discussing their work and applied and was shortlisted for an interview. 10 practices has made a positive impact on my at the Art Academy and at The Heatherley own practice and is something I will cherish. School of Fine Art, has really paid off. As a result, I have become better equipped to deal Towards the end of the bursary I received my with the challenges that professional portrait first commissions through the RP, and painting practice provides. I imagine there painting these seemed a perfect and logical are many developing artists who would be way to round-off my apprenticeship with the keen to experience the opportunities that I Society. There is, after all, no better way of have had over the bursary year. I hope the learning than actually working on a results will speak for themselves. commission in order to develop the practical, personal and communicative skills you need. The Bulldog Portrait Bursary aims to develop the talent of an artist at an early stage in their The bursary has undoubtedly been a truly career, and provides an opportunity for an artist, unique experience, and I feel privileged to regardless of location, to be mentored by have undertaken it. As a result, I feel I have Members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. taken my painting to another level, and with Benefits include access to facilities at The this has come a valuable growth in Heatherley School of Fine Art and the possibility confidence. I feel that the support received of studio space at the Art Academy. Applicants process. Each artist’s individual approach had from RP Members in the form of the advice are invited to submit two painted or drawn something to offer me, and these meetings coupled with practical studio practice, both portraits during May each year. gave me a broad view with which to contextualise my own artistic practice. I also had the privilege of visiting three artists: Andrew Festing, Jason Bowyer and Susan Ryder, whilst they painted, and with the sitters present. This was fascinating and provided a valuable insight into practical issues and procedures like viewpoint, lighting, methods of measuring, organisation of the palette and so on. It was also very helpful to see how they resolved issues brought about by working directly from a sitter, and the challenges of painting from life. The artists I met also openly discussed the business side of painting, and how to gain new commissions. The hospitality, generosity, and openness with which the RPs offered me insight into their 11 Michael Reynolds RP, RBA, Rome Scholar (1933 – 2008) For many years a greatly-admired Member of art Establishment had sold out to fallacious this Society, Michael Reynolds was a painter vacuities which encouraged theories that had of blazing integrity. He had a remarkable no real content. This may appear to some as grasp of the great interweaving movements a reactionary stance, but he was a man of in the history of painting and drawing, and a great liveliness of mind. He was sometimes wonderfully thorough technical knowledge. irascible, and although I almost always rather His work is in important collections, enjoyed that aspect of his personality, it including the National Portrait Gallery and certainly offended some people. the Royal Collection, and he helped initiate The Discerning Eye open competition. Though not personally ambitious, towards the end of his life he felt under-appreciated A gifted draughtsman and a painter of in this country. It was partly because of this, admirable quality, who worked to the highest and partly because of his health, that he standards and was never superficial, he decided to spend his final years in Italy and believed that many recent movements in art Holland. His four daughters survive him. were meretricious, and that almost all the great organisations that make up the present Michael Noakes RP John Ward CBE, RP, NEAC, Hon. PS (1917 – 2007) “He was a LOVELY man”: is invariably the spidery hand to former students and acolytes: round to his way of thinking, and did so quite initial response of anyone you ask who knew words of wisdom, stressing the sheer joy of genuinely, proved the validity of his judgment. him. And he was, civilised, genteel, kind and painting and how lucky we are; words of enormously generous with his encouragement praise for something of theirs seen on his He stood for beauty. When, during the row of those of us following in his wake. He must travels, “You are painting so well, I am glad. about the notorious Sensation exhibition, have spent time every morning writing in his It encourages me to try harder!” and similarly John was insulted by the Secretary of the Royal self-deprecating small confidences about the Academy who declared that there was no difficulty of achieving financial success, just point to art that did not change the world, he in case others were downcast about their own resigned and refused to go back. We at the RP exhibitions. In the febrile world of dog eat have been enormously privileged to have had artistic dog this appeared almost saintly. both him and his lovely portraits amongst us. Quietly-spoken, John may have been, but at Daphne Todd OBE, PPRP, NEAC, Hon. SWA his core was a steely determination. On more P.S. Visit Challock Church in Kent, full of his than one occasion I have witnessed him murals from 1956 and from 1999. A perfect dominate a prize-giving panel. That they came place… you will see. 12 The Hairdresser and the Note-Taker: New additions to People’s Portraits From the lifeboatmen of Fowey to a retired actor, people from different walks of life are captured in a unique exhibition of 40 portraits housed at Girton College. growth.” Each year the exhibition is added to its emphasis on community, Girton very by new members. The two most recent much welcomes visitors to view the People’s additions both unveiled by Dr Charles Portraits exhibition. The exhibition is open Saumarez Smith at a reception last September to the public (free admission) between 2pm are ‘Girish Sethna, Note-Taker’ by Alastair and 4pm daily. It may be seen at other times Adams PRP (below) and ‘The Hairdresser’ by by prior arrangement. Groups wishing to visit Saied Dai RP (front cover image). the collection should book in advance. The People’s Portraits collection reflects a Visitors are asked to sign-in at the Visitors’ cross-section of people’s lives in the United Entrance (at the rear of the College) or Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Porters’ Lodge (at the front of the College) on Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects arrival please. Visitors should then follow the and styles. The calibre of the artists, all of signs to the Exhibition Area. We have limited whom are members of the Royal Society of disabled access to the College; please notify Portrait Painters, makes this one of the UK’s us in advance if you use a wheelchair. For any hidden jewels in the portraiture world. enquiries, call 01223 338901, or email [email protected] or visit: The collection originated in a millennial www.girton.cam.ac.uk/about/peoples- exhibition mounted by the Royal Society of portraits-exhibition/ Portrait Painters, which was seen by over one million people during its tour of England in 2000. Since 2002, People’s Portraits has come to reside in the beautiful surroundings of Girton College on long-term loan. This arresting and original exhibition is Alastair Adams, President of the Society continually growing thanks to the ongoing explains “The paintings produced offer an generosity of those newly-elected members of insight into contemporary society by the Royal Society of Portrait Painters who illustrating the many stories that people have donate a portrait to the collection. to tell and lives that are led, but that would not normally be the subject of a The Mistress of Girton College, Professor commissioned portrait. This is an important Dame Marilyn Strathern says, “Girton has process and, in housing the collection, proudly housed the ‘People’s Portraits’ Girton College promotes one of portraitures exhibition since 2002. Nearly seven years on, greatest strengths, that of the ability to it feels just as fresh and as vibrant today, communicate at a sophisticated artistic level making it a testament to the breadth and whilst remaining accessible to all”. quality of portraiture work being created in the UK, and thanks to the collection’s steady In-line with the College’s interest in art and 13 THE ONDAATJE PRIZE FOR PORTRAITURE in association with The Royal Society of Portrait Painters The President, Council and Members are enormously 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 Gold Medal. The year 2009 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 2002 Martin Yeoman 2003 Michael Reynolds 2004 Howard J. Morgan 2005 John H. Wonnacott 2006 Saied Dai 2007 Tom Coates 2008 James Lloyd THE DE LASZLO FOUNDATION 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 Silver Medal 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. Previous Prize Winners (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 CLARENCE HOUSE THE PRINCE OF WALES’S AWARD FOR PORTRAIT DRAWING 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. Previous Prize Winners 1999 Nicholas Cochrane 2000 Tom Coates 2001 Sheldon Hutchinson 2002 Peter Kuhfeld 2003 Warren Baldwin 2004 Anthony Connolly 2005 Toby Wiggins 2006 Thomas Lumley 2007 Saied Dai 2008 Peter Brown THE CHANGING FACES PRIZE We are delighted to present the Changing Faces Prize again this year for the portrait that is “most powerful in the way that the subject communicates with the viewer beyond the canvas.” I think many people would admit that their first impressions of people who have disfigurements are often less than positive, purely because of the value judgements we place on appearance alone. Yet many people who have disfigurements are successful communicators and know how to use non-verbal skills to help people see that their scar, mark or unusual feature is just one part of the overall picture. The Judges will therefore be considering artists whose portraits engage with the viewer through the energy of their subject’s gestures, the directness of their gaze and an attitude which exudes openness and confidence. Later this month, the RP and Changing Faces will host ‘Face to Face: looking at and portraying disfigurement’, an evening discussion during which a distinguished panel of artists, critics and disfigurement experts will explore the role that portraiture can play in changing our perceptions about disfigurement. We look forward to congratulating the Changing Faces Prize Winner. JW Anthony Cann Chairman, Trustees of Changing Faces The President, Council and Members wish to express their gratitude to Changing Faces for instigating the Changing Faces Prize. The award takes the form of a cheque for £2,000. Previous Changing Faces Prize Winners 2002 Michael Taylor 2003 Jason Bowyer NEAC 2004 Alastair C. Adams 2005 Jean-Paul Tibbles 2006 Toby Wiggins 2007 Brendan Kelly 2008 Hynek Martinec THE ARTS CLUB AWARD The President, Council and Members would like to express their thanks to The Arts Club for The Arts Club Award, as judged by The Arts Club Committee. The Award comprises one year’s free membership to The Arts Club, eligible to an artist showing work at the 2009 exhibition, who is not already a current Arts Club Member. Previous Prize Winners 2004 Antony Williams 2005 Jennifer Anderson 2006 Valeriy Gridnev 2007 Robbie Wraith and Linda Atherton 2008 Keith Breeden and Richard Brazier ARTISTS GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS PATRON You may consider making a bequest to The Royal Society of Portrait H.R.H THE PRINCE OF WALES Painters, which specifically promotes traditional values in figurative painting and receives no public funding. Founded in 1814 by JMW Turner, the Artists General Benevolent Institution provides help to professional artists and their If you would like further information, please write to: dependents in times of difficulty. Melissa Scott-Miller Funds are always needed and donations of any amounts are Hon. Secretary gratefully received and acknowledged. The Royal Society of Portrait Painters 17 Carlton House Terrace Please send your donation to: The Secretary London SW1Y 5BD Telephone 020 7930 6844 Artists General Benevolent Institution Burlington House, Piccadilly London W1J 0BB Registered Charity No. 212667 Registered Charity No. 3274600 THE BULLDOG TRUST 2, Temple Place, London WC2R 3BD The Royal Society of Portrait Painters is extremely grateful for the generosity of the Bulldog Trust in setting-up the Bulldog Bursary for Excellence. This is a bursary of £5,000 given annually to an up and coming portrait painter. They will be able to do an apprenticeship with members of the Society of their choice during the year they are the winner as well as receiving the bursary from the Bulldog Trust. The winner is chosen by the President and Council of the RP after a national call for entries. The winner for 2008-2009 is Daniel Shadbolt, whose portrait ‘Matt’ is on show in the exhibition. The Bulldog Trust support the development of talent across the arts, they set up the Bulldog Bursary with the RP to encourage the perpetuation of the skills and excellence involved in professional portraiture. We are delighted to be able to offer the winner the truly unique opportunity of learning this art from the UK’s master portrait painters themselves. THE DE LASZLO FOUNDATION The de Laszlo Foundation has very kindly offered the de Laszlo Scholarship of £2,500 to be given to the winner of the Bulldog Bursary to enable him/her to pursue their studies in greater depth during the year. The RP would also like to thank them for their wonderful support. Anyone interested in entering the competition next year should call the Federation of British Artists, telephone: 020 7930 6844 or email: [email protected]. THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2009 ALASTAIR C. ADAMS PRP Sir Colin Campell, Vice Chancellor of Nottingham University, 1988 – 2008 70 x 123 cms (28 x 48 ins) Oil 22 KEITH BREEDEN RP Professor Sheila Hollins, President of The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2005 – 2008 66 x 61 cms (26 x 24 ins) Oil 23 JANE BOND RP, NEAC Leila Meinitas 113 x 64 cms (44 x 25 cms) Charcoal 24 The Sheriff and his cat Geoffrey Bond O.B.E., D.L., F.S.A. Sheriff of London 2003/4 84 x 71 cms (33 x 28 ins) Oil 25 TOM COATES RP, PPNEAC, PPRBA, PPPS, RWA, RWS Professor John. M. Dillon 81 x 97 cms (32 x 38 ins) Oil Professor of Classics at Berkeley and Chairman of the department of Classics. Awarded the Regius Professorship of Greek at Trinity College, Dublin. Many honours and books have come his way. I found him a most genial sitter who always reads even during the breaks I gave him. 26 Richard Sorrell PRWS, NEAC Risenga, drummer 97 x 81 cms (38 x 32 ins) 61 x 51 cms (24 x 50 ins) Oil Oil A good friend who I highly admire and a very talented artist. 27 DAVID COBLEY RP, RWA, NEAC Nick Bouras, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry 51 x 46 cms (20 x 18 ins) Oil 28 ANTHONY CONNOLLY Assoc. RP Mrs. Edmondson (Detail) 76 x 61 cms (30 x 24 ins) Oil Honoria Fitzgerald was born in Sonnagh, County Mayo, in August 1919. She was the second of eight children. She moved to London in 1938 and served in the WRAF during the war. Soon afterwards she met Kenneth Edmondson and they were married in 1948. They lived in Hornby, Lancashire for 55 years. They had eight children. She was widowed in 2001. She now lives in Wiltshire. 29 SAIED DAI RP The Hairdresser (Collection ‘People’s Portraits’, Girton College, Cambridge) 122 x 76 cms (48 x 30 ins) Oil 30 VALERIY GRIDNEV Assoc. RP, PS, ROI Hugo, Toby, Kitty and Lottie Zeal 127 x 153 cms (50 x60 ins) Oil 31 SIMON DAVIS RP, RBSA Joan as Police Woman 51 x 51 cms (20 x 20 ins) Oil Joan Wasser is a wonderful singer from New York. I contacted her last year with the insane hope that I could maybe get the opportunity to paint her when she was next in London. Much to my amazement, she said that this would be fine so we met last summer to take photographs. It is still incredible to me that it was that straightforward. Joan was charming, gracious and very patient, which was of great comfort as meeting someone I hugely admire whilst trying to appear professional had been a source of great worry. I wanted the portrait to be a quiet study so decided to strip away any background to try and reflect the honesty and beautiful directness of her songs. 32 Lament 31 x 25 cms (12 x 10 ins) Oil This painting is a portrait of a very dear friend that I have known since school. This is the first time I have painted her, which in itself is strange. I have no explanation for it. 33 JOHN EDWARDS RP Dr Keith Eaton, Chief Executive The Institution of Structural Engineers 1999 – 2008 91 x 71 cms (36 x 28 ins) Oil 34 Charlie Parsons, Esq., Producer (Kindly lent by Lord Alli) 102 x 76 cms (40 x 30 ins) Oil 35 ANDREW FESTING MBE, PPRP The City of London Club 152 x 203 cms (60 x 80 ins) Oil 36 Portrait of Sir Christopher Ondaatje CBE, OC 107 x 86 cms (42 x 34 ins) Oil 37 RICHARD FOSTER RP Miss Isabella Thomas Mr & Mrs Andrew Jeans 76 x 64 cms (30 x 25 ins) 76 x 64 cms (30 x 25 ins) Oil Oil 38 In the studio 76 x 102 cms (30 x 40 ins) Oil 39 DAVID GRAHAM RP Odalisque 92 x 77 cms (36 x 30 ins) Oil 40 Samantha Mamadou 87 x 70 cms (34 x 28 ins) 92 x 77 cms (36 x 30 ins) Oil Oil Mamadou, from Africa, was an enthusiastic sitter. He is very interested in painting, his favourite is Velasquez. 41 ROBIN-LEE HALL RP Nick 46 x 67 cms (18 x 27 ins) Charcoal 42 Piano Man 13 x 20 cms (5 x 8 ins) Egg tempera 43 SHELDON HUTCHINSON RP Gaby Köpf 59 x 42 cms (23 x 16 ins) Pencil I was trying, with difficulty, to get my shoes repaired in Hangzhou, a city south of Shanghai, when the cobbler said “Ah, your wife’s here (Ni de airen lai le)” and suddenly this delightful German girl was interpreting for me in perfect Chinese. She’s doing a higher degree in Chinese literature at Hangzhou University. She wanted to speak Mandarin as a little girl and has been spectacularly successful. She’s worked hard, including doing a year in a remote city in the West, where with her green eyes she must have seemed very strange to the locals. She’s also got a top degree in economics from Konstanz and I suspect she’ll end up head of the world bank or president of something. My shoes were well repaired and are still intact. This is a very unflattering pose, with me looking up her nose. It’s hard to look beautiful, or even alive, when almost horizontal and lit from below but I think she just about manages it. 44 A young dancer 59 x 42 cms (23 x 16 ins) Pencil This young lady is also modelling for a sculptor. There's going to be a massive statue of her in Tuscon, Arizona, a nine foot bronze. She'll be a fairy or a nymph or possibly an angel. Adele 71 x 58 cms (28 x 23 ins) Pencil She has the looks and physique of a glamorous and effective assassin you might see in a Hollywood film but you couldn't meet a lovelier or more generous person. Adele spent several years working with children with multiple disabilities and then in the Sussex ambulance service before modelling full time. This drawing is a study for a painting and I had to add paper when I decided to make the image larger. Drawing that sofa was an ordeal. It was tiring putting all the stripes and little decorations in the right place. In the final painting the sofa was simplified. I was sitting only a couple of feet from the end so everything's wildly foreshortened. The nearest stripes are more than twice the size of the furthest ones and it took some time for that to sink into my head. I reduced the size of the feet a little so they didn't loom out too much. 45 ANDREW JAMES VPRP Jose 126 x 100 cms (50 x 40 ins) Oil 46 JAMES LLOYD RP Lord Patten of Barnes (By kind permission Newcastle University) 137 x 107 cms (54 x 42 ins) Oil 47 JUNE MENDOZA OBE, RP, ROI, Hon. SWA Sir Mark Elder – Conductor 102 x 127 cms (40 x 50 ins) Oil Sir Mark Elder is one of my lovely musicians in the series I have been doing for years. He gave complete cooperation, and with that instinct for what you, as the painter, were doing. A joy. Against his absolutely plain wall, the piano, music stand, and Mark, plus the lamp, made the very strong composition. The private in-joke, is the barely seen conductors’ batons on the piano which he keeps in a child’s pencil case. 48 Lord Newton of Braintree 91 x 71 cms (36 x 28 ins) Oil I already knew of Tony Newton, the politician. Now Brompton Hospital was commissioning a portrait of their Chairman, Lord Newton. A busy, lean subject with wonderful facial shapes and colours. It would have been no portrait of the man without depicting his concentration, and energy – like a coiled spring. I wandered around the hospital to find our background. The bas-relief gave me just the shape, scale, tonal range and journalistic suitability to let the dark movement of the body sing out. 49 ANTHONY MORRIS RP, NEAC Portrait of Alys 76 x 76 cms (30 x 30 ins) Oil 50 The Revd Professor Paul S. Fiddes, Principal Emeritus, Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford 1989 – 2007 102 x 76 cms (40 x 30 ins) Oil My friend and RP Member Michael Reynolds, who, after a long illness, sadly passed away last year, was due to paint this portrait of Professor Fiddes. At the time, he was too ill and suggested that the Regent’s Park College should look at my work with a view of my taking on the commission. Well here it is Michael. What do you think of it? Those of us who knew Michael can guess the colourful answer he would probably give. 51 MICHAEL NOAKES RP Dom Christopher Delaney, O.S.B. Commissioned by parishioners of the Church of St Mary of the Angels, Cardiff 56 x 41 cms (22 x 16 ins) Pencil H.R.H. The Princess Royal. Patron, Special Forces Club 132 x 102 cms (52 x 40 ins) Oil 52 The Rt Hon. Lady Thatcher, L.G., O.M., F.R.S. Commissioned by the Royal Hospital Chelsea 132 x 180 cms (52 x 71 ins) Oil 53 BINNY MATHEWS Assoc. RP Cheryl Campbell 76 x 69 cms (30 x 27 ins) Oil The actress Cheryl Campbell sat for me in 2008. While we were deciding what she was going to wear for the picture, she put on these red gloves, and this striking pose became the basis of the painting. Astonishingly, Cheryl was able to exactly replicate the pose every time! I have dramatised her charismatic and theatrical quality by using the flat black played against the impact of the spotlit subject. 54 SERGEI PAVLENKO Assoc. RP HM King Abdulah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Colonel in Chief, The Light Dragoons 200 x 127 cms (79 x 50 ins) Oil 55 SUSAN RYDER RP, NEAC Phoebe with Molly and Mungo 66 x 63 cms (26 x 25 ins) Oil 56 The Deacon family 96 x 130 cms (38 x 51 ins) Oil The Carr Ellison family 76 x 127 cms (30 x 50 ins) Oil 57 ANASTASIA POLLARD RP Valentina 51 x 41 cms (20 x 16 ins) Oil 58 MELISSA SCOTT-MILLER RP, NEAC Alfred and George 61 x 76 cms (24 x 30 ins) Oil 59 DAPHNE TODD OBE, PPRP, NEAC, Hon. SWA Sylvia and George Walpole-Brown 76 x 102 cms (30 x 40 ins) Oil Movingly, Sylvia and George commissioned this painting following an uncertain diagnosis for George after only six years of a very happy marriage. Sylvia, originally from Blackburn, was a Civil Servant at Cheltenham, is master of five languages and is keen on keeping fit, while George, an Accountant, is from a country background and loves to shoot and to play the trombone. Together they had already acquired two paintings by Michael Taylor – a good sign! – and, indeed, a more sympathetic pair of sitters would be difficult to imagine. 60 Julia Dalton, Headmistress, St. Leonard-Mayfield School Peter Gwynn-Jones Esq., C.V.O., Garter Principal King of Arms By kind permission of the Governors 76 x 51 cms (30 x 20 ins) 127 x 64 cms (50 x 25 ins) Oil Oil Having painted the previous Head, Sister Jean Sinclair, I was asked by the Governors to paint Julia Dalton twice: once for the school and once as a retirement gift from them to her. As these progressed Julia commissioned a companion piece of her husband. So I got to know and admire her particularly well, not least since we are both Ambassadors for East Sussex! “Garter”, as he is informally addressed, is retiring from the College of Arms after some forty years. Among other ceremonial duties supporting the monarch, it is he and his Heralds who devise coats of arms for those eligible to be armiginous. After chatting about my recent portrait of Lord Tebbit, Peter was reminded that he had not yet had his coat of arms designed. I am told the result includes a Marguerite, in deference to Margaret, Lady Tebbit, and… polecats! 61 JOHN WALTON RP Amel & Louise 51 x 38 cms (20 x 15 ins) Oil 62 The Steventon sisters 69 x 76 cms (27 x 30 ins) Oil 63 EMMA WESLEY RP Margaret Bent CBE, FBA All Souls College, Oxford 122 x 122 cms (48 x 48 ins) Acrylic 64 Myles Burnyeat CBE, FBA 41 x 81 cms (16 x 32 ins) Acrylic Sir Brandon Gough, Chancellor of the University of East Anglia 30 x 46 cms (12 x 18 ins) Pencil 65 TOBY WIGGINS RP Natalie reading 50 x 40 cms (20 x 16 ins) Oil 66 Ronald Blythe in his study at Wormingford, Essex Patient Cat 40 x 30 cms (16 x 12 ins) 30 x 24 cms (12 x 10 ins) Oil Oil 67 ANTONY WILLIAMS RP, NEAC, PS John III 106 x 92 cms (42 x 36 ins) Egg tempera 68 Study of a woman 50 x 70 cms (20 x 27 ins) Pencil 69 JOHN WONNACOTT Hon. RP Edwin Manton 34 x 26 cms (13 x 10 ins) Pencil 70 Reclining nudes: watching the beautiful woman 158 x 122 cms (62 x 48 ins) Oil While working on landscapes of the Hudson from the 57th floor balcony of the AIG building on Pine St. XIY, I would draw Sir Edwin Manton during coffee breaks while we talked of our shared memories of Leigh on Sea. The painted head in Tate Britain shows Jim wreathed in smiles but many of my drawings reveal more of the delicate frailty of great age. By contrast, my ‘beautiful young woman’ has all the glorious vigour of her youth, against which her ‘ancient dog’, painted in one session, seems as a ‘memento mori’. 71 ROBBIE WRAITH RP Study 25 x 20 cms (10 x 8 ins) Oil 72 Yvonne Eller 33x 28 cms (13 x 11 ins) Drawing 73 TAI-SHAN SCHIERENBERG Hon. RP Sketch of Stephen, 2008 20 x 25 cms (8 x 10 ins) Oil Last summer, Dame Stephanie Shirley commissioned me to paint a portrait of the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking for the Royal Society. This small oil sketch was done over two days in the professor’s study at Cambridge University. 74 STEPHEN SHANKLAND RP Study of St. Paul’s Cathedral Lay Canon Peter Chapman 61 x 60 cms (24 x 24 ins) Oil and gold leaf 75 MARTIN YEOMAN RP, NEAC Ripu Sondi Esq., Lucknow 2008 18 x 13 cms (7 x 5 ins) Pencil 76 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS CATALOGUE 2009 69 FRANCES BELL ALASTAIR ADAMS PRP 1 Oil, 41 x 36 cms (16 x 14 ins) Oil, 92 x 70 cms (36 x 27 ins) NFS Oil, 70 x 123 cms (28 x 48 ins) NFS Marc Crank Oil, 107 x 92 cms (42 x 36 ins) JAMES ALLEN 19 10 NFS The Sheriff and his cat Oil, 84 x 71 cms (33 x 28 ins) 20 NFS Leila Meinitas Priscilla Charcoal, 113 x 64 cms (44 x 25 cms) Oil, 95 x 80 cms (37 x 32 ins) NFS £3,000 RICHARD BRAZIER 21 4 12 Oil, 122 x 91 cms (48 x 36 ins) Conté, 70 x 56 cms (27 x 22 ins) NFS £850 13 CAROLINE ARMSTRONG 5 Untitled Pencil, 57 x 77 cms (22 x 30 ins) 14 NFS MALCOLM ASHMAN RBA, ROI 6 Richard Lawrence 15 Pencil, 78 x 61 cms (31 x 24 ins) £800 Bella Oil, 51 x 40 cms (20 x 16 ins) Oil, 139 x 121 cms (55 x 47 ins) £4,600 Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2005 – 2008 Oil, 61 x 41 cms (24 x 16 ins) Oil, 66 x 61 cms (26 x 24 ins) NFS NFS Self-portrait 23 Untitled Oil, 46 x 61 cms (18 x 24 ins) Mixed, 160 x 61 cms (63 x 24 ins) NFS NFS Jean 24 Untitled Pencil & charcoal Mixed, 31 x 31 cms (12 x 12 ins) 41 x 33 cms (16 x 13 ins) NFS RUPERT W. BROOKS 16 25 Passing through Olivia Oil, 37 x 67 cms (15 x 26 ins) Oil, 89 x 71 cms (35 x 28 ins) £1,400 £7,500 GEORGE LAWRENCE BROWN JUDITH BARTON SWA Ray and Betty (friends reunited) Professor Sheila Hollins, President of The Fayrose NICK BRANDT NFS 8 KEITH BREEDEN RP 22 NFS ALDO BALDING 7 NFS Debroah Sue Head of the Greek Oil, 41 x 30 cms (16 x 12 ins) JASON BOWYER RP, PNEAC, PS VICTOR AMBRUS RE, PS, ARCA Roy Strong and his amazing garden Pencil, 107 x 153 cms (42 x 60 ins) NFS 11 That look Oil, 41 x 36 cms (16 x 14 ins) JANE BOND RP, NEAC NFS 3 In the silence Nottingham University, 1988 – 2008 9 NFS 2 18 Oliver and Olive Sir Colin Campell, Vice Chancellor of PAUL BRASON PPRP 17 26 Self-portrait A true thing Pencil & chalk, 40 x 50 cms (16 x 20 ins) Oil, 107 x 80 cms (42 x 32 ins) NFS NFS Ella in her Boden top 36 29 30 NFS NFS £3,300 Self-portrait 2009 44 Hannah Oil, 50 x 40 cms (20 x 16 ins) Oil, 30 x 22 cms (12 x 8 ins) £1,200 £4,500 £1,500 PHILIP CARROLL RICHARD COMBES ROI SUSAN CRAWFORD NHS patient waiting I 38 Mike II in recovery 45 H.R.H. The Duchess of Cornwall Oil, 73 x 59 cms (29 x 23 ins) Oil, 44 x 39 cms (17 x 15 ins) Oil, 28 x 35 cms (11 x 14 ins) £4,500 £2,000 NFS NHS patient waiting II Ben and Marko Oil, 155 x 115 cms (61 x 45 ins) 48 x 28 cms (19 x 11 ins) £5,000 ANNABEL CULLEN 40 47 Joss Mrs. Edmondson Charcoal, 78 x 66 cms (31 x 26 ins) Oil, 76 x 61 cms (30 x 24 ins) £1,050 NFS SALLY CUTLER Oil, 69 x 53 cms (27 x 21 ins) DAVID COOPER (Invited by Leonard £850 41 PPPS, RWA, RWS Richard Sorrell PRWS, NEAC 48 London heads McComb RA, Hon. RP, RWS, RE) Linocut, gouache & lead type Ellie 59 x 59 cms (23 x 23 ins) Oil, 97 x 81 cms (38 x 32 ins) Edition of 50 (49 available) £4,000 Framed £390 Unframed £350 Oil, 97 x 81 cms (38 x 32 ins) IAN COX 42 Mimi Professor John. M. Dillon Oil, 43 x 36 cms (17 x 14 ins) Oil, 81 x 97 cms (32 x 38 ins) £1,000 NFS 46 Watercolour & Indian ink ANTHONY CONNOLLY Assoc. RP Portrait of Antoinette McKane NFS Whispers II £1,370 BARRY CHARLTON TOM COATES RP, PPNEAC, PPRBA, MICHAEL CROKER VANIA COMORETTI 39 Mary Irvine NFS 35 Grace Acrylic, 139 x 55 cms (55 x 22 ins) Conté, 93 x 63 cms (37 x 25 ins) 34 GARY CRAIG NICHOLAS COCHRANE 37 DEREK CHAMBERS 33 Sarah Kershaw Oil, 48 x 42 cms (19 x 16 ins) £4,500 32 43 Oil, 51 x 46 cms (20 x 18 ins) Oil, 73 x 59 cms (29 x 23 ins) 31 Nick Bouras, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry Oil, 25 x 20 cms (10 x 8 ins) VINCENT BROWN 28 NIGEL COX DAVID COBLEY RP, NEAC, RWA PETER BROWN NEAC, PS, ROI 27 49 Lollipop lady, Policeman, fancy dress dog, observer Linocut & lead type 26 x 26 cms (10 x 10 ins) Edition of 50 (37 available) Risenga, drummer Framed £120 Oil, 61 x 51 cms (24 x 50 ins) Unframed £100 NFS The Hairdresser 58 Sir Roger Norrington – Conductor 66 Smoke, 87 x 99 cms (34 x 39 ins) Oil, 76 x 64 cms (30 x 25 ins) Girton College, Cambridge) £5,000 NFS MADELINE FENTON NFS 59 67 SIMON DAVIS RP, RBSA Oil & tempera, 30 x 27 cms (12 x 11 ins) Joan as Police Woman £850 NFS 68 60 61 Joseph Galvin, portrait painter Dr Keith Eaton, Chief Executive, 62 63 71 Profile study £1,000 Ruby FELICITY GILL Oil, 22 x 22 cms (8 x 8 ins) NFS 72 Barbara Windsor MBE Oil, 94 x 84 cms (37 x 33 ins) NFS ALEX RUSSELL FLINT 64 Babushka Oil, 36 x 40 cms (14 x 16 ins) (Kindly lent by Lord Alli) NFS JAMES GILLICK 73 Portrait of Alice Fry Chalks & coloured pencil Oil, 102 x 76 cms (40 x 30 ins) NFS 65 MARYAM FOROOZANFAR 59 x 51 cms (23 x 20 ins) Thomas K. NFS DONALD FAULKNER Oil, 22 x 22 cms (8 x 8 ins) Greg NFS NFS JOSEPH GALVIN Oil, 56 x 40 cms (22 x 16 ins) Charlie Parsons, Esq., Producer Pencil, 64 x51 cms (25 x 20 ins) NFS ELISABETH FITZGERALD Oil, 91 x 71 cms (36 x 28 ins) 57 Mary and Rosie Still water £5,000 1999 – 2008 56 RICHARD GALE 70 Oil, 83 x 83 cms (33 x 33 ins) The Institution of Structural Engineers NFS NFS Oil, 130 x 99 cms (51 x 39 ins) NFS 55 Watercolour, 30 x 22 cms (12 x 9 ins) DAVID FISHER Oil, 30 x 30 cms (12 x 12 ins) JOHN EDWARDS RP Nicky The City of London Club NFS £2,000 54 69 Oil, 152 x 203 cms (60 x 80 ins) Oil, 61 x 41 cms (24 x 16 ins) GABRIELLA DENNY SEGURA NFS NFS £950 Amplifier Portrait of Sir Christopher Ondaatje CBE, OC Oil, 107 x 86 cms (42 x 34 ins) Oil, 31 x 25 cms (12 x 10 ins) 53 In the studio Oil, 76 x 102 cms (30 x 40 ins) ANDREW FESTING MBE, PPRP £1,700 Lament Miss Isabella Thomas Oil, 76 x 64 cms (30 x 25 ins) Cecilia Oil, 51 x 51 cms (20 x 20 ins) 52 Mr & Mrs Andrew Jeans (Collection ‘People's Portraits’, Oil, 122 x 76 cms (48 x 30 ins) 51 RICHARD FOSTER RP MICHAEL JAMES FENNELL SAIED DAI RP 50 Scroobius Pip, Angles 83 76 91 Oil, 30 x 40 cms (12 x 16 ins) £950 £12,000 £2,000 Samantha GRAHAM KERSHAW NEIL B. HELYARD 84 Thelma 92 Charcoal, 53 x 53 cms (21 x 21 ins) Chris Jones £4,500 £500 Oil, 140 x 115 cms (55 x 45 ins) £3,500 Odalisque KEN HOWARD RA, PPNEAC, FROI, PETER KUHFELD RP, NEAC Hon. RBA, RWA, RWS 85 Self-portrait 26.12.08 93 Oil, 61 x 31 cms (24 x 13 ins) Charcoal & conté Oil, 92 x 77 cms (36 x 30 ins) £6,000 86 x 68 cms (34 x 27 ins) NFS SHELDON HUTCHINSON RP VALERIY GRIDNEV Assoc. RP, PS, ROI 86 Adele Hugo, Toby, Kitty and Lottie Zeal Pencil, 71 x 58 cms (28 x 23 ins) Oil, 127 x 153 cms (50 x 60 ins) £1,200 NFS 87 88 NFS 95 NFS SANDRA LAWRENCE 96 £3,950 JAMES HAGUE ANDREW JAMES VPRP Mette and Iben 89 POA 82 TORE JUELL Piano Man NFS Nick Charcoal, 46 x 67 cms (18 x 27 ins) NFS 97 Pug Oil, 37 x 37 cms (15 x 15 ins) £500 ROBIN-LEE HALL RP Egg tempera, 13 x 20 cms (5 x 8 ins) MARTIN LEMAN RBA Jose Oil, 126 x 100 cms (50 x 40 ins) NFS 81 Fabrique Acrylic, 82 x 56 cms (32 x 22 ins) NFS Oil, 130 x 140 cms (51 x 55 ins) Harry Patch Oil, 66 x 56 cms (26 x 22 ins) Gaby Köpf Pencil, 59 x 42 cms (23 x 16 ins) NFS Miss Fenton Oil, 64 x 58 cms (25 x 23 ins) £950 The boxer, William Lukins Oil, 76 x 61 cms (30 x 24 ins) A young dancer 94 Pencil, 59 x 42 cms (23 x 16 ins) DAVID GRIFFITHS 80 Thalia in Armani Mamadou NFS 79 The poet by the stream, portrait of Oil, 87 x 70 cms (34 x 28 ins) POA 78 Head study ‘After Collins’ Oil, 50 x 50 cms (20 x 20 ins) Oil, 92 x 77 cms (36 x 30 ins) 77 K Pencil, 80 x 62 cms (32 x 24 ins) DAVID GRAHAM RP 75 WILL KEMP PHILIP HARRIS LEIGH GLOVER 74 90 The philosopher Arne Naess Oil, 30 x 25 cms (12 x 10 ins) NFS 98 JAMES LLOYD RP DR. LEONARD McCOMB RA, Lord Patten of Barnes Hon. RP, RWS, RE (By kind permission Newcastle 99 105 Portrait of Suzanne Coburn University) Pencil & watercolour Oil, 137 x 107 cms (54 x 42 ins) 39 x 35 cms (16 x 14 ins) NFS £3,000 Phoebe 106 Portrait of James Butler RA Oil, 66 x 66 cms (26 x 26 ins) Pencil & indian ink £4,200 39 x 35 cms (16 x 14 ins) 100 Sir James Drummond Bone (By kind permission University £3,000 107 Portrait of Andrew Schumann DAVID MILLER RBA 113 Valerie Oil, 133 x 103 cms (53 x 40 ins) £5,500 ANTHONY MORRIS RP, NEAC 114 The Revd Professor Paul S. Fiddes, Principal Emeritus, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford 1989 – 2007 Oil, 102 x 76 cms (40 x 30 ins) NFS 115 Portrait of Alys of Liverpool) Pencil, ink & watercolour Oil, 163 x 112 cms (64 x 44 ins) 39 x 35 cms (16 x 14 ins) NFS £3,000 PAT MACLAURIN JUNE MENDOZA OBE, RP, Pastel, 46 x 69 cms (18 x 27 ins) ROI, Hon. SWA NFS Oil, 76 x 76 cms (30 x 30 ins) NFS 116 Pastel study 101 Sogo Oil, 50 x 40 cms (20 x 16 ins) £800 108 Sir Mark Elder – Conductor Oil, 102 x 127 cms (40 x 50 ins) NFS GABRIELLA MARCHINI 102 Joy and her shadow Pencil, 55 x 74 cms (22 x 29 ins) £900 109 Digby and friends Oil, 163 x 140 cms (64 x 55 ins) NFS 110 Lord Newton of Braintree LUKE MARTINEAU 103 Grace at the piano Oil, 66 x 57 cms (26 x 23 ins) £3,000 BINNY MATHEWS Assoc. RP 104 Cheryl Campbell Oil, 76 x 69 cms (30 x 27 ins) NFS Oil, 91 x 71 cms (36 x 28 ins) NFS 111 Baroness P. D. James of Holland Park LUIS MORRIS AROI 117 Self-portrait in grey Oil, 51 x 41 cms (20 x 16 ins) NFS 118 Sally waiting Oil, 84 x 58 cms (33 x 23 ins) NFS KEITH MORTON 119 Joyce Morton Pencil & watercolour Oil, 48 x 43 cms (19 x 17 ins) 51 x 64 cms (20 x 25 ins) NFS NFS AMIN MILANI 112 Adam Acrylic, 147 x 112 cms (58 x 44 ins) £2,850 120 Yvonne Oil, 47 x 43 cms (19 x 17 ins) £650 ANDREW NEWTON 121 Cathy Oil, 71 x 71 cms (28 x 28 ins) NFS MICHAEL NOAKES RP 122 H.R.H. The Princess Royal. 129 HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO (Kindly lent by Twickenham District EMILY PORTER-SALMON RBSA 137 Sisterhood (Lesley Chan) Patron, Special Forces Club Masonic Centre) Acrylic & metal leaf Oil, 132 x 102 cms (52 x 40 ins) Oil, 102 x 66 cms (40 x 26 ins) 60 x 60 cms (24 x 24 ins) NFS NFS £3,500 123 The Rt Hon. Lady Thatcher, L.G., O.M., F.R.S. (Commissioned by the Royal Hospital Chelsea) Oil, 132 x 180 cms (52 x 71 ins) NFS 124 Dom Christopher Delaney, O.S.B. (Commissioned by parishioners of the 130 The Lord Speaker, The Rt. Hon. Baroness Hayman NFS 125 Bruce Forsyth, Esq., C.B.E. Study for portrait Pencil, 56 x 45 cms (22 x 18 ins) NFS EDWARD OFOSU 126 Snoop Dogg Acrylic, 26 x 31 cms (10 x 12 ins) £400 KEN PAINE PS 127 Day dreaming Acrylic, 80 x 100 cms (31 x 39 ins) £7,000 SERGEI PAVLENKO Assoc. RP 128 HM King Abdulah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Colonel in Chief, Charcoal, 55 x 64 cms (22 x 25 ins) for the Parliamentary Art Collection. £300 On loan from the House of Lords) Oil, 152 x 106 cms (60 x 42 ins) NFS ANGELA REILLY 139 Subject Oil, 69 x 97 cms (27 x 38 ins) ISOBEL PEACHEY £9,500 131 Jocelyn Oil, 51 x 66 cms (20 x 26 ins) £1,895 SUSAN RELPH 140 Antonia Veronica Oil, 108 x 70 cms (43 x 27 ins) MORGAN PENN £2,800 132 41 Oil, 30 x 71 cms (12 x 28 ins) The late MICHAEL REYNOLDS RP, NFS RBA, Rome Scholar (1933 – 2008) 141 Madame Ghetz ALEXANDER PIROGOV 133 Portrait of the composer Scriabin Oil, 92 x 72 cms (36 x 28 ins) NFS Oil, 158 x 105 cms (62 x 41 ins) (Winner of the Ondaatje Prize for £3,800 Portraiture 2003) ANASTASIA POLLARD RP 134 Valentina PENNY ROSE 142 Studio model Oil, 51 x 41 cms (20 x 16 ins) Oil, 38 x 48 cms (15 x 19 ins) £4,000 £590 135 Jolie Rouge The Light Dragoons Oil, 25 x 21 cms (10 x 8 ins) Oil, 200 x 127 cms (79 x 50 ins) £2,000 NFS 138 Fred (Commissioned by the House of Lords Church of St Mary of the Angels, Cardiff) Pencil, 56 x 41 cms (22 x 16 ins) GEORGINA READ 136 The book collector Oil, 13 x 18 cms (5 x 7 ins) NFS ILARIA ROSSELLI DEL TURCO 143 The Russian woman Oil, 42 x 40 cms (17 x 16 ins) £400 IAN ROWLANDS DANIEL SHADBOLT (Invited by Melissa Scott-Miller RP, NEAC) (Winner of the Bulldog Bursary 2008-9) 144 Self-portrait 153 Matt Oil, 24 x 30 cms (10 x 12 ins) Oil, 98 x 82 cms (38 x 32 ins) £1,000 NFS SUSAN RYDER RP, NEAC STEPHEN SHANKLAND RP 145 The Deacon family 154 Study of St. Paul’s Cathedral Lay Canon Oil, 96 x 130 cms (38 x 51 ins) Peter Chapman NFS Oil & gold leaf, 61 x 60 cms (24 x 24 ins) 146 The Carr Ellison family Oil, 76 x 127 cms (30 x 50 ins) NFS 147 Phoebe with Molly and Mungo Oil, 66 x 63 cms (26 x 25 ins) NFS Oil, 61 x 71 cms (24 x 28 ins) NFS TAI-SHAN SCHIERENBERG Hon. RP 149 Sketch of Stephen, 2008 Oil, 20 x 25 cms (8 x 10 ins) NFS MELISSA SCOTT-MILLER RP, NEAC 150 Self-portrait in garden Oil, 91 x 91 cms (36 x 36 ins) NFS 151 Cordelia Oil, 61 x 51 cms (24 x 20 ins) Mixed, 51 x 51 cms (20 x 20 ins) £1,870 Oil, 61 x 76 cms (24 x 30 ins) NFS NFS 162 The artist’s daughter, Ellen Charcoal & pastel 68 x 48 cms (27 x 19 ins) NFS 163 The artist’s daughter, Isobel Charcoal & pastel NFS BENJAMIN SULLIVAN RP, NEAC 164 Virginia Oil, 20 x 19 cms (8 x 7 ins) £1,650 156 Self-portrait I Oil, 61 x 61 cms (24 x 24 ins) NFS 157 Self-portrait II Oil, 126 x 126 cms (50 x 50 ins) NFS SARAH ELIZABETH STACEY 158 Self-portrait Pencil, 37 x 46 cms (14 x 18 ins) NFS MINNA STEVENS 159 Jo and Ruby Oil, 115 x 95 cms (45 x 37 ins) NFS NFS 152 Alfred and George Oil, 127 x 96 cms (50 x 38 ins) 155 Held child I YASUNOBU SHIDAMI 148 Portrait of Janette Woodroffe Lazarus at Combe Hill 68 x 48 cms (27 x 19 ins) ANNE SHAW NFS YEVGENIYA SAVOSTA 161 Julia, Sam, Charlotte and Edward JEFF STULTIENS RP 160 Paola Napoli Oil, 102 x 152 cms (40 x 60 ins) NFS STEPHEN TEEUW 165 Head (second state) Etching, 13 x 18 cms (5 x 7 ins) Edition of 5 (4 available) Framed £180 Unframed £150 EVAN THOMAS 166 Mr. Mancini No. 55 Oil, 85 x 70 cms (33 x 27 ins) £3,500 CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON 167 Bridget Salafia Oil, 61 x 51 cms (24 x 20 ins) NFS JEAN-PAUL TIBBLES 168 Mirror VII Oil, 140 x 105 cms (55 x 41 ins) NFS DAPHNE TODD OBE, PPRP, NEAC, Hon. SWA 169 Peter Gwynn-Jones Esq., C.V.O., Garter Principal King of Arms ADELE WAGSTAFF 177 Fragility Oil, 39 x 65 cms (15 x 26 ins) St. Leonard-Mayfield School Charcoal 33 x 38 cms (13 x 15 ins) £350 (By kind permission of the Governors) Oil, 127 x 64 cms (50 x 25 ins) NFS 171 Sylvia and George Walpole-Brown Oil, 76 x 102 cms (30 x 40 ins) NFS JOHN WALTON RP 179 Amel & Louise Oil, 51 x 38 cms (20x 15 ins) NFS 180 The Steventon sisters Oil, 69 x 76 cms (27 x 30 ins) DERMOT TRIMBLE NFS Oil, 57 x 50 cms (23 x 20 ins) The late JOHN WARD CBE, RP, NEAC, £500 Hon. PS (1917 – 2007) 181 Mrs. Cristobel Rieu NADIA TSAKOVA Oil, 150 x 60 cms (59 x 24 ins) NFS EMMA WESLEY RP 182 Margaret Bent CBE, FBA, KATE TURNER 174 Self-portrait with family and friends Oil, 70 x 90 cms (27 x 35 ins) £2,500 SIMON TURVEY SWLA 175 Isabel Oil, 95 x 65 cms (37 x 25 ins) NFS All Souls College, Oxford Acrylic, 122 x 122 cms (48 x 48 ins) NFS 183 Myles Burnyeat CBE, FBA 176 Edwin Oil, 65 x 81 cms (26 x 32 ins) £2,175 £1,750 187 Natalie reading Oil, 50 x 40 cms (20 x 16 ins) NFS 188 Ronald Blythe in his study at Wormingford, Essex Oil, 40 x 30 cms (16 x 12 ins) £2,500 189 Jim Bettle, Charcoal Burner £950 ANTONY WILLIAMS RP, NEAC, PS 190 John III Egg tempera, 106 x 92 cms (42 x 36 ins) 191 Study of a woman Pencil, 50 x 70 cms (20 x 27 ins) NFS DAVID WILLIAMS 192 The cubist and his family Acrylic, 41 x 81 cms (16 x 32 ins) Oil, 51 x 41 cms (20 x 16 ins) NFS £1,250 184 Sir Brandon Gough, Chancellor of the University of East Anglia Pencil, 30 x 46 cms (12 x 18 ins) JOANNE VANCE Oil, 30 x 24 cms (12 x 10 ins) NFS Oil, 53 x 40 cms (21 x 16 ins) £1,200 186 Patient Cat Pencil, 20 x 30 cms (12 x 18 ins) 172 Ousmane 173 Self-portrait NFS TOBY WIGGINS RP JASON WALKER 178 Self-portrait, study for ‘Happy thought’ 170 Julia Dalton, Headmistress, Pencil, 18 x 26 cms (7 x 10 ins) £3,500 Oil, 76 x 51 cms (30 x 20 ins) NFS 185 Johnny in the Martello Tower NFS NICHOLAS CHARLES WILLIAMS 193 Custodian IV Oil, 51 x 41 cms (20 x 16 ins) £3,800 D.H. WILLIAMS-BULKELEY 194 The silver spoon MARTIN YEOMAN RP, NEAC 203 Portrait of Sophie Oil, 66 x 86 cms (26 x 34 ins) Private collection NFS Oil, 56 x 41 cms (22 x 16 ins) NFS PAULA WILSON 195 Derek Johns, literary agent 204 Portrait of Liddy Oil, 58 x 38 cms (23 x 15 ins) (Private collection) £975 Oil, 56 x 41 cms (22 x 16 ins) NFS JOHN WONNACOTT Hon. RP 196 Reclining nudes: watching the beautiful woman Oil, 158 x 122 cms (62 x 48 ins) NFS 197 Edwin Manton 205 Ripu Sondi Esq., Lucknow 2008 Pencil, 18 x 13 cms (7 x 5 ins) NFS DUO DUO ZHUANG 206 Master Baker Pencil, 34 x 26 cms (13 x 10 ins) Oil, 100 x 100 cms (39 x 39 ins) NFS £4,000 NEALE WORLEY NEAC (Invited by Susan Ryder RP, NEAC) 198 Robert in my studio Oil, 122 x 102 cms (48 x 40 ins) VALENTINA ZLATAROVA 207 Richard Morgan Charcoal, 58 x 70 cms (23 x 27 ins) NFS £26,000 DAVID COBLEY RP, NEAC, RWA ROBBIE WRAITH RP 199 Tiffany Thomas Oil, 61x 46 cms (24 x 18 ins) NFS 200 Study Oil, 25 x 20 cms (10 x 8 ins) NFS 201 Yvonne Eller Drawing, 33 x 28 cms (13 x 11 ins) NFS 202 Portrait Drawing, 25 x 21 cms (10 x 9 ins) NFS 208 Blues, Beer and Rock ‘n’ Roll Oil, 122 x 122 cm (48 x 48 ins) NFS How to commission a portrait A commissioned work of art is something that you and your family can enjoy for generations. 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