Annual Exhibition 2010 - Royal Society of Portrait...

Annual Exhibition 2010

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

Cover painting‘Joy’ (People’s Portraits Collection, Girton College, Cambridge) by Robin-Lee Hall RP

Designed and produced by Chris DrakePrinted by Duncan Print GroupPublished by the Royal Society of Portrait Painters© 2010 Royal Society of Portrait Painters

ISBN 978-0-901415-23-3

The Royal Society of Portrait Painters is a Registered Charity No. 327460

Council

Keith Breeden

Anthony Connolly

Simon Davis

Robin-Lee Hall

Anastasia Pollard

Secretary

Ann Louise Little

Hanging Committee

Geoffrey Hayzer, Foreman

Robin-Lee Hall

Antony Williams

Gallery Manager

John Deston

Exhibitions Officer

Lucy Ward

Press and Publicity

Richard Fitzwilliams

Emma Healey

Commissions Consultants

Annabel Elton

Stephanie Dellner

Advisory Board

Lord Armstrong of Ilminster GCB, CVO

Anne Beckwith-Smith LVO

Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll DBE

Lord Fellowes GCB, GCVO, QSO

Damon de Laszlo

The Hon. Sandra de Laszlo

Sir Christopher Ondaatje CBE, OC

Daphne Todd OBE, PPRP, NEAC, Hon. SWA

President

Alastair Adams

Vice President

Andrew James

Honorary Secretary

Melissa Scott-Miller

Honorary Treasurer

Brendan Kelly

Honorary Archivist

Toby Wiggins

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Royal Society of Portrait PaintersPatron: Her Majesty The Queen

Deceased Honorary Members

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema OM, RA, RWS

Maurice Bradshaw OBE

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

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 Todd OBE

2000 – 2002 Paul Brason

2002 – 2008 Andrew Festing MBE

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 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

Honorary Members 2010

William Bowyer RA, RP, RWS, NEAC

Derek Clarke RP, RSW, ARSA

Claude Harrison ARCA

Leonard McComb RA, Hon. RBA

Tom Phillips CBE, RA, Hon. PS

Leonard Rosoman OBE, RA

Tai-Shan Schierenberg

John H. Wonnacott

Members 2010

Alastair C. Adams PRP President

Douglas Anderson RP

Jane Bond RP, NEAC

Jason Bowyer RP, PNEAC, PS

Paul Brason PPRP

Keith Breeden RP

George J. D. Bruce PPRP

Tom Coates RP, PPPS, PPRBA, RWS,

PPNEAC, RWA

David H. Cobley RP, RWA, NEAC

Anthony Connolly RP

Saied Dai RP

Simon Davis RP, RBSA

Frederick Deane RP

John Edwards RP

Andrew Festing MBE, PPRP

Richard Foster RP

David Graham RP

Robin-Lee Hall RP

Geoffrey Hayzer RP

Sheldon Hutchinson RP

Andrew James VPRP Vice President

Brendan Kelly RP Hon. Treasurer

Peter Kuhfeld RP, NEAC

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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

Keith Benham Esq.

The Rt. Hon. Virginia Bottomley MP

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.

Julian Fellowes Esq.

Ms Moira Field

Ms Frances Gandy

Dr Rita Gardner

Martin Gayford Esq.

Robin Gibson Esq.

David Goldstone Esq.

Philip Harley Esq.

Sir Max Hastings

Michael Holroyd Esq.

David Houchin Esq.

Ms Sarah Howgate

Ms Dotti Irving

Mrs Lucy Jenkins

Dr Gillian Jondorf

The Rt. Hon. Tessa Jowell MP

Henry Keswick Esq.

Mrs Julian Kitchener-Fellowes LVO

Sir Kirby and Lady Laing

Ms Christina Leder

Professor Norbert Lynton

Professor Kenneth McConkey

David Messum Esq.

Dr Mark Moody-Stuart

Ms Jans Ondaatje-Rolls

Richard Ormond Esq.

William Packer 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 Rt. Hon. 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

Prize Judging Panel 2010

Alastair Adams PRP President

Rosie Broadley Associate Curator,

National Portrait Gallery

Anastasia Pollard RP Artist

Jane Dowling RA, Hon. RBA Artist

Monica Weller ARPS Photographer

James Lloyd RP

June Mendoza OBE, RP, ROI, Hon. SWA

Anthony Morris RP, NEAC

Michael Noakes RP

Anastasia Pollard RP

David Poole PPRP, ARCA

Susan Ryder RP, NEAC

Melissa Scott-Miller RP, NEAC Hon. Secretary

Stephen Shankland RP

Jeff Stultiens RP

Benjamin Sullivan RP, NEAC

Jason Sullivan RP

Michael Taylor RP


John Walton RP

Emma Wesley RP

Toby Wiggins RP Hon. Archivist

Antony Williams RP, PS, NEAC

Neale Worley RP AGBI Steward 2009-10

Robert Wraith RP

Martin Yeoman RP, NEAC

Associate Members 2009-10

Valeriy Gridnev Assoc. RP, PS, ROI

Binny Mathews Assoc. RP

Sergei Pavlenko Assoc. RP

Jason Walker Assoc. RP

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The life of an artist is by no means withoutrisk, and it is heartening to know that asPresident I am working with Members thatare prepared to take time off from their ownwork in order to promote a discipline theyfeel passionate about. These contributions,backed up by the support of the RP’s friendsand the FBA staff, fuel the Society’s activitiesand have ensured that the past 12 monthshave been active ones. It is encouraging tosee that despite the uncertain financialtimes we live in, members of the publiccontinue to be demonstrably supportive andcommitted to the values of paintedportraiture and the insight it has to offer.

As a practitioner, I am always curious toobserve the symbiotic relationship betweenthe representations offered throughcontemporary media and that of the paintedportrait. I am glad to see that rather thanbeing surpassed by technological advancesin image capture, manipulation andreproduction, portraiture continues tomaintain its relevance by dancing with theseshifts. It is essential, however, that emergingpractitioners and viewers alike are offeredthe opportunity to engage with, andunderstand the unique visual and interpretivequalities therein. The prevailing technologyused for recording imagery, and therefore, adominant visual aesthetic, may be dictated bythe digital camera, however, it is importantto remember that not all representational

images are engaged with, or should havetheir visual merits judged in the same way.

The first-hand testimony produced by anartists’ direct observational engagementwith a subject may choose to selectivelyinterpret rather than merely depict. This, inhand with a personally created ‘drawn’language as expressed through the‘technology’ of the analogue mark, ensuresa distinctive response unique to the creatorand states: “I was here, this is what I saw”.A painted portrait is usually designed to beseen and understood at the size it wascreated, ideally, in person and in anappropriate environment. So, whencontrasted with the wealth of imagery andrhetoric provided by the contemporaryvisual communications arena, paintedportraiture offers a tonic as part of abalanced, visual diet.

An appreciation and understanding thatthere are many ways of seeing andrepresenting is a quality and value that theRoyal Society of Portrait Painters aims toshowcase and promote through itsactivities. We are therefore pleased to buildupon our historical standing, offering theopportunities that we do, whilst exploringnew areas of interest in the hope that wemay continue the dance.

Alastair Adams

President’s statement

Hello and welcome to the 2010 Royal Society of Portrait Painters AnnualOpen Exhibition catalogue. The Exhibition is now in it’s 119th year and,despite this grand old age, we hope it will provide some fresh and originalperspectives on portraiture in the 21st century, as well as continuing topromote the timeless value of quality in practice.

New MembersAs a result of voting at the 2009 AGM, theRP created two new Members. These areNeale Worley, an established Member of theNEAC, and Anthony Connolly, previouslyan RP Associate Member and winner of the2009 Changing Faces prize. In accordancewith the RP’s Associate Member scheme,Jason Walker became our latest ARP andwill benefit from membership with theSociety for a five year period.

RP CouncilOn the Council front, Honorary Officers

remain unchanged whilst Jason Bowyer,Robbie Wraith, June Mendoza and JaneBond stand down from the Council, andKeith Breeden, Robin-Lee Hall and AnthonyConnolly step up. Our thanks go to theoutgoing Council Members and best wishesgo to Jason Bowyer, who moves on and intothe role of President of the NEAC.

Annual Open Award Winners 2009Congratulations go to Anastasia Pollard,recipient of this year’s Ondaatje Award for‘Valentina’; Amin Milani, recipient of TheArts Club Award for ‘Portrait of Adam’;Emma Wesley, who received the de LaszloPrize for Best Portrait by an under 35 yearsold for ‘Margaret Bent CBE FBA’; Neil B.Helyard, who received The Prince of Wales’sAward for Portrait Drawing for ‘Thelma’;and new Member Anthony Connolly,recipient of the Changing Faces Prize for‘Mrs Edmondson’. Our thanks to ourgenerous sponsors for all awards offered.

Drawing NowFurther to a Council generated initiative,the RP has reached out to develop links withart schools that promote observationalcentred drawing and painting practice. Assuch, we have invited work by Heatherley’sstudent David Weekes, London Atelier ofRepresentational Art (LARA) student LucaIndraccolo and Prince’s Drawing Schoolstudent Louise Yates. This is in the hope thatwe may be able to encourage the submissionof drawing to the Society’s exhibition andpromote drawing practice itself.

Bulldog BursaryThe Bulldog Bursary, established in 2007, isnow in its third year and continues to

attract applicants from a variety of artisticbackgrounds, all interested in the chance tofurther their artistic and professional skillsas portrait artists. The Bursary is funded bythe Bulldog Trust and the de LaszloFoundation, and in May each year, artistsare invited to submit work for the chance toreceive £7,500 in sponsorship. The scheme,which also includes mentoring by the RP inthe form of studio visits, practicaldemonstrations and advice, aims to offerthe recipient the opportunity to exploreportraiture in a way that they might nothave been able to otherwise. This year’srecipient, David Caldwell, was selected froma shortlist of 40 other artists to benefit fromthe scheme. We wish him well and lookforward to seeing the positive impact of theproject on his work.

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2008/2009 Highlights

‘Self-portrait’ by David Caldwell

‘Robert in my Studio’ by Neale Worley RP

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Art Liberating LivesThis year also saw the RP offer an award inthe Art Liberating Lives exhibition held atthe Mall Galleries in December. As part ofthe award, winner Kasia Andrews has herwork ‘Foetal’ exhibited in the RP AnnualOpen. Art Liberating Lives is an annual artevent aimed at showcasing work producedby those connected with Sue Ryder Careand an open submission from artists fromacross the UK. Art Liberating Livesapproached the RP to help judge theincreasing number of submissions fromartists using portraiture as a means ofcommunicating their experiences of illness,bereavement and recovery. Whilst notnecessarily conforming to a traditionalprocess of artistic development, paintedportraiture, when explored from thisperspective, offers original insight into anarea that is often not openly or easilycommunicated. We wish them success.

RP/Changing Faces Debate2009 also saw the first in the series ofcollaborative debates between the RP andChanging Faces. The first debate, heldalongside the Annual Open Exhibition, wasfirmly aimed at examining the dialoguebetween portrait painter and subject, and

the revealing nature of the portrait paintingprocess. Over 100 people attended from avariety of backgrounds, disciplines andoccupations. We were supported by theNational Portrait Gallery, with Sandy Nairnekindly agreeing to Chair. The panel included:James Partridge, CEO of Changing Faces;Jonathan Jones, Art Critic from theGuardian; Brendan Kelly RP; Heath Roselli,Artist; Michele Gemelos, Heath’s sitter;Alastair Adams PRP; and Marc Crank,Alastair’s sitter. The debate was recordedand we hope to be able to make it availableshortly through the pages of the RP websiteas a audio file, either Quicktime or Podcast.

The 2010 debate is scheduled for theevening of the 13th May and will focus onthe subject of Representations of Childhoodin Portraiture. The discussion will featurecontributions from Peter Monkman, winnerof the 2009 BP Portrait Award and ChrisLapham, Creative Director of DDB UK, andresponsible for the recent Changing FacesFace Equality for Children Campaign. Inputwill also be provided by Debbie Begent,who has spoken widely in the media of herexperience of living with a portwine stain.We have also been given permission byJenny Saville to use an image of her painting

‘Stare’ as part of the debate, and thank herand the Gagosian Gallery accordingly. Thediscussion will be chaired by RP President,Alastair Adams. Tickets are on sale from the Mall Galleries direct or by phone, and priced at£7 and £5 for concessions and FBA Friends.

CommissionsA large part of the Society’s income isgenerated through portrait commissions.This affords us the opportunity to exhibitfrom year to year in association with theFederation of British Artists (FBA) andwithin the ever developing walls of the MallGalleries. We are able to provide a uniquecommissions service that aims tosympathetically bring together the needs ofthe client with the unique skills of Membersand the experience of the commissions staff.This means we can ensure a highlyprofessional service throughout the processand offer realistic unbiased advice on thechoice of artist.

Sourcing the right artist for a commission isessential. A good working relationship withthe right painter creates a distinctiveportrait that best reflects the subject andstands the test of time for years to come.

And finally…Our thanks to Geoff Hayzer, Antony Williams and Robin-Lee Hall for taking on theresponsibility of hanging this year’s exhibitionwhich, as ever, is no small task. We alsothank the Director, Lewis McNaught, and thestaff of the FBA for their on-going reactiveand importantly, proactive support. We aregrateful for the input and advice providedby our advisory body and look forward tothe benefit of our on-going relationship.

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To celebrate the occasion we are exhibitingall work added to the collection since 2000.This has involved bringing forward theunveiling of new works usually scheduledfor September. These will now be unveiledat a special reception to be held on theevening of the 6th May by guest speakerThe Rt Hon the Baroness James of HollandPark, OBE. Celebrations will also take placethroughout the summer at Girton CollegeCambridge, the home of the People’sPortraits Collection.

Donations in 2009 came from AnastasiaPollard and Jason Bowyer, and wereunveiled by Sir Christopher Ondaatje at asunny reception on the 26th September. Sir Christopher also took the opportunity todonate a painting of his own to thecollection, a portrait of him painted byAndrew Festing PPRP.

Jason’s portrait of Eamonn Sylvesterentitled ‘The Offering’ depicts the artist’sfriend, an amateur football player, coachand supporter of his local football team. “He stands for the true supporter, the life-blood of the game”. The story behindthe face of Anastasia Pollard’s portrait,‘Nick’, is that of a joiner’s apprentice whomoved on to work in the construction

industry in the East End of London. In laterlife, he built theatre and opera scenerybefore arriving in his current occupation asa bespoke furniture maker and joiner withhis own workshop.

2009 was also Dame Marilyn Strathern’s lastas Mistress of Girton. Dame Marilyn hasbeen instrumental from the start insupporting the People’s Portraits project andall Members present expressed their thanks.The new Mistress, Susan Smith, looks set tocontinue Girton’s support of the project,seeing it as a unique collection and an assetto the college and surrounding area.

Thanks go to the Girton College staff fortheir commitment to housing the collection,Daphne Todd for her organisation, and ofcourse, Members for giving so generouslyof their work. Anyone who has yet to pay a visit should make an attempt to do so. The Mistress and staff at Girton continue to invest their time to showcase and present the work to students and visitors.Given the ever expanding nature of thecollection, the college recently installed afurther phase of track lighting in order todisplay new work and increase the qualityexperience for visitors.

Girton very much welcomes visitors to viewthe People’s Portraits Collection. Theexhibition is open to the public 2-4pm dailybut may be seen at other times by priorarrangement. Groups wishing to visitshould book in advance. For all enquiries,please call 01223 338901, [email protected] or visit:www.girton.cam.ac.uk/about/peoples-portraits-exhibition/

‘Nick’ by Anastasia Pollard RP

‘The Offering’ by Jason Bowyer RP, PNEAC, PS

People’s Portraits at Girton

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the People’sPortraits Collection. This on-goingproject was established in order toreflect a cross section of people’slives in the United Kingdom at thebeginning of the 21st Century.

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When I am with a sitter I am more confidentof my ability and of knowing what to lookfor. This is all due to the practice I have hadwith models and other sitters that thebursary enabled me to have much morefrequently than before.

I decided not to rent a studio space but tocontinue working in the studio space whereI live. I did make a visit to Antony Williams’studio and his dedication and humility wasan inspiration.

At the beginning of the year, I bought(alongside painting materials) tools, a mitrecutter, workbench, saw and timber. Thisstretcher building facility led me to be moreexperimental and responsible in terms ofcomposition. I began to extend paintings,and the process gave me an increased senseof pictorial freedom. Compositions couldnow develop and grow. I made somestretchers as large as would fit out the doorand down the stairs.

I questioned myself: what did I want topaint and how could I make it? I began tospend longer looking at the paintings in theevenings and this gave me ideas. Drawingbecame essential at this point for trying outthese ideas and for testing the possibilities.I had worked occasionally fromphotographs but recently discovered thatdrawings I had made from the subject werefar more decisive and informative to work

from. This I felt to be a real development tothe individual character of my paintings.

I remember thinking that the engagementwith the sitter was the most important thingto convey in a portrait. How successfully apicture achieved this was tied up with howwell something was actually seen. I wantedto capture this in the essential relationshipsof colour and form, but also in theconnectedness of the painted mark to theobservation. I think I had to lose thisengagement in the painting in order torealise its importance.

The most ambitious portrait I haveattempted is nearing completion. It is afamily portrait of a sitter I had worked withregularly for more than a year. How was I to go about painting a multi-figurecomposition when previously I had only

painted individuals? Being in a room withthree people was a sensory chaos. Drawinghelped me to begin the picture, by limitingthe information and by making some orderout of the confusion. A mixture of this andpainting from life helped me to understandbetter how to set about this challenge.

I am very grateful to the Bulldog Trust andthe de Lazlo Foundation for what they havegiven me, and to Alastair and Andy at theRoyal Society of Portrait Painters for beingso understanding and encouraging to theneeds and methods of my painting. Irecommend this bursary to every artist whois serious about painting portraits.

Daniel Shadbolt

The Bursary Year 2008-9

It doesn’t get any easier, trying topaint a portrait. But havingcompleted the year, I now feel that I can see more clearly what I am after.

‘Self-portrait’ by Daniel Shadbolt

‘Claire’ by Daniel Shadbolt

Impressed by his great common sense, veryforthrightly expressed at our AGMs, Idiffidently asked him to stand for electionalongside me, only too aware that the timeand distance involved may in fact havecontinued to keep our hierarchy London-

centric. “But I ‘ate Southerners!” he said.Never have I been so glad that my parentswere in York for my birth. In the event,Trevor gained more votes for his positionthan I did for mine (for which he wastouchingly and modestly surprised andgrateful), and proved a staunch support. Hewould often drive down the A1 for thefrequent meetings in his trusty transit van,in which he would spend the night, parkedin some back street. For many years thatsame van provided a mobile studio forTrevor and his wife Valerie during theirannual month abroad. Within weeks of theirreturn, the rich harvest of his sunnywatercolours, efficiently framed andphotographed for the invitation cards,would fill the walls of his eponymousgallery in Holmfirth.

Trevor was a prodigious producer of work.Besides 500 commissioned portraits, whichincluded H.M. The Queen, he illustratedsome 400 children’s books. That expertisehe put to generous use in the improvementof our catalogue, bringing it into full colourfor the first time and helping to make verysubstantial savings on its cost.

Sometimes the conflicting attractions of hisbeloved Yorkshire and the RP provedproblematic. Determined to support theannual dinner he once dutifully turned up infull fig, with Valerie at his side resplendentin gold lamé. Hardly were they seated at thetop table than they rose to catch the lasttrain to Huddersfield in order to honour ateaching commitment of Valerie’s thefollowing morning, leaving some of ourhonoured guests…including Max Hastings,I think, dumbfounded.

Trevor Stubley (1932-2010)

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Sadly, this hectic pace of life took its toll andTrevor suffered a stroke shortly beforecompleting his six year term of office. Hereduced his portrait work but continued toexhibit frequently in the North. I attended adelightful retrospective of his at Upper Mill.Having lost my way in the dark and the rainround Manchester, I missed the privateview and was given a typically generouswelcome the following day with the addedadvantage of also visiting his Holmfirthgallery, which was featuring the lyricalworks from imagination, freed fromcommission constraints, upon which hebegan to concentrate. When Valerie diedlast year, the light went out.

We shared the same birthday, so neverforgot. Now, no new colourful Stubley cardwill arrive. We will all miss him.

Daphne Todd

‘Self-portrait’ by Trevor Stubley RP, RBA, RSW, RWS

‘Nigel Hinchliffe in Chinatown, Manchester’ (detail)

A great big barrel of a Yorkshireman, Trevor, made an HonoraryMember in 2003, served theSociety well as it’s Vice Presidentfrom 1994 to 1999.

Selection Day

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This year, the eight members on theselection panel took about eightand a half hours to look at 822submissions.

All eight of us paint in very different waysand quite a few excited discussions went onthroughout the day.

We normally view in two rounds, where weinitially have a lot more ‘D’s (doubtfuls) than‘A’s (acceptances) because it’s good to haveanother look in the context of having seenthe whole 822. It is also important to keepan overview, whilst selecting, of what theresulting show might look like so that theselection is an eclectic mix.

It’s quite an intense business as we try to beas fair as possible, not looking at names, butmaking our judgements purely from theimages put before us. We are looking forpaintings that catch the eye with acombination of skill, composition, good andintelligent use of colour, humour, expressionand energy, as well as offering insight intothe subject. We want to see that purepassion for painting and drawing that wefeel ourselves as artists.

We hope you enjoy our selection.

Robin-Lee Hall

Annual Open Award Winners 2009

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From top left to right: ‘Valentina’ by Anastasia Pollard,Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture;‘Thelma’ by Neil B. Helyard, The Prince of Wales’s Award for Portrait Drawing ‘MrsEdmondson’ by AnthonyConnolly, The Changing FacesPrize; ‘Portrait of Adam’ by Amin Milani, The Arts ClubAward; ‘Margaret Bent CBE FBA’by Emma Wesley, de Laszlo Prize for Best Portrait by anunder 35 year old.

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, 2010, 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 2009 Anastasia Pollard

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 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.


(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

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.


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 2009 Neil B. Helyard

The Changing Faces PrizeWhen you look at someone with a disfigurement, do you see the scars, facial markings or unusual

features and think it must be the worst thing that could have happened to them? Or do you see a

confident communicator, an attractive person with skills, talents and personality capable of leading

a successful life?

The new Changing Faces Prize is awarded to the artist whose portrait best conveys the ener gy of

their subject, the directness of their gaze and an attitude that exudes openness and confidence.

The Prize is a £2,000 commission to produce a portrait of a person with a disfigurement for the new

Changing Faces Collection.

This year’s Prize will be the first commission for the collection which aims to show the public that

a person’s distinctive scar, colourful mark or unusual feature is just one part of their overall picture.

We look forward to congratulating the prize winner.

JW James Partridge OBE, DSc (Hon), FRCSEd (Hon)

Founder and Chief Executive, Changing Faces

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 2009 Anthony Connolly

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 theirdependents in times of difficulty.

Funds are always needed and donations of any amounts 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 traditional values infigurative painting and receives no public funding.

If you would like further information, please write to:

Melissa Scott-MillerHon. SecretaryRoyal Society of Portrait Painters17 Carlton House TerraceLondon SW1Y 5BD

Telephone 020 7930 6844

Registered Charity No. 327460

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 complimentary membership to The Arts Club,

eligible to an artist showing work at the 2010 exhibition.


2004 Antony Williams 2005 Jennifer Anderson

2006 Valeriy Gridnev 2007 Robbie Wraith and Linda Atherton

2008 Keith Breeden and Richard Brazier 2009 Amin Milani

The Bulldog Trust2, 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. The winner is chosen by the President and Council of the RP after a

national call for entries. As well as receiving the Bursary, during the year the recipient is mentored

by members of their choice from the Society.

The winner for 2009-2010 is David Caldwell, whose ‘Portrait of Justin Currie’ and ‘Self-portrait’ are

both shown 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 FoundationThe 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.

The bursary is selected in May each year, and anyone interested in entering should call the

Federation of British Artists on 020 7930 6844, follow the link at www.therp.co.uk or email:

[email protected].


2007 Joseph Galvin 2008 Daniel Shadbolt 2009 David Caldwell

Annual Exhibition 2010

Alastair Adams PRP

Mr and Mrs Gapper

100 x 130 cms (39 x 51 ins)

Oil

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Paul Brason PPRP

Patrick Cescau, Group Chief Executive, Unilever

76 x 102 cms (30 x 40 ins)

Oil

Jason Bowyer RP, PNEAC, PS

Shelley Thomas,Blacksmith

152 x 152 cms (60 x 60 ins)

Oil

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25

Dicky

30 x 28 cms (12 x 11 ins)

Charcoal

26

The Rt. Hon. Lord Morris of Aberavon KG QC,Chancellor of TheUniversity of Glamorgan2002 –.

97 x 86 cms (38 x 34 ins)

Oil

Courtesy of The University of Glamorgan

Keith Breeden RP

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Dr. Judith Hulf CBE FRCP FRCAPresident of The Royal Collegeof Anaesthetists 2006 – 2009

76 x 71 cms (30 x 28 ins)

Oil

Courtesy of The Royal College of Anaesthetists

28

Tom Coates RP, PPNEAC, Hon. RBA, PPPS, RWA, RWS

Ilisabeta Soqo

51 x 41 cms (20 x 16 ins)

Oil

29

Pat Doyle

61 x 51 cms (24 x 20 ins)

Oil

30

David Cobley RP, NEAC, RWA

Girl with wet hair

30 x 29 cms (12 x 11 ins)

Pastel

31

Nigel

92 x 117 cms (36 x 46 ins)

Oil

32

Saied Dai RP, NEAC

Young woman

38 x 25 cms (15 x 10 ins)

Conté & charcoal

Actor

26 x 19 cms (10 x 8 ins)

Pencil

33

Lotty

56 x 43 cms (22 x 17 ins)

Oil

Collection Richard Hall

34

Anthony Connolly RP

Inigo

40 x 33 cms (16 x 13 ins)

Pencil

35

Tom, Ben and Joe(Triptych)

61 x 35 cms (24 x 14 ins)

Oil

Simon Davis RP, RBSA

I was commissioned by the subjects’ parents, Kate and Roger, to paint a portrait that capturedtheir sons’ love of sports and the outdoors, while also illustrating their individuality. We settled ona triptych as a solution for this, with perhaps a tree to unite all three pieces with it’s implicationsof family and stability.

When I visited them in June, it was a gloriously sunny day, so we all went to Chiswick Park totake the photographs from which I’d later work. We threw a rugby ball around a bit so we wereall nicely relaxed, and then looked around for a suitable tree for our background.

I wanted the paintings to reflect the boys’ youth and energy, and as it was to be a triptych, I was free to settle on a taller format and use a palette and light sources that could slightly changebetween each portrait.

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John Edwards RP

Jocasta

51 x 41 cms (20 x 16 ins)

Pencil

37

Valeriy Gridnev Assoc. RP, PS, ROI

Lord Clifford of Chudleigh

105 x 88 cms (42 x 35 ins)

Oil

38

Portrait of Jim Winter

183 x 102 cms (72 x 40 ins)

Oil

Andrew Festing MBE, PPRP

39

Portrait of Camilla Moore-Gwyn

81 x 61 cms (32 x 24 ins)

Oil

Portrait of Alice Warrender

91 x 71 cms (36 x 28 ins)

Oil

40

Richard Foster RP

Richard Dray Esq.

71 x 92 cms (28 x 36 ins)

Oil

Hamish Leslie-Melville Esq.

46 x 36 cms (18 x 14 ins)

Oil

41

The Carington family

71 x 92 cms (28 x 36 ins)

Oil

42

David Graham RP

Bob Remaut

90 x 81 cms (36 x 32 ins)

Oil

43

Leylah de Prada

77 x 71 cm (30 x 28 ins)

Oil

Fatima

77 x 66 cms (30 x 26 ins)

Oil

Joy

71 x 61 cms (28 x 24 ins)

Egg tempera

I work in the ancient medium of eggtempera; making up my paint frompure powdered pigment, the yolk ofa chicken’s egg and a little distilledwater. I lay down the paint onprepared gesso panels; the whitenessof the plaster glinting through thematrix of many cross-hatchedcoloured layers like light throughstained glass. It is very labourintensive but rewarding.

Joy is my best friend’s motherand an ideal subject for the medium.She has lived and worked for nearlyall her life in Ladywell, in a beautifulold Victorian house.

I’m donating this portrait toGirton College, Cambridge, for theirpermanent collection of People’sPortraits. The collection representsordinary people from all walks of lifein the United Kingdom today. Whenasking Joy what she thought of herfinished portrait, she laughed andreplied, “It shows all me veins up!”

Robin-Lee Hall RP

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45

Sheldon Hutchinson RP

Magda

59 x 42 cms (23 x 17 ins)

Pencil

Magda is a delightful, utterly Anglophile,Polish girl who speaks better English thanmost of us. A generous hostess, she organisesparties where people act out obscure Englishidioms.

She dances in a way I've seen no otherhuman being dance, with seeminglyimpossible leaps and alarming gestures. Infact, I sometimes wonder if she is actuallyhuman and not a benign woodland elf. She can climb trees unnaturally quickly and shecan summon cats.

The tattoo is the Chinese character for afish because she’s Piscean. It’s the simplifiedversion the communists created. Thetraditional version is more florid.

This drawing took seventeen mornings. It has front lighting (the window was behindme), which can flatten the form but is good for capturing the subtle detail in an elfin bodythat is both smooth and vigorous.

Andrew James VPRP

Rosa

84 x 63 cms (33 x 25 ins)

Oil

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Brendan Kelly RP

Inzamam-ul-Haq

152 x 152 cms (60 x 60 ins)

Oil

Courtesy of Marylebone Cricket Club

Binny Matthews Assoc. RP

This portrait of John Palmer marks his 40th year with Palmer’s Brewery in Dorset.John’s life and personality is so bound up with the place that I wanted the brewerynot to be an incidental background, but integral to the painting as a whole. Theportrait was painted directly from life, in situ; the room sometimes thick with steamand filled with the heady smell of malted barley and hops.

John Palmer

91 x 122 cms (36 x 48 ins)

Oil

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49

Sergei Pavlenko Assoc. RP

The Most Hon. The Marquess of NorthamptonPro Grand Master, United Grand Lodge ofEngland 2001 – 2009

218 x 142 cms (86 x 56 ins)

Oil

50

Caroline

71 x 61 cms (28 x 24 ins)

Oil

James Lloyd RP

51

Mitch

46 x 51 cms (18 x 20 ins)

Oil

52

June Mendoza OBE, RP, ROI, Hon. SWA

Connections. Elliet, Ashley, Lee and Kim

162 x 140 cms (64 x 55 ins)

Oil

This one is for me. My children. Donefrom memory, imagination, referenceand borrowed cellos, violins, boots,jewellery etc. It started conventionallywith a background, which I didn’t wantor need, as I preferred the painting andpersonal inter-relationship shapes ofthe figures. So out it came, and in camethe nonsense doodles with all sorts ofpersonal references to my beloveds.

53

Sculptor Philip Jackson CVO DL

102 x 126 cms (40 x 50 ins)

Oil

On one of my tutoring stints at West Dean College there was this stunningexhibition of Philip Jackson’s sculptures scattered superbly around thegrounds. Fate finally had us meet, and a portrait ensued. Oh the joys ofworking with another artist, and in his Midhurst studio. As I was finishingmy background, Philip was working behind me, up on his scaffolding, onone of his normal 15-20 foot sculptures. A charming man.

54

Anthony Morris RP, NEAC

Rupert Ainley

76 x 61 cms (30 x 24 ins)

Oil

Rebecca Tkal

76 x 51 cms (30 x 20 ins)

Oil

55

Sir Christian Bonington CBEChancellor of Lancaster University

127 x 102 cms (50 x 40 ins)

Oil

By kind permission of Lancaster University

The Rt Hon. Lord Paul of Marylebone, P.C. Chancellor The University of Westminster, 2006 –.

102 x 76 cms (40 x 30 ins)

Oil

Bruce Forsyth, Esq., C.B.E.Study for portrait

107 x 43 cms (42 x 17 ins)

Oil

Michael Noakes RP

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Bruce Forsyth, Esq., C.B.E. at Wentworth

102 x 127 cms (40 x 50 ins)

Oil

After Zurbaran

30 x 25 cms (12 x 10 ins)

Oil

Tai-Shan Schierenberg Hon. RP

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59

Neale Worley RP, NEAC

John(work in progress)

112 x 86 cms (44 x 34 ins)

Oil

60

Anastasia Pollard RP

Emily

20 x 16 cms (8 x 6 ins)

Oil

61

Sonia

30 x 23 cms (12 x 9 ins)

Oil

Alyona

30 x 23 cms (12 x 9 ins)

Oil

62

Alastair and Caroline Stoddart

76 x 91 cms (30 x 36 ins)

Oil

Susan Ryder RP, NEAC

63

Miss Tania Longva

81 x 66 cms (32 x 26 ins)

Oil

The Linnett family

91 x 107 cms (36 x 42 ins)

Oil

64

Stephen Shankland RP

Me & Miyagi

760 x 60 cms (24 x 24 ins)

Oil & gold leaf

An autobiographical self-portrait with our newcat. It is influenced byJaponisme that occurredin the late 19th Centuryand the oriental objectsthat we've collected ondisplay around our house.They say you're nevermore than a few feet awayfrom a rat. In my houseyou're never more than afew feet away from a pieceof my son’s Lego!

65

Generations

79 x 61 cms (31 x 24 ins)

Oil & gold leaf

A portrait set in Arbroath Abbey. It was thelight filtration through the window within theMonks’ Quarters Cellar that really capturedme. The title refers to the mother and son, andher reflection on generations past, present andsoon to come. The Abbey had quite ameditative quality, heightened by the glorioussunshine outside against the cool interior.

66

Jeff Stultiens RP

Lute, flute and violin

150 x 130 cms (59 x 51 ins)

Oil

There is no logic to this particularcombination of instruments, otherthan to reflect some of the musicalinterests of the artist’s family. Despitemy relationship to the sitters, I amtrying to view pictorial matters with acertain sense of detachment. This isan assembly of figures at practice, anattempt to show the relationshipbetween individuals, their variety ofsize and stance and, in this case, theirabsorption with the use of difficultmusical instruments.

67

Man with a folding chair

150 x 110 cms (59 x 43 ins)

Oil

This painting is one of a series in which I am observingthe interaction of figures and chairs, where both itemsare considered of equal visual importance. According to position, the varying structural and dynamic relationships afford an endless source of material. I find great appealin such unnoticed everyday actions and by the somewhatenigmatic nature of the images that can result.

Financial crisis – model reading the FT

150 x 120 cms (59 x 47 ins)

Oil

Part of a larger body of work dealing with the human figure –the painting was developed initially during the model’s restperiods, to a background of news about the unravelling of thegreat financial bulwarks of society. Apart from the level ofhumour intended, for me there is always great artisticpotential in the act of the figure reading.

68


David and MillieMessum atLord’s Wood

92 x 92 cms (36 x 36 ins)

Oil

69

Tim Dutton Q.C.

92 x 53 cms (36 x 21 ins)

Oil

70

Lady with dog & country seat

41 x 38 cm (16 x 15 ins)

Mixed media

Alice Maud Walton

38 x 31 cms ( 15 x 12 ins)

Oil

John Walton RP

71

Karen Le Roux

87 x 66 cms (34 x 26 ins)

Oil

72

Emma Wesley RP

Jack Straw MP

89 x 56 cms (35 x 22 ins)

Oil

73

“Death thou Art a Mower Too”Portrait of Sarah Ward, hop farmer

117 x 78 cm (46 X 31 ins)

Oil

74

The Hayes family

99 x 153 cms (39 x 60 ins)

Oil

Toby Wiggins RP

75

Carlo

70 x 60 cms (28 x 24 ins)

Oil

Esther

30 x 24 cms (12 x 10 ins)

Oil

76

John Wonnacott Hon. RP

Lord and Lady Palmer at ManderstonThe silver staircase

142 x 111 cms (56 x 44 ins)

Oil

On the suggestion of producer Steven Evans,I followed a film crew to Manderston lastsummer to draw and paint as they beganshooting scenes for his latest movie, Cosi; anenchanted romp around a country houseproduction of Cosi Fan Tutti to the glorioussoundtrack of Mozart’s music. The paintingopposite was intended as a half sizepreparation for a ten foot epic, with RichardE Grant (playing the owner of Maberley, withthe ambitions to sing Don Alfonso) greetinghis co-star Sarah Brightman (in the film, hisconductor and passion) across the famousManderston silver staircase. The rollercoaster spatial curve of the staircase wouldhave been enriched in the large painting,which sadly never happened, by interactionwith all the glorious industrial chaos of gripsand cameras and cables and directors. Atleast the simpler five foot study has come tosome conclusion and I must thank Lord andLady Palmer for giving their time sogenerously to understudy the absent stars.

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Three studies for a portrait ofAdmiral of the Fleet, Lord Lewin of Greenwich

46 x 112 cms (18 x 44 ins)

Pencil

The portrait heads in my grand conversationpiece are built with the aid of multiple sketcheslike the three drawings above. These weremade for a 12 foot Painted Hall portrait of theFleet Lord Lewin, which can be seen in theQueen’s House of the National MaritimeMuseum.

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Robbie Wraith RP

Tiffany Thomas

43 x 33 cms (17 x 13 ins)

Charcoal

Catalogue 2010

ALASTAIR ADAMS PRP1 Alex Timpson

Oil76 x 76 cms (30 x 30 ins) NFS

2 Mr and Mrs Gapper Oil100 x 130 cms (39 x 51 ins) NFS

3 Dr. Mark Nicholls, President and Librarian, St. John’s College, CambridgeCharcoal46 x 33 cms (18 x 13 ins)NFS

MICHAEL ALAN-KIDD4 Self-portrait

Acrylic40 x 39 cms (16 x 15 ins)£895

JAMES ALLEN5 Zoe and Samir

Oil 120 x 90 cms (47 x 35 ins) £8,000

VICTOR AMBRUS RE, PS, ARCA6 Jo

Conté 47 x 58 cms (18 x 23 ins) £1,200

7 Dennis Jones Carbon36 x 36 (14 x 14 ins) £950

FREDA ANDERSON (Invited by Robin-Lee Hall RP)

8 John in his painting apron Watercolour 67 x 57 cms (27 x 23 ins) £1,300

KASIA ANDREWS (Art Liberating Lives selection)

9 Foetal Oil 29 x 46 cms (11 x 18 ins) £900

ALDO BALDING 10 Sarah’s story

Oil 28 x 22 cms (11 x 9 ins) £7,500

CAROLINE BAYS11 New scarf

Oil 46 x 38 cms (18 x 15 ins) £1,400

FRANCES BELL 12 Mauro

Oil 45 x 45 cms (18 x 18 ins) NFS

PAUL S BENNEY 13 The three sisters


GARY BLYTHE14 Lin

Acrylic 545 x 430 cms (215 x 169 ins) £3,000

MICHAEL DE BONO 15 Twilight daydream


JASON BOWYER RP, PNEAC, PS16 Shelley Thomas, Blacksmith

Oil 152 x 152 cms (60 x 60 ins) £15,000

17 Dicky Charcoal 30 x 28 cms (12 x 11 ins) £950

18 Paul Lynch, The Mayor of Hounslow Charcoal 64 x 56 cms (25 x 22 ins) NFS

19 Chic Charcoal 36 x 38 cms (14 x 11 ins) £950

PAUL BRASON PPRP20 Will, a bigger conversation


21 Patrick Cescau, Group Chief Executive, Unilever Oil 76 x 102 cms (30 x 40 ins) NFS

22 Dr John Hood, Vice Chancellor, Oxford University Oil 102 x 76 cms (40 x 30 ins) NFS

KEITH BREEDEN RP23 Dr. Judith Hulf CBE FRCP FRCA

President of The Royal College of Anaesthetists 2006 – 2009(Courtesy of The Royal College of Anaesthetists)Oil 76 x 71 cms (28 x 30 ins) NFS

24 The Rt. Hon. Lord Morris of Aberavon KG QC, Chancellor of The University of Glamorgan 2002 –. (Courtesy of The University of Glamorgan) Oil97 x 86 cms (38 x 34 ins) NFS

25 Professor David Halton, Vice Chancellor of The University of Glamorgan 2005 – 2010 Oil 117 x 76 cms (46 x 30 ins) NFS

26 Untitled Mixed media 61 x 61 cms (24 x 24 ins)NFS

RUPERT W BROOKS27 Fifteen buttons

Oil 57 x 87 cms (22 x 34 ins) £1,950

PETER BROWN NEAC, PS, ROI28 Self-portrait

Oil 27 x 18 cms (11 x 7 ins) £1,500

VINCENT BROWN 29 Anthony Beeson Esq. & Æthelson


DAVID CALDWELL(Bulldog Bursary recipient 2009 – 2010)

30 Portrait of Justin Currie Oil 170 x 120 cms (67 x 47 ins) £3,600

31 Self-portrait Oil 20 x 20 cms (8 x 8 ins) £1,200

COYAN CARDENAS 32 Practicing being dead

Oil 75 x 70 cms (30 x 28 ins) £1,500

TRISHA CLARIDGE 33 U. A. Fanthorpe


TOM COATES RP, PPNEAC, Hon.RBA, PPPS, RWA, RWS

34 Pat Doyle Oil 61 x 51 cms (24 x 20 ins) £3,000

35 Ilisabeta Soqo Oil 51 x 41 cms (20 x 16 ins) £2,000

36 Girl with red headscarfOil51 x 30 cms (20 x 12 ins)£2,000

DAVID COBLEY RP, NEAC, RWA37 Nigel


38 D'où venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous? Oil 92 x 92 cms (36 x 36 ins) NFS

39 Study for a portrait Oil 46 x 46 cms (18 x 18 ins) NFS

40 Girl with wet hair Pastel 30 x 29 cms (12 x 11 ins) NFS

BENJAMIN COHEN 41 Study of a head VII


RICHARD COMBES ROI42 Three volumes

Oil 153 x 122 cms (60 x 48 ins) £18,000

ANTHONY CONNOLLY RP43 Inigo

Pencil 40 x 33 cms (16 x 13 ins) NFS

44 Untitled Etching A/P Edition of 10 (10 available) 20 x 13 cms (8 x 5 ins) NFS Unframed £100

45 Untitled Oil 43 x 35 cms (17 x 14 ins) NFS

46 Untitled Oil 20 x 15 cms (8 x 6 ins) NFS

ALAN COULSON 47 Ciara

Pencil 50 x 40 cms (20 x 16 ins) £1,900

NIGEL COX48 Charlie Stock

Oil 48 x 42 cms (19 x 17 ins) £3,300

SALLY CUTLER 49 Dulwich heads

Linocut & lead type Edition of 40 (40 available) 52 x 52 cms (21 x 21 ins) £450 Unframed £420

SAIED DAI RP, NEAC50 Lotty


51 Actor Pencil 26 x 19 cms (10 x 8 ins) £1,800

52 Young woman Conté & charcoal 38 x 25 cms (15 x 10 ins) £1,800

SIMON DAVIS RP, RBSA53 Tom, Ben and Joe

OilTriptych 61 x 35 cms (24 x 14 ins) NFS

54 Inns of Court Oil 61 x 51 cms (24 x 20 ins) NFS

55 Claire and Ella Oil 92 x 71 cms (36 x 28 ins) NFS

SAM DALBY56 Sue Vickerman


ROGER DELLAR ROI, RI, PS 57 Andy Ferrer, chef

Charcoal & conté 43 x 38 cms (17 x 15 ins) £475

CLARA DRUMMOND58 The Emperor’s stitch


JOHN EDWARDS RP59 A Patrician

The artist’s wife, PatOil 91 x 71 cms (36 x 28 ins) POA

60 Salome Charcoal 46 x 61 cms (18 x 24 ins) £2,000

61 Jocasta Pencil 51 x 41 cms (20 x 16 ins) £1,500

62 Une savage Family of Caractacus Red chalk 46 x 61 cms (18 x 24 ins) £3,000

MADELINE FENTON 63 Celebration

Oil 35 x 32 cms (14 x 13 ins)£1,250

ANDREW FESTING MBE, PPRP64 Portrait of Jim Winter


65 Portrait of Camilla Moore-Gwyn Oil 81 x 61 cms (32 x 24 ins) NFS

66 Portrait of Alice Warrender Oil 91 x 71 cms (36 x 28 ins) NFS

NANCY FLETCHER 67 Portrait of Sylvia

Oil 48 x 48 cms (19 x 19 ins) £3,500

68 Portrait of Miss Young Oil 30 x 23 cms (12 x 9 ins) £1,500

ALEX RUSSELL FLINT69 Magdalena

Oil 28 x 32 cms (11 x 13 ins) £5,000

RICHARD FOSTER RP70 Richard Dray Esq.


71 The Carington family Oil 71 x 92 cms (28 x 36 ins) NFS

72 Hamish Leslie-Melville Esq.Oil 46 x 36 cms (18 x 14 ins) NFS

73 Katrina Watercolour 40 x 30 cms (16 x 12 ins) NFS

RICHARD GALE 74 F in shadow

Charcoal 43 x 42 cms (17 x 16 ins) NFS

JOSEPH GALVIN 75 Self-portrait

Oil 46 x 36 cms (18 x 14 ins) £1,500

DAVID GRAHAM RP76 Fatima


77 Bob Remaut Oil 90 x 81 cms (36 x 32 ins) NFS

78 Leylah de Prada Oil 77 x 71 cm (30 x 28 ins) £7,500

LYN GRAY 79 Gladys in her sitting room

Oil 53 x 43 cms (21 x 17 ins) £450

VALERIY GRIDNEV Assoc. RP, PS, ROI80 Lord Clifford of Chudleigh


ROBIN-LEE HALL RP81 The Pyrford Princess

Egg tempera 20 x 15 cms (8 x 6 ins) £2,250

82 Joy Egg tempera 71 x 61 cms (28 x 24 ins) NFS

GEOFFREY HAYZER RP83 Eve


84 Eve Charcoal 60 x 51 cms (24 x 20 ins) £1,500

85 A fond farewell Charcoal 43 x 41 cms (17 x 16 ins) NFS

86 Study Charcoal 76 x 58 cms (30 x 23 ins) £1,500

WIM HELDENS 87 N.Y.P.D.

Oil 132 x 81 cms (52 x 32 ins) £20,000

NINNI HELDT 88 Ramyah

Oil 42 x 36 cms (17 x 14 ins) £3,500

NEIL B. HELYARD 89 Katy

Mixed media 38 x 45 cms (15 x 17 ins) NFS

JONATHAN HILLS (Invited by Tom Phillips RA, Hon. RP)

90 Carmen Brown Oil 132 x 76 cms (52 x 30 ins) NFS

KEN HOWARD RA, PPNEAC, FROI, Hon. RBA, RWA, RWS

91 Self-portrait 13.02.10Oil 61 x 30 cms (24 x 12 ins) £5,500

SHELDON HUTCHINSON RP92 Magda


LUCA INDRACCOLO(London Atelier of Representational Art, invited work)

93 Valentina Charcoal & chalk 53 x 63 cms (21 x 25 ins) £800

94 Mata Charcoal & chalk 56 x 71 cms (22 x 28 ins) £800

ANDREW JAMES VPRP95 Rosa

Oil 84 x 63 cms (33 x 25 ins)POA

96 Self-portrait Pencil 60 x 52 cms (24 x 20 ins) POA

LAURENCE KELL97 Iona


BRENDAN KELLY RP98 Inzamam-ul-Haq

(Courtesy of Marylebone Cricket Club)Oil 152 x 152 cms (60 x 60 ins)NFS

PETER KELLY NEAC, RBA 99 Christina

Oil 30 x 22 cms (12 x 9 ins) £1,500

EMMA KENNAWAY 100 Ella


ALAN KINGSBURY RWA101 Self-portrait

Oil 33 x 28 cms (13 x 11 ins) £2,750

PETER KUHFELD NEAC, RP102 Cathryn in the red room


103 Head of a girl Oil 30 x 30 cms (12 x 12 ins) £5,000

104 Cathryn – study Pencil & watercolour 51 x 56 cms (20 x 22 ins) NFS

SUSANNA LISLE (Invited by Paul Brason PPRP)

105 Polly Oil 120 x 90 cms (47 x 35 ins) NFS

JAMES LLOYD RP106 Mitch

Oil 46 x 51 cms (18 x 20 ins) £2,000

107 Caroline Oil 71 x 61 cms (28 x 24 ins) £4,000

NORMAN LONG 108 Walter Samuel Long


GABRIELLA MARCHINI 109 The dancer

Pencil 75 x 100 cms (30 x 39 ins) £1,000

ROSAMUND MASON 110 Antonia

Pencil 60 x 42 cms (24 x 17 ins) £300

BINNY MATTHEWS RP111 John Palmer


ALAN STEWART McKLUSKEY (Invited by Stephen Shankland RP)

112 Anna & LucyOil127 x 71 cms (50 x 28 ins)£4,000

JUNE MENDOZA OBE, RP, ROI, Hon. SWA

113 Connections.Elliet, Ashley, Lee and KimOil 162 x 140 cms (64 x 55 ins) NFS

114 Sculptor Philip Jackson CVO DL Oil 102 x 126 cms (40 x 50 ins) NFS

115 Colin and Ana Barrow Oil 76 x 102 cms (30 x 40 ins) NFS

NICHOLAS MERTON 116 Angela

Oil 36 x 43 cms (14 x 17 ins)NFS

PETER MONKMAN (Invited by Alastair Adams PRP)

117 Girl, twilight Oil 120 x 90 cms (47 x 35 ins) NFS

ANTHONY MORRIS RP, NEAC 118 Sir Christian Bonington CBE

Chancellor of Lancaster University (By kind permission of Lancaster University) Oil 127 x 102 cms (50 x 40 ins) NFS

119 Rebecca Tkal Oil 76 x 51 cms (30 x 20 ins) NFS

120 Rupert Ainley Oil 76 x 61 cms (30 x 24 ins) NFS

121 Portrait of June Pastel 70 x 46 cms (23 x 18 ins) NFS

LUIS MORRIS ROI122 Winter self-portrait


KEITH MORTON123 S.R.


DAVID R NEWENS (Invited by Melissa Scott-Miller RP)

124 Hannah Oil 102 x 72 cms (40 x 28 ins) NFS

MICHAEL NOAKES RP125 The Rt Hon. Lord Paul of Marylebone, P.C.

Chancellor, The University of Westminster, 2006 –.Oil 102 x 76 cms (40 x 30 ins) NFS

126 Bruce Forsyth, Esq., C.B.E. Study for portrait Oil 107 x 43 cms (42 x 17 ins) NFS

127 Bruce Forsyth, Esq., C.B.E. at WentworthOil 102 x 127 cms (40 x 50 ins)NFS

TONY NOBLE 128 Portrait of Austin Mitchell MP and his wife

Linda at home in Yorkshire Oil 130 x 159 cms (51 x 63 ins) NFS

LIAM O’CONNOR 129 Luke, my brother

Oil 50 x 20 cms (20 x 8 ins) £800

PETER ORROCK 130 Chris


WILLIAM PACKER NEAC(Invited by Daphne Todd OBE, PPRP, NEAC, Hon. SWA)

131 Clare Oil 94 x 94 cms (37 x 37 ins) NFS

SERGEI PAVLENKO RP132 The Most Hon. The Marquess of

Northampton Pro Grand Master, United Grand Lodge of England 2001 – 2009 Oil 218 x 142 cms (86 x 56 ins) NFS

133 Children Oil 100 x 79 cms (39 x 31 ins) NFS

TOM PHILLIPS RA, Hon. RP134 Freeman Dyson

Pencil43 x 37 cms (17 x 15 ins)NFS

ANASTASIA POLLARD RP135 Alyona


136 Sonia Oil 30 x 23 (12 x 9 ins) £2,500

137 Emily Oil 20 x 15 (8 x 6 ins) NFS

EMILY PORTER-SALMON 138 Taffy GCSE


GEORGINA READ139 Svet

Charcoal 60 x 87 cms (24 x 34 ins) £800

SUSAN RELPH PS140 Emilie, twilight study

Oil 29 x 25 cms (11 x 10 ins) £1,500

ROB RICHARDSON141 Self-portraits

Pencil & charcoal 72 x 75 cms (28 x 30 ins) £375

NADINE ROBBINS 142 The rolling buns

Oil 122 x 183 cms (48 x 72 ins) £14,270

ANDERSON B ROBERTSON 143 Barbara

Oil 76 x 96 cms (30 x 38 ins) £3,000

GILL ROBINSON 144 Winter self-portrait

Watercolour 46 x 56 cms (18 x 22 ins) £750

KEITH ROBINSON 145 Winning through


SUSAN RYDER RP, NEAC 146 The Linnett family


147 Alastair and Caroline Stoddart Oil 76 x 91cms (30 x 36 ins) NFS

148 Miss Tania Longva Oil 81 x 66 cms (32 x 26 ins) NFS

MAYUMI SAITO 149 Yasu

Pencil 25 x 20 cms (10 x 8 ins)NFS

TAI-SHAN SCHIERENBERG Hon. RP150 After Zurbaran


151 An English artist in Rome Oil 213 x 153 cms (84 x 60 ins) NFS

MELISSA SCOTT-MILLER RP, NEAC 152 Aniteye


153 Adam & Cordelia Oil 102 x 122 cms (40 x 48 ins) NFS

154 Dear Min Oil 102 x 76 cms (40 x 30 ins) NFS

DANIEL SHADBOLT 155 Toby


STEPHEN SHANKLAND RP156 Me & Miyagi

Oil & gold leaf 60 x 60 cms (24 x 24 ins) £6,500

157 Generations Oil & gold leaf 79 x 61 cms (31 x 24 ins) £6,500

W. JOHN SHAVE 158 Carol

Oil 70 x 80 cms (28 x 31 ins) £4,000

YASUNOBU SHIDAMI 159 Self-portrait III


LOUIS SMITH160 Margaret Davies

Oil 91 x 61 cms (36 x 24 ins)NFS

CHARLOTTE SORAPURE NEAC (Invited by Robbie Wraith RP)

161 Michael Rose, (Oberon)Oil 24 x 16 cms (9 x 6 ins) £4,250

JOHN SPRINGS 162 Norman Rockwell

Ink 37 x 40 cms (15 x 16 ins) £2,100

JAMES STEWART163 Rowan

Oil 60 x 90 cms (24 x 35 ins) £5,000

The late TREVOR STUBLEY RP, RBA, RSW, RWS (1932 – 2010)

164 Trevor Stubley, self-portrait with red scarf Oil 71 x 61 cms (28 x 24 ins) NFS

165 Ayya Khema, in the Buddha-HausOil 137 x 91 cms (54 x 36 ins) NFS

166 Nigel Hinchliffe in Chinatown, Manchester Acrylic & oil 178 x 107 cms (70 x 42 ins) NFS

JEFF STULTIENS RP 167 Lute, flute and violin


168 Man with a folding chair Oil 150 x 110 cms (59 x 43 ins) NFS

169 Financial crisis – Model reading the FT Oil 150 x 120 cms (59 x 47 ins) NFS

170 Dr Chris Morley, Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge Pastel 68 x 48 cms (27 x 19 ins) NFS

BENJAMIN SULLIVAN PR, NEAC171 Norma Aubertin-Potter

Pencil 57 x 40 cms (23 x 16ins) NFS

172 Miriam Lygo Pencil 57 x 40 cms (23 x 16 ins) NFS

TIMOTHY SUTTON 173 Norris, bingo player

Oil 70 x 55 cms (28 x 22 ins)£3,000

WILL TEATHER174 Ana Silvera at Elm Hill


STEPHEN TEEUW 175 Studio

Oil 52 x 42 cms (20 x 17 ins)£1,250

JEAN-PAUL TIBBLES 176 Jean left


YANKO TIHOV 177 Face II

Graphite63 x 55 cms (25 x 22 ins) £1,750

DAPHNE TODD OBE, PPRP, NEAC, Hon. SWA

178 Johnny and Rosie Rowell OilDiptych, each panel measures122 x 61 cms (48 x 24 ins) NFS

179 David and Millie Messum at Lord’s WoodOil92 x 92 cms (36 x 36 ins) NFS

180 Tim Dutton Q.C. Oil 92 x 53 cms (36 x 21 ins)NFS

DERMOT TRIMBLE (Invited by Andrew James VPRP)

181 Fadil Charcoal & graphite 82 x 69 cms (32 x 27 ins) £750

182 JackOil56 x 66 cms (22 x 26 ins)£1,500

ALEX TZAVARAS 183 Mehmet

Charcoal 55 x 50 cms (22 x 20 ins) £575

ROSE WAITES 184 Two men and a dog

OilDiptych 118 x 68 cms (47 x 29 ins) 118 x 118 cms (47 x 47 ins)NFS

JASON WALKER Assoc. RP185 Self Portrait, Happy Thought No. II

Oil146 x 92 cms (58 x 36 ins)£6,000

JOHN WALTON RP186 Karen Le Roux


187 Lady with dog & country seat Mixed media41 x 38 cm (16 x 15 ins) NFS

188 Alice Maude Walton Oil 38 x 31 cms (15 x 12 ins) NFS

DAVID WEEKES(Heatherley’s School of Fine Art, invited work)

189 Self-portraitGraphite107 x 82 cms (42 x 32 ins)£800

EMMA WESLEY RP190 Jack Straw MP

Acrylic 89 x 56 cms (35 x 22 ins) NFS

191 “Do Different” Portrait of Sir Brandon Gough, Chancellor of The University of East Anglia Acrylic 108 x 79 cms (43 x 31 ins) NFS

192 “Death thou Art a Mower Too” Portrait of Sarah Ward, hop farmer Acrylic 117 x 78 cm (46 X 31 ins) NFS

TOBY WIGGINS RP193 The Hayes family


194 Carlo Oil70 x 60 cms (28 x 24 ins) NFS

195 Esther Oil 30 x 24 cms (12 x 10 ins) £1,750

196 Dr Martin Green Mixed media 130 x 95 cms (51 x 37 ins) £2,500

ANTONY WILLIAMS RP, PS, NEAC197 Caroline V

Egg tempera46 x 36 cms (18 x 14 ins)NFS

TOM WINTER 198 Bernadette, winter

Oil 30 x 40 cms (12 x 16 ins) POA

JOHN WONNACOTT RP199 Lord and Lady Palmer at Manderston

The silver staircaseOil 142 x 111 cms (56 x 44 ins) NFS

200 Three studies for a portrait of Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Lewin of Greenwich Pencil 46 x 112 cms (18 x 44 ins) NFS

NEALE WORLEY RP201 John (work in progress)

Oil 112 x 86 cms (44 x 34 ins) £16,000

202 Dasha Oil 40 x 36 (16 x 14 ins) £3,950

ROBBIE WRAITH RP203 Tiffany Thomas

Charcoal 43 x 33 cms (17 x 13 ins) NFS

204 Jasper Rose Pencil 23 x 20 cms (9 x 8 ins) NFS

205 Alexandra Charcoal 86 x 66 cms (34 x 26 ins) NFS

206 Studio portrait Oil 61 x 46 cms (24 x 18 ins) NFS

LOUISE YATES(The Prince’s Drawing School, invited work)

207 AlanCharcoal77 x 61 cms (30 x 24 ins)£800

ALASTAIR ADAMS PRPGirish Sethna, note-takerOil84 x 84 cms (33 x 33 ins) (2008)

Marc CrankOil117 x 102 cms (46 x 40 ins) (2010)

JASON BOWYER RP, PNEAC, PSThe OfferingOil122 x 91 cms (48 x 36 ins) (2009)

SAIED DAI RPThe HairdresserOil 122 x 76 cms (48 x 30 ins)(2008)

SIMON DAVIS RP, RBSAFishsale: Portrait of Elaine LorysOil58 x 43 cms (23 x 17 ins) (2010)

ROBIN-LEE HALL RPJoy Egg tempera 81 x 91 cms (32 x 36 ins) (2010)

SHELDON HUTCHINSON RPDede Cossta, Brazilian dancer Oil61 x 46 cms (24 x 18 ins)(2006)

ANDREW JAMES VPRPRichard Griffiths, park keeperOil81 x 58 cms (32 x 23 ins )(2004)

ANASTASIA POLLARD RPNickOil20 x 18 cms (8 x 7 ins)(2009)

MICHAEL TAYLOR RPSarah Muffet, Ordinand Oil104 x 79 cms (41 x 31 ins)(2003)

JASON SULLIVAN RPMichael Horatio Hobson, retired actor Oil104 x 79 cms ( 41 x 31 ins) (2005)

BENJAMIN SULLIVAN RPJohn McWilliamOil119 x 69 cms (47 x 27 ins)(2007)

Works from the People’s Portraits Collection

Changing Faces thanks the Royal Society of Portrait Painters for its continuing support of our work

Over one million people in the UK have a disfigurement to their face, hands or body either present at

birth such as a cranio-facial condition, or acquired as a result of accidents, burns, cancer, facial palsy,

and skin conditions. Medical/surgical treatments continue to improve but they can rarely remove a

disfigurement completely.

Every day children, young people and adults with disfigurements are exposed to people’s unconsciously

negative attitudes about the way they look. This is facial prejudice, which, whilst unintentional, is

nonetheless distressing, demoralising and unfair.

Part of the charity’s work involves supporting our clients to handle the emotional and social challenges

caused by these attitudes. Complementing this vital empowerment work, our Face Equality campaign

aims to bring about a fundamental shift in society’s attitudes towards disfigurement in schools,

workplaces, the NHS, the media and government. Face equality is not about getting rid of noticeable faces

but valuing and treating all of us who have them as equals.

We rely entirely on voluntary donations and grants to enable us to foster real confidence in the way that

everyone faces disfigurement.

Changing FacesThe Squire Centre, 33-37 University Street, London WC1E 6JN

Tel: 0845 4500 275 www.changingfaces.org.uk

Chief Executive and Founder: James Partridge OBE

Patrons: Sir Christopher Benson, Ms Gloria Hunniford, Mr Terry Mansfield CBE, Ms Jan Ravens, Mr William Simons,

Mrs Fiona Squire, The Duke of Westminster KG, CB, OBE, TD, CD, DL, Mr Simon Weston OBE,

Mr Benjamin Zephaniah.

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The wrong choice of artist for acommission can lead to adisappointing painting, so weemploy a Consultant to makeselecting the right artist as easy aspossible for you; and we do notcharge you for this service.

We offer a variety of services including:

• Consultation in our central London gallery

• Assistance over the internet and telephone

If you are considering commissioning a

portrait you may find the Royal Society of

Portrait Painters’ website, www.therp.co.uk

is helpful. It is a comprehensive showcase

with detailed information on members as

well as examples of their work. Links take

you to each artist’s individual page,

providing the information you need, such as

fees, sittings, media and areas of

specialisation.

After choosing your artist, you can set up

the sittings. These are enjoyable occasions

and many long-lasting friendships have

been formed between artist and sitter. As a

rule, six to eight sittings of two hours each

would satisfy most artists’ needs. On

exceptional occasions, such as when a

portrait is posthumous, an artist can create

a portrait without sittings. Most of our

Members are prepared to travel to their

sitter, although sometimes there are

advantages to working in the artist’s studio,

such as having good quality light.

Our Members are very experienced and will

look after you and your commission. The

Royal Society of Portrait Painters, a charity

dedicated to the promotion of excellence in

portraiture, prides itself on the standard of

its Members’ work. We believe that you will

find it deeply rewarding and very enjoyable

to be part of the creative process.

The Mall Galleries have an excellent track

record of seeing through successful art

commissions projects of all kinds including

houses, boats, still-lifes, landscapes and

pets, as well as portraits of people!

See www.mallgalleries.org.uk for more

information. To contact us, call 020 7930 6844

or email [email protected]

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