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Category Archives: Drawing
Presence – Portraits @ The Chapel
Naomi (2017) Oil on linen, 50 x 70cm. Presence – New Portraits at The Chapel by Adele Wagstaff 28 August – 1st September – The Chapel, Brompton Cemetery, The Royal Parks, Old Brompton Rd, London, SW10 9UG. 2 – 6pm … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, Exhibition, London, Nudes, oils, Painting, Portraiture, self-portraiture
Tagged AdeleWagstaff, artist, chapel, exhibition, London, painting, Portrait, portrait painting, presence, summer exhibition
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A Portrait of Charlie
This portrait of Charlie began last summer following his retirement as Head of Putney School of Art & Design. The painting continued through to the autumn, having eight sittings in total. Last year I set out to paint a few … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, oils, Painting, Portraiture, Uncategorized
Tagged drawing, oil painting, portrait painting, portraits
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A Portrait in Progress – Alan
Two sittings in… oil on linen 40 x 50cm
Posted in Drawing, oils, Painting, Portraiture
Tagged drawing, oils, painting, portrait painting, portraiture
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Playing in the Gallery: A Weekend of Drawing & Music
I was thrilled when earlier in the year I was asked by the Royal Academy to teach a course on drawing musicians in it’s beautiful historic life room. Drawing and painting musicians in rehearsal has been a subject which has … Continue reading
The Quartet – A work in progress
For a number of months now I have been working on a large-scale painting of a string quartet, piecing together information collected during rehearsal in the form of drawings and oil studies of both the individual players and of … Continue reading
Posted in Artists & Illustrators, Drawing, Musicians, oils, Painting, Portraiture, Uncategorized
Tagged Artists & Illustrators, drawing, masterclass, music, musician drawings, painting
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Two Young Sitters
Recent portrait commissions of two young ladies Isla oil on linen 2016 Alejandra pencil on paper 2016
Posted in Drawing, oils, Painting, Portraiture, Uncategorized
Tagged drawing, oils, painting, portraiture
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Drawing & Music: Picturing Movement at the Royal Academy
This weekend course is an exciting opportunity to study the human figure, whilst being able to observe and analyse the shapes and relationships between musicians and their instruments. Study of Violinist, Wagner Rehearsal Drawing and painting musicians in rehearsal is … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, London, Musicians, Painting, Royal Academy, Uncategorized
Tagged Course, drawing, London, Musicians, painting, portraiture, Royal Academy
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Discovering drypoint
My article on the wonderfully expressive medium of drypoint etching is now available in the September ’16 issue of Artists & Illustrators magazine. This article discusses the techniques of drawing on and printing from a metal plate without using acid. … Continue reading
Posted in Arte Umbria, Drawing, drypoint, Etching, Uncategorized
Tagged Arte Umbria, Artists & Illustrators, drawing, drypoint, Etching
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Drawing Essentials: Understanding the Human Form and Anatomy at the Royal Academy
Learn the essentials to drawing and understanding the human form and anatomy in the Royal Academy’s historic Life Room, a space purpose-built for life drawing, with practising artists Adele Wagstaff and Andy Pankhurst. Week 1 – The Male Form Week … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, Painting, Royal Academy, The Nude, Uncategorized
Tagged anatomy, drawing, Life Drawing, Royal Academy
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