Category Archives: Egyptian Portraits

Beginnings and a proposal البدايات واقتراح

Posted on April 6, 2016 by adelewagstaff

It is now ten years since I first travelled to a small community on the southern edge of Luxor with a view to making a series of portraits of the people I met, and of those families I got to … Continue reading →

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Drawn to Drypoint – An Egyptian Selection

Posted on June 12, 2015 by adelewagstaff

A selection of Egyptian inspired etchings and drypoints are now available to buy directly from Drawn to Drypoint. Please visit adelewagstaff.co.uk for more information.

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Luxor Portraits الأقصر صور A Journal مجلة

Posted on May 29, 2015 by adelewagstaff

***** It has been a scorching few days during my most recent visit to Luxor, 45 degrees in the shade and goodness knows what it has been under the full sun. Now as we head back north, we follow the … Continue reading →

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Ma’a as-salāma Luxor

Posted on April 10, 2014 by adelewagstaff

It is always with sadness that I leave the wonderful city of Luxor, but this time seems particularly pronounced after seeing how her people are suffering. I have visited Luxor a number of times since the revolution and this is … Continue reading →

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‘Portrait of Rifah’ – Fifty Children Fifty Artists

Posted on March 26, 2014 by adelewagstaff

When first meeting Rifah in November last year I was immediately struck by her quietness and poise. From the outset I drew inspiration from the wonderful veiled female portraits of Rogier van der Weyden and Robert Campin, paintings which demonstrate … Continue reading →

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‘Contour Scribes – Drawing in Ancient Egypt’

Posted on January 11, 2014 by adelewagstaff

I had been looking forward to seeing the exhibition Contour Scribes – Drawing in Ancient Egypt at the Cinquantenaire Museum in Brussels on this autumn. This is a lovely museum that I used to visit regularly, drawing from its collection … Continue reading →

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In and Out of the Nile Valley

Posted on July 19, 2013 by adelewagstaff

Yesterday I attended a most enjoyable private view of the new exhibition In and Out of the Nile Valley at the Petrie Museum UCL. Earlier this year the Petrie Museum launched the Petrie Museum Friends 25th Anniversary Photographic Competition. From 300 … Continue reading →

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A New Day: Morning Light Luxor

Posted on July 4, 2013 by adelewagstaff
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‘Familiar Faces’ – A Private Viewing

Posted on June 14, 2013 by adelewagstaff

It has been a year since I began work on the series Familiar Faces, a group of portraits of painters and friends. After the final sitting with Soni, I decided that it was time to display the first eight portraits, … Continue reading →

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2012

Posted on December 28, 2012 by adelewagstaff

It was a busy start to 2012 with the exhibition ‘Luxor: People & Places’ opening at the Petrie Museum UCL during the first week of the new year. The exhibition ran for four months and again it was wonderful to … Continue reading →

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