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Drink & Draw, Leighton House Museum

Posted on 19th March 201925th March 2019 by LondonFineArts

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19
Mar

With a sold-out Friday night event, we were excited for our joint venture with Leighton House Museum. On the 15th March 2019, our first Drink & Draw session began at 6:30 PM. The guests gathered in Leighton’s dining room for a drinks reception by Mama Xanadu’s Wild Alchemy bar and as they put it, their concoctions […]

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The Joy of Colour: Spring Affordable Art Fair

Posted on 15th March 201915th March 2019 by LondonFineArts

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15
Mar

It’s been a week since we took part in the Spring Affordable Art Fair nestled in Battersea Park. This year the AAF put an emphasis on the workshops encouraging the visitors to get creative and hands-on. On the Private View night, we did a Colour Painting Demonstration which consisted of a live floral still-life demonstration […]

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An Introduction: Eugène Carrière

Posted on 6th March 201918th March 2019 by LondonFineArts

06
Mar

London Fine Art Studios’ tutor and scholar, Nneka Uzoigwe will be giving a lecture on Eugène Carrière next Wednesday, 13th March, at 4PM in the studios. In Nneka’s words: Eugène Carrière, 1849-1906 Eugène Carrieèe was a revered French symbolist and during his lifetime a central figure in the Parisian art world. Though not as well […]

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Soldier Portrait Demo, National Army Museum

Posted on 27th February 201925th March 2019 by LondonFineArts

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27
Feb

Making an impression: The art of portrait painting It was a great atmosphere yesterday at the National Army Museum, where Ann Witheridge did a live portrait painting demonstration of a British Soldier in uniform. The evening consisted of a demo and talk about the different stages in portrait painting with an open space for visitors […]

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Felicia Forte at London Fine Art Studios

Posted on 27th February 201927th February 2019 by LondonFineArts

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27
Feb

Written by Annam Butt At the London Fine Arts Studio we had visiting artist Felicia Forte hold a workshop for 5 days. There were two days of still-life and 3 portrait days which I had the great pleasure of portrait modelling for as well as the chance to pick her brain about her process. Felicia’s […]

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Teacher Shadowing by Annam

Posted on 5th February 20196th February 2019 by LondonFineArts

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05
Feb

At LFAS the foundation course is designed to guide you through the fundamentals of drafting, seeing abstractly and a beginners introduction to oil painting. During this term, I requested to teacher shadow, and I am currently assisting during one of the foundation courses. As I continue to study at the Atelier going back to the […]

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26th January Workshop @ Dulwich Picture Gallery

Posted on 8th January 20198th January 2019 by LondonFineArts

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08
Jan

FORENSIC DETAIL MASTERCLASS @ DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY w/ SCOTT POHLSCHMIDT Date 26 January 2019 Time 10.00 – 15.00 Spend a day exploring the human form from an anatomical and artistic perspective with Ribera enthusiast Scott Pohlschmidt. The workshop will focus on the oil painting techniques of the old masters, a talk, and a live drawing lesson of two figure […]

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8-10 Weeks: Emma’s Foundation Course Journey

Posted on 13th December 201820th December 2018 by LondonFineArts

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13
Dec

Week 8-10 During the final three weeks of term, we were introduced to colour theory and a limited palette of five different colours, alongside working from complicated casts and still life set-ups on longer projects. I loved grappling with the difficult still-life compositions and exploring how to portray the many different planes, colour tones and values. As each week […]

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6-7 Weeks: Emma’s Foundation Course Journey

Posted on 6th December 201820th December 2018 by LondonFineArts

06
Dec

Week 6-7 The first couple of lessons after half term were spent revising what we’d learnt before the break, as well as realising what had been forgotten – a week out of the studio is a long time! My drawing of the ‘Neapolitan Fisher Boy’ was the first portrait plaster cast that I’ve worked from and […]

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LFAS in RHS Dec’18 Issue

Posted on 29th November 201819th December 2018 by LondonFineArts

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29
Nov

Well done Nneka Uzoigwe for your hard work on the two day still life painting demonstration at the RHS Harvest Festival October 2018. Here she is, featured in RHS’s The Garden December 2018 issue.

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