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Leonardo da Vinci – The True Artist

Posted on 16th May 201916th September 2019 by LondonFineArts

Leonardo da Vinci, The head of St Philip, c.1495, Royal Collection Trust, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018

16
May

By Ann Witheridge This month marks 500 years since the great artist’s death. I love the fact that he is considered an artist. We all know that he was much more than just this. He was a polymath and all-round genius: a musician, a scientist, a mathematician, a writer, an engineer, a sculptor, a draughtsman […]

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Breaking through your comfort zone

Posted on 8th May 201916th May 2019 by LondonFineArts

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08
May

Trying to learn to draft and paint as the old masters did is literally like rewiring your brain in quite a technical way. The training at LFAS can be a real challenge and often one can feel stagnant in our progress. We are given the tools to paint from life, but we often don’t trust […]

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Classic Car Boot Sale, King’s Cross

Posted on 29th April 201916th September 2019 by LondonFineArts

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29
Apr

By Nada Walton Classic Cars, vintage clothes, food trucks, and great vibes all equate to Hemingway Design’s Classic Car Boot Sale in King’s Cross. Encouraging everyone to try their hand at drawing from a live model, we had a classic MG MGA 1600 as a backdrop to a swinging sixties model. Our artists Joni H […]

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Spring Workshops 2019

Posted on 29th March 201916th September 2019 by LondonFineArts

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29
Mar

By Nada Walton In our Spring Workshops 2019, we had three workshops – Figure drawing & oil painting, Pastel Portrait, and Still-life & Flower Studies. Have a look below at what we got up to in each of the three art workshops: Figure workshop Students learnt to apply proportion and values to the figure model. […]

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Drink & Draw, Leighton House Museum

Posted on 19th March 201916th September 2019 by LondonFineArts

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19
Mar

By Nada Walton 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 […]

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The Joy of Colour: Spring Affordable Art Fair

Posted on 15th March 201916th September 2019 by LondonFineArts

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15
Mar

By Nada Walton 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 […]

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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 201916th September 2019 by LondonFineArts

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27
Feb

By Nada Walton 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 […]

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Felicia Forte at London Fine Art Studios

Posted on 27th February 201916th September 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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