LONDON FINE ART STUDIOS
TUTORS AND DE LASZLO SCHOLARS
13–25 February 2023
Opening Night: Wednesday 15 February, 18.30–20.30
Closing Night: Thursday 23 February, 18.30–20.30
RSVP using the Form below!
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*tickets can be bought at www.londonfineartstudios.com
Three-day “Drawing Fundamentals"
In this course, you will cover the fundamentals of drawing. Beginning with composition and proportion, you will learn how to accurately capture an object from life, before exploring tone and colour.
Tutor – Maddy Gyselynck
Wednesday 15, 10.00–12.00 – Composition & Proportion
Thursday 16, 10.00–12.00 – Exploring tone with chalk & sanguine
Friday 17, 10.00–12.00 – Working with colour
Tutor – Toby Gawler
Wednesday 22, 10.00–12.00 – Values in charcoal
Thursday 23, 10.00–12.00 – Composition in charcoal
Friday 24, 10.00–12.00 – Colour. Painting with oil paint (still life)
Evening Life Drawing
Drawing from life is a fundamental skill. During these two evenings, you will learn how to capture the human form, a core part of every artist's training.
Tutor – Jack Ford
Thursday 16, 18.00–20:30
Tutor – Domino Roe
Tuesday 21, 18.00–20:30
Portrait Workshop ‘Inspired by De Laszlo’
Philip de Laszlo is one of the most revered portrait painters in the Western canon. De Laszlo scholar and tutor Cristina Vercesi will be teaching you how to paint a portrait directly from a model in the same atelier tradition as de Laszlo.
Tutor – Cristina Vercesi
Saturday 18, 11.00–13.00, 14.00–16.00
Sunday 19, 12.30–16.30
Demonstrations
Ever wanted to see how an artist works? Experience how these two artists paint from life as they talk through their process in these lively and informative demonstrations. Nneka Uzoigwe will paint a still life, and Ann Witheridge will paint a portrait from life.
Nneka Uzoigwe Still life Oil Painting
Wednesday 15, 14.00–16.00
Ann Witheridge Portrait Painting
Wednesday 22, 14.00–16.00
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Words from founder Ann Witheridge:
“We are delighted to be hosting this exhibition with Green & Stone, who have supported many of our artists in previous exhibitions. The success of the Studios is thanks to our amazing community of models, students and fellow artists who come together to learn, paint, and share in both our artistic frustrations and triumphs. We are very grateful to the de Laszlo Foundation whose encouragement and backing has given confidence to so many artists.”
This exhibition is the first of its kind, bringing together work by alumni, tutors, and de Laszlo scholars, who have studied at London Fine Art Studios over the last ten years.
London Fine Art Studios champions the traditional craft of drawing and painting, and we hope that this exhibition highlights the multitude of possibilities that an academic art education allows. The paintings showcased here demonstrate these possibilities spectacularly – all the artists have trained with us, according to the atelier tradition, yet you’ll find a wide variety of styles and works. Continuing a tradition established by the European Masters, our artists develop a firm understanding of the principles of drawing and painting, providing the foundation whereby they can grow in their own direction. This exhibition may indeed challenge preconceived notions of atelier art, presenting a new contemporary, yet classical style that stems from a tradition very much alive.
After several years of support from the de Laszlo Foundation, we wanted to provide the opportunity for our artists to exhibit their work, and thanks to our friends at The Gallery at Green & Stone, they are able to do so in a wonderful location, alongside fellow artists from the LFAS community. The works displayed here are a mixture of paintings made during the artist’s studies at the studio and from their own practice.
Helena Boase
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Alexandra BELL
Ann WITHERIDGE
Annam BUTT
Archie WARDLAW
Aspen AREN
Charlotte PARTRIDGE
Claudia NEWCOME
Clementine ST JOHN WEBSTER
Cristina VERCESI
Daisy PERKINS
Domino ROE
Georgie VESTEY
Helena BOASE
Jack FORD
Jill HOOPER
Joni DUARTE
Lucy KENT
Maddy GYSELYNCK
Mark CHEN
Nneka UZOIGWE
Phoebe DICKINSON
Rosalie WATKINS
Sam CLAYDEN
Scott POHLSCHMIDT
Shirley CHI
Stacey GLEDHILL
Toby GAWLER
