Drawing in the Prado

Olivia Kemp and Clementine Moyes, recipients of the 2015 Richard Ford Travel Scholarship, have just returned from Spain where they spent two months making studies of the works in the Prado museum. Still full of excitement from her recent trip Olivia says that 'working in The Prado has been an amazing experience.' 

'I have discovered the work of artists I had never heard of such as Melendez, Murillo and Zurbaran. Mostly it has forced me to analyze why I love certain paintings but would probably never draw them and why others are instantly appealing. This in turn has taught me a lot about my own work and what I’m looking for going forward.'

 

(above) Olivia Kemp, drawing after Jacopo Bassano's "The Animals entering the Ark" 

 

(above) Olivia Kemp, drawing after Rubens' "The Adoration of the Magi"

Thomas Robinson solo exhibition

Saxthorpe, Bright Morning I, 2015 Oil on board 84x117cm

Thomas Robinson has a solo exhibition at North House Gallery in Essex. 

3 October - 31 October 2015. Open on Saturdays, 10 am - 5 pm or by appointment.

Click here for more info.

New paintings by Michael Chance

Michael Chance is exhibiting a selection or new paintings at his gallery space Mercer Chance (253 Hoxton St, London). ‘Living Space’ features interior spaces and figures drawn from observation, memory and imagination. The exhibition is open on Saturday, Sunday and Monday and continues until Monday 2nd November. For more info click here. 

Carol Peace Open Studio

Carol Peace is hosting an Open Studio in Bristol, from 23^rd October to 1^st November 2015.

Address: Unit 5.3 Paintworks, Bath Road, Bristol, BS4 3EH

The Private View is tonight, 6 - 9pm

Open Days:  Monday to Saturday 9.30am – 5.30pm Sunday 11am – 5pm

Read a recent interview with Carol here.

Fred Clark Solo Exhibition

Fred Clark has a current exhibition of new work made in Andalucia at Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London SE1 1RU. The gallery is situated within the historic Menier Chocolate Factory, minutes from London Bridge, Borough Market and Tate Modern and open between 11am and 6pm daily except on Sundays. The exhibition continues until 24th October. You can find out more about the spanish series here.

Reflections on the Masters - New paintings by Alex Cree

Alex Cree has a current exhibition "Reflections on the Masters" at Trinity House Paintings, 50 Maddox St. W1S 1AY.  The show continues until 14th Nov 10am-6pm Mon-Fri and also this Saturday (17th) 10.30am-5pm.

BOND Exhibition at Mercer Chance

Mercer Chance Studio Gallery, established by Rachel Mercer and Michael Chance, is hosting an exhibition of new work by Aaliyah Hussain and John Powell-Jones. This exhibition is part of a residency swap between these artists and Michael: http://rdsalumni.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/michael-chance-solo-exhibition-in.html

Mercer Chance
253 Hoxton Street
Shoreditch
London
N1 5LG

Exhibition Opening: Thursday 24 September, 6 - 9 pm
Continues on 25 and 26 of September, 12 - 5 pm

Michael Chance Solo Exhibition in Salford

Michael Chance is exhibiting new paintings and drawings documenting the inner life and surroundings of Islington Mill.

'Over the course of a three week residency, Michael has aimed to enter the Mill’s daily life and capture
its varied moods, its madness and serenity, its inward and outward faces, documenting its spaces and
events through observational drawing and painting. He has also made a series of paintings which
explore its larger context within an area that is in transition, held awkwardly between post-industrial
emptiness and bland redevelopment.'

Islington Mill
James St
Salford
M3 5HW

23 -26 September

Rose Arbuthnott Solo Exhibition in London

Rose Arbuthnott has a new exhibition coming up, 'An Industry to Create: Abstract Dimension'.

Rose will be exhibiting abstract works, with recent work alongside older work.

The Ingelow Gallery
6B Prairie Street
London
SW8 3PY

2 - 5 October
Opening: 9 October, 6 pm

Read more here.

Melissa Kime at Morton Casa de Subastas in Mexico

Melissa Kime has work in an upcoming show in Mexico City, 'Subasta de Arte Britanico Centemporaneo' at Morton Case de Subastas auction house.
Opening 8 October.

If Mexico is a bit far afield then you can also see Melissa's work in the Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition, The Mall Galleries, London, alongside alumnus Jonathan Silverman. Read more here.