Lavender Hill Studios

Representational Sculpture: Mould Day 1

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Representational Sculpture: Mould Day 2

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Representational Sculpture: Mould Day 3

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Representational Sculpture: Mould Day 4

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Henry Yan’s Book Techniques and Tips has arrived.

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We look forward to welcoming Henry to Lavender Hill Studios in August.

Henry Yan’s Figure Drawing

Techniques and Tips

The author has many years of experience in teaching drawing and painting at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. This book is focused on various techniques and styles in drawing human figures and portraits. It also provides useful tips and thoughts based on the author’s years’ experience. The book has 192 pages, each page includes one or more figure/head drawings done from live models. There are about 20 step-by-step demonstrations from detailed and traditional approaches to fast and painterly styles. It’s a book that wil benefit both begining and advanced learners. It’s also a nice book just for enjoying the beautiful images with various artistic approaches.

Nitram: Fine Art Charcoal now available at our Lavender Hill Studios’ Art Shop

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Nitram Fine Art Charcoal

Lavender Hill Studios is now an official retailer for Nitram Fine Art Charcoal. One of the best drawing products available and is now owned by Jerzy Niedojadlo and his partner Patrica. I have been using this make of charcoal for almost twenty years now. Here’s a snippet of Nitram’s recent story:

“I discovered that it was no longer even being produced!

I decided to go directly to the source and wrote to Mr. Nitram himself. Initially I received no response, but I played the part of the proverbial squeaky wheel and persisted. Several emails later I finally received a response. This was the start of what would become a lengthy and increasingly friendly correspondence between us. Daniel (Mr. Nitram), as it turned out, had simply decided to pursue other interests and was no longer interested in continuing the Nitram business. It was to be the end of the line for this excellent product and I was very sad to hear of it.

It was at this point that my entrepreneurial spirit kicked in and I decided that I would be interested in taking on the business and preserving the tradition of Nitram fine art charcoal for myself and other artists. Eventually, my partner Patrica and I went to France and together we purchased the process, the equipment and the trademark.

In November I will be spending a month with Daniel to begin producing Nitram charcoal the way it has always been made. And the rest, as they say, is history. Or at least history in the making…”

Jerzy Niedojadlo

Lavender Hill Studios’ January Jaunt 2012 Madrid Spain

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The American School in London: Short Course at The Lavender Hill Studios

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Representational Art

20 high school students from Martin Drexler’s class at The American School in London will be spending the weekend learning portraiture from first principles. They will be with us for 2 six hour days drawing and painting from life. We very much look forward to this experience, reaching another generation of budding representational artists.

Scott Pohlschmidt Sculptor

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Scott has had a painting accepted into the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Exhibition

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Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Exhibition

THE LYNN PAINTER-STAINERS PRIZE 2012

Created in 2005 by the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers and the Lynn Foundation.
The purpose of the Prize is to encourage creative representational painting and promote the skill of draughtsmanship. This annual exhibition is open to all UK artists with prize money totalling £25,000 and an engraved gold medal for the winner.

To view the 2012 exhibition shortlist please click here.

The judges have selected 98 works for exhibition at
The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5BD
28 March–5 April 2012.
Open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm.
Admission free

The Exhibition moves to
W.H. Patterson Gallery, 19 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BB
23–27 April 2012.
Open Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm.
Admission free

The 2012 Exhibition is generously sponsored by
Minerva: The International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology,
Linklaters LLP
and Champagne Bollinger.