Apologies for the lack of a Who Painted this? last week - but last Friday was the day after my eye surgery and I needed a break (see Normal vision will be resumed as soon as possible) because it... [[ This is a content summary only. V...

Something has happened to change the look of the 122nd Annual Open Exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. First - it has an exhibition within an exhibition - with the exhibition of... [[ This is a content summary onl...

I had the great pleasure today of meeting the Czech artist Jan Mikulka who is the very first winner of the SELF Portrait Prize (see Self - a new £20,000 prize for self portraiture). Winner of the... [[ This is a content summar...

Self portrait sketch 3 May 2013The day after left phacoelmulsification of cataract with intraocular lens implantation to illustrate what I look like on the other side of your computer screen! I'm... [[ This is a content summary on...

Jonty Hurwitz with Kaspar (and bib) and his anamorphic sculpted version of Kaspar for Kaspar's Seafood Bar and Grill at the Savoy Hotel all photos copyright Katherine Tyrrell  Yesterday I was... [[ This is a content summary only....

Zea Mays © Sharon Fox The images in the exhibition this week are from the recent Annual Exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artists.  There were so many blog posts with that and the RHS show at... [[ This is a content summary on...

I like this Infographic Is my artist statement done? about working out whether or not your Artist Statement is both completed and accessible. I've added it into my website How to write an Artist's... [[ This is a content summary on...

Six months completed of this challenge and it continues to bring new people on board each week! Who is this handsome chap and which artist drew him? Who painted this? #26 How to participate in... [[ This is a content ...

The UK's Largest & Longest Running Drawing Competition On Monday this week, the 'Call for Entries' for The Jerwood Drawing Prize 2013 was published. the Jerwood Drawing Prize has established a... [[ This is a content summary on...

This year, in a change from previous years, only two artists have been shortlisted for the £30,000 BP Portrait Award 2013 and both have painted portraits of sons and daughters. Notably both... [[ This is a content summary only. Vi...