Blog: Making a Mark; Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2023: Prizewinners and selected artists
“The de Laszlo Foundation Award: £3,000 plus a Silver Medal for the most outstanding portrait by an artist aged 35 years or under
This is a very quiet but extremely well painted portrait. It's a curious pose as it would be one difficult to ask an artist to hold - but easier if the subject is yourself!”
May 2023
The Karachi Collective: A Call from the Mountaintop - Amina El Edroos
“The tour of Hunza valley organized by Dastaangoi makes a case for digital space used to promote art and tourism while engaging with the populace on the internet. In September 2022, a group of artists, Phoebe Stewart Carter (UK), Louis Szapary (Austria), Brandon Schaefer (USA) and Saara Knapp (Finland-USA) applied for the first ever plein air painting tour to the Hunza Valley in Pakistan.”
December 2022
September 2022
Royal Society of Portrait Painters: WHO ARE THE TOP PORTRAIT ARTISTS FOR COMMISSIONS OF 2022?
“Interestingly, half of the artists in the top ten work in a classical style, having trained in Florence. Phoebe-Louise Carter and Frederick Albrow, both trained at the Florence Academy of Art; and Frances Bell, Phoebe Dickinson and Isabella Watling all trained at the Charles H Cecil Studios.
Phoebe–Louise Stewart–Carter, a recent graduate who had never exhibited with us, also won a commendation for classically inspired portraiture from the Burke’s Peerage Foundation for her self-portrait Twenty-Two.”
Phoebe was deeply honoured saying ‘The exhibition caused a ripple effect for my work as I continue to get acknowledgment months after the event.’
Dawn: Artists capture their impression of northern areas on canvas
ISLAMABAD: Works showcasing picturesque peaks, snow-covered sierras and green valleys from the north of Pakistan, created by four artists from the Florence Academy of Arts, Italy went on display at the Dastaangoi gallery in the capital.
“This was different from stopping, taking pictures and getting back into an air-conditioned car. We stood at each spot for two to three hours in sand and mud. The winds knocked over our canvases as these elements left their marks on our impressions. It was a sensory experience with the light and temperature changes, a more thorough way of experiencing all those places,” said Phoebe Stewart Carter, who is an independent artist.
