Frances Bell RP ROI
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🇬🇧. Member of The Royal Society of Portrait Painters. William Lock Award. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize Portrait Society of America.
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It’s been 2 years since I painted my wee ones, it was going to be just my daughter this time, but there were complaints from other quarters, and then the dogs got in too…So here we have the latest so far.
#portrait
#portraitpainting
#portraiture
#oilpainting
#portraitofchildren
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My mother in law who agreed to sit for me so I could bone up on quick sketch work ahead of some demonstrations. I then just felt I wanted to finish it off.
#portrait
#portraiture
#oilpainting
#artoftheday
#motherinlaw
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An enjoyable recent cherub commission.
#portrait
#charcoaldrawing
#drawing
#CharcoalArt
#portraitofachild
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Loved painting this fantastic painter. Andrew festing. So generous with his thoughts and information.
#portrait
#andrewfesting
#painterpaintingpainters
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The final sibling in this set of three cherubs. Nice to get the whole set.
#charcoal
#drawing
#portrait
#portraiture
#littlegirl
#nitramcharcoal
#portraitofachild
#francesbellartist
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A truly enjoyable recent commission of a wonderful American lady who came over to UK to sit as her very talented photographer husband captured some images that convey the sitting atmosphere so well. So loved the Spanish dress and tone.
#portraits
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Recent commission. This lovely lad is my third of three brothers, drawn over many years. It’s lovely to come back to a family again and again - seeing your previous sitters growing and adding another picture to the wall for a family. A privilege.
#commissionart
#familychronicles
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A recent very busy commission trip to the US had given me this lovely subject to paint!
#portrait
#oilportrait
#commissionart
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🎉Over the moon to hear that my lockdown painting has won the New Light Valeria Sykes Award at the newly opened New Light Exhibition
@williamsonart_
. I’m so delighted, thank you to the judges at
@newlightart
for considering it. 🎉
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A recent commission of a mother and her son, so incredibly spoiling to paint them in such a tender environment. I love the challenge of whites layering up…
#portrait
#oilpainting
#oilportrait
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Recent commission, loved chasing that expression around.
#charcoaldrawing
#charcoal
#commissionedart
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A recent commission of a lovely girl. Love a head study from time to time…
#portrait
#portraitpainting
#portraiture
#oilpainting
#francesbellartist
#commissionedart
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A detail of a little self portrait I have at
@RP_portraits
opening on 5th May
@mallgalleries
London.
#portrait
#selfportrait
#oilpainting
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A recent commission to go with his sister.
#portrait
#charcoaldrawing
#charcoalart
#commissionedart
#artoftheday
#artistsoninstagram
#portraits
#childportrait
#francesbell
#francesbellartist
#figurativeart
#representationalartist
#nitramcharcoal
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I hugely enjoyed painting this engaging young man. It’s a lovely time as people turn into adults, very transient, and therefore all the more precious to capture.
#oilportrait
#portraiture
#portraitpainting
#realistpainting
#figurativepainting
#francesbell
#artoftheday
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A recent trip to the river Tees. It tumbles off the peat rich moor of County Durham and Northumberland, giving the water a colour like tea. When the sun is out the reflection on water like this is mind bending. Some sketches..
#landscape
#landscapepainting
#oilpainting
#rivertees
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Lovely to paint this young girl in her mothers old dress.
#portrait
#portraiture
#oilpainting
#commissionedart
#francesbellartist
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It has been a very busy year! Here are some of the paintings I’ve done or shown here over the last 12 months. Thank you for such kind support, it’s always so appreciated. Have the very best Christmas and New Year! See you in 2024 if not before! 🎉🎉🎊🎊
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Loved this recent portrait commission. Lovely clients and such fun to paint.
#oilpainting
#portrait
#portraiture
#commisdionedart
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Back to the churning rich waters of the
#tees
. I did some studies and wanted to do a larger studio painting, this is looking over the top of
#highforcewaterfall
as it plummets over the edge.
#oilpainting
#landscape
#waterfall
#waterpainting
#oiloncanvas
#peatwater
#academicart
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Some details. Sometimes things look so different when up close. I mainly focus on my work from a distance back but this is the coal face, where marks are made, smudged, highlighted, glazed and softened.
#portraitpainting
#portraiture
#oilpainting
#oilportrait
#traditionalpainting
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My little girl is going to the states, to the final of
@PortraitSocAmer
. The art of the Portrait in Atlanta. Simply thrilled.
#portrait
#portraitpainting
#oilpainting
#oilportrait
#portraitaward
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Lovely lady in fur for a recent commission. Loved the textures and chasing that expression!
#portraits
#oilportrait
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I so enjoyed painting this tremendously inspiring lady. She is a humble, strong pioneer and it was a treat to meet and paint her.
#oilpainting
#oilportrait
#portrait
#commissionedportrait
#portraiture
#fromlife
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Recent commission of this lovely lady and her cat Lightning. So enjoyed them both.
#portrait
#oilportrait
#CatsofTwittter
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Another recent commission of a young lad. He had a lovely considered expression, so interesting to chase.
#portrait
#portraiture
#portraitpainting
#oilpainting
#commissions
#childportraits
#headstudy
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What a treat this fabulous woman was to paint, both a lovely person and also a recently retired principal ballerina to boot, with such a fascinating career and a manner of presentation that boggles the artists mind. /1
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Delighted to say that my portrait of Gillian is The Burkes Peerage Foundation Award winner at this years Royal Society of Portrait Painters. Very proud of this one, so I’m thrilled. Do go along! 5th May to 14th May
@mallgalleries
@RP_portraits
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Double portrait of a very old friend and his fiancé. Loved painting all 3 of them.
#portrait
#conversationpiece
#oilpainting
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A wee colour study. I don’t tend to veer to much of the life scale but it’s fun for an adventure sometimes.
#portraiture
#portraitofachild
#yellowportrait
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There is something about having your elders around during a rapid phase of growth, pressing on through childhood especially, that makes a tender subject to paint.
#portrait
#familyportrait
#conversationpiece
#oilportrait
#oilpainting
#artoftheday
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These wonderful brothers (and sister in a previous post) were such a dreamy set of kids to draw, for their equally wonderful family. Hopefully the drawings are skimming across the sea to the states as we speak.
#portrait
#portraiture
#charcoaldrawing
#nitramcharcoal
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The most recent family member of a recent set of commissions. Nice to get a set!
#charcoal
#charcoaldrawing
#nitramcharcoal
#nitramcharcoaldrawing
#charcoalportrait
#portrait
#portraitdrawing
#drawingoftheday
#portraitpage
#francesbellartist
#artoftheday
#realisticdrawing
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I went through
#bath
last year and got to
#pulteneybridge
at dusk. Really enjoyed the reflections.
#landscape
#pleinairpainting
#oilpainting
#oillandscape
#relections
#waterreflection
#academic_artworks
#realisticart
#francesbell
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A painting of some teenage brothers I did last year. Love catching those fleeting moments…
#portraits
#siblings
#brothers
#oilpainting
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Recent commission of this lovely architect. So enjoyed incorporating his interest within the painting.
#portrait
#portraiture
#oilpainting
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Sometimes you have to wheel back to a piece and adjust some things, so it has been here. My dear friend and his divine fiancé sat for me in the summer (and whippet Mucha too), and I’ve been tickling it since then.
#portraitpainting
#portraitpaintingartist
#doubleportrait
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Loved this recent commission of this young girl. Bright as a button and cheeky as a bag full of rather charming monkeys - just the ticket.
#oilpainting
#portraitpainting
#oilportrait
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Loved capturing this cherub - so classical in her aura.
#portrait
#portraiture
#oilportraits
#art
#commissionedart
#artoftheday
#representationalart
#realisticart
#oilpainting
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Commission of an Archer, a ceremonial order who act as the kings bodyguard in Scotland. Really enjoyed painting this historic outfit.
#Portrait
#ArchesOfScotland
#oilpainting
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Recent commission of a boy in a sketchy background.
#portrait
#oilpainting
#commissionart
#francesbellartist
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The 2nd I’ve painted of 2 brothers and their dogs. Anyone lucky enough to grow up with a dog knows how formative they are, contributing so much to your adult self, giving principles to carry through a life time.
#oilpainting
#oilportrait
#portraiture
#commissionedportrait
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So thrilled that this Green Pool got into
@newenglishart
annual exhibition in June.
The show runs from 23rd June to 1st July
@mallgalleries
London. Always such a varied show and I’ve wanted one in it for ages.
#artshow
#waterpainting
#greenpool
#representationalart
#realisticart
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Loved painting this warm and gentle man. The last of 4 done for a lovely
#Massachusetts
family.
#oilpaintings
#portraits
#commissionedart
#portraitofaman
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The
#cattle
cooling off in their watering hole in last weeks heat.
#oilpainting
#landscapepainting
#reflection
#pleinair
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Hera, queen of the gods. Not someone to meet in a dark alley late at night.
How flawed the Greeks had their gods - not a paragon of virtue among them.
Today, I’d like Hera behind bars, but I’m glad that I persuaded my mate to pull up her imperious face and sit as the queen!
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Wonderful to paint for a 21st birthday. Very enjoyable recent commission.
#ArtistOnTwitter
#portraits
#commissionedart
#comingofage
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Absolutely adored painting this lovely lady with her extraordinary harp. The harp and she enjoyed a long, successful professional career and this portrait aims to celebrate some of that.
#portraitpainting
#oilportrait
#oilportraiture
#portraitofamusician
#portraitofaharpist
#harp
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A recent commission of a very engaging young cherub, all the way over from the states, no less.
#portraiture
#oilportraitpainting
#oilpainting
#oilportrait
#portraitofachild
#portraitofagirl
#francesbell
#francesbellartist
#commissionedart
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The second of a pair or recent cherub commissions. Another engaging youngster.
#portraiture
#portrait
#PortraitOfAChild
#oilpainting
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@SamHarrisOrg
@MaajidNawaz
just finished this refreshing and civilised exchange - learnt a lot. Thanks.
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Recent commission of the final relative of a set of 5 cousins and siblings. It’s been such fun doing them all.
#portraiture
#commissionedart
#portraitpainting
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It is sometimes made very clear what a gift it is to be blessed with an extraordinary head of hair! Loved painting this charming teen, and her fabulous locks.
#portrait
#portraiture
#portraitpainting
#oilportrait
#commissionedportrait
#commissionedart
#francesbellartist
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The second of my two recent sister cherubs. Both so engaging, and lovely to paint.
#portrait
#portraiture
#oilportrait
#portraitoftheday
#portraitofagirl
#portraitofachild
#portraitpainting
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A sitter was called abroad leaving a little gap in the diary, the sun came out in ridiculous strength and the big mirror appeared back in the studio. The upshot is a little delve into a long standing interest of mine - The Rule of Thirds, or Golden Ratio or Fibonacci sequence. 🧵
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#internationalwomensday
an opportunity to think of how millions of women around the world would give their back teeth for a whiff of the rights, opportunity and security I enjoy. Millions fleeing war and privation. Millions denied basic rights of autonomy over their lives. 1/2
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The second of two siblings painted to commission.
#portrait
#commissionedart
#oilpainting
#portraitofachild
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I took enormous enjoyment in doing this recent commission of this brother and sister in
#charcoal
to go along side another I did for the same family way back in the mists of time. They will hang together now, reminding me of how portraiture sometimes twines through a family.
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A recent drawing commission. It is a privilege to draw someone in a phase of life they are destined to fly through. It’s a chance to stop the clock, if only for a moment.
#portrait
#portraiture
#charcoaldrawing
#charcoalportrait
#portraitofachild
#drawing
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I paint humans mainly, but so many people wouldn’t be quite themselves without their dogs, and by that logic dogs are often in a portraits. They are individuals in their own right and bring a special dynamic to a painting.
#mansbestfriend
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A recent commission of this wonderful gentleman. Hugely enjoyable to have such a classical project.
#portrait
#portraiture
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It’s nearly 20 years since I left my training, and I’m looking at the themes my brushes have taken me through. A major one is water!
#oilpainting
#paintingwater
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Unveiling of Prof Richard Penty at
@SidneySussex
last night. Richard is near the end of his time as master of the college, inspiring the commission. Great to see it go up in a beautiful hall, 2 down from Oliver Cromwell, as you do…
#portrait
#oilpainting
#commissionedart
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Simple head studies. The anvil upon which portraiture beats out its practitioners. There’s no straighter gate than 40cm or so of canvas and a model’s life size countenance. Surely no more various triumph and disaster available in art at such small scale.
#portraiture
#oldone
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Delighted to learn that these two paintings are both finalists in the 16th International ARC Salon! Winners are announced early next year.
#portrait
#portraits
#oilpainting
#oilportrait
#arcsaloncompetition
#arcsalon
#oilportrait
#figurativeart
#conversationpiece
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So thrilled to receive 3rd Prize at
@PortraitSocAmer
for my painting of Flora.
#awards
#artprize
#americanadventure
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A recent
#drawing
#commission
of this charming young cherub.
#drawing
#charcaoldrawing
#portraitdrawing
#charcoalportrait
#nitramcharcoal
#nitramcharcoaldrawing
#commissionedart
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