Royal Institute of Oil Painters | Events Programme 2024
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EVENTS PROGRAMME
The Royal Institute of Oil Painters presents a series of special events to complement the ROI Annual Exhibition 2024:
Book Signing & Portrait Demonstration by Rob Pointon
Thursday 28 November, 10:30am to 12:30pm
Rob Pointon ROI will paint a soldier in ceremonial uniform, a Major of the Irish Guards, inside Mall Galleries.
Rob will sign copies of his new hardback book, 'All the Queen's Horses & All the King's Men', chronicling his artist residencies with the Household Cavalry and Household Division.
Free with gallery admission, no booking required.
Guided Tour by Peter Graham
Friday 29 November, 12 noon to 1pm
Peter Graham ROI will lead a guided tour of the ROI Annual Exhibition 2024, taking a closer look at some of the finest oil paintings produced in the UK and around the world.
The tour will cover style of approach, subject, and the most exciting new and emerging artists of the year. Peter will highlight prize winners, the best of the "small paintings wall", and the most influential painters of the ROI.
Free with gallery admission, no booking required.
ROI Paint Live Challenge
Saturday 30 November, 10am to 5pm
Come and take part in the Royal Institute of Oil Painters' annual Paint Live competition, a friendly and engaging event where you will have the day to create a painting within a half mile of Mall Galleries.
This area includes some of London’s most iconic places: Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery, Leicester Square, St James’s Park and Piccadilly Circus, as well as many smaller streets, squares, parks and views of The Thames.
The Prizes
• First Prize: £250 Cass Art Gift Voucher for the winner
• Two runner-up prizes of £50 Cass Art Gift Vouchers
The Judges
• Adebanji Alade PROI, President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters
• Natalia Avdeeva ROI, Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters
• Ian Cryer FROI, Fellow of the ROI
The Rules
• Meet at Mall Galleries for 10am to register your arrival
• You will be provided with a 10x14" canvas board, courtesy of Winsor & Newton
• You may bring a 10x14" support of your own choosing if you wish but it will need to be marked so as to confirm that the work is produced during the competition period
• You may wish to bring acrylic colours for toning your ground ahead of starting work
• Your subject must be within a half mile radius of Mall Galleries
• The competition is for work produced during the competition period and although we expect many to work on location this is not a rule and references may be used
• A lunch break may be taken between 12:30pm and 1:30pm in the gallery’s café or elsewhere if you choose to bring your own packed lunch
• You are welcome to speak to the judges and ask their advice during the break
• Working resumes at 1:30pm and the work must be completed by 4pm
• You may ask for a second canvas board for the second session if you wish
• Judging commences at approximately 4:20pm with the prizes presented on completion before 5pm
Tickets £18, £13 for Friends of the ROI and Mall Galleries. Booking required.
Portrait Demonstration by Ruth Fitton
Saturday 30 November, 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Ruth Fitton ROI will paint a portrait from life, live in the gallery.
Ruth is a portrait and figurative painter based in Yorkshire. Ruth has been fascinated by portraiture since her mid-teens. She taught herself to paint in oils while also studying for a BA in Music, and on graduating began painting full-time.
She says, "My work is almost always figurative; it is humanity, facial expression, and body language which spark my imagination."
Free with gallery admission, no booking required.
Painting Demonstration by Roger Dellar
Tuesday 3 December, 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Roger Dellar PS RI ROI RSMA will paint live in the gallery.
Roger Dellar's enjoyment of painting is the process rather than the end result. It is about finding the subject and letting it emerge. He enjoys the surface created, the brushwork and the differences between lean and fat paint.
Free with gallery admission, no booking required.
ROI Art Event Evening
Tuesday 3 December, 6pm to 8:30pm
Paint alongside ROI members ‘after hours’ with portrait models, wine, and mince pies.
The Art Event Evening Award, a prize of £150 worth of Winsor & Newton art materials, will be presented to the (non-member) artist that produces the best painting on the night.
To complement the theme of this year's ROI Annual Exhibition, 'EAT', expect a focus on food from the models.
Participants should bring their own sketchbooks and art materials. Easels and boards will be provided on a first come, first served basis, therefore artists are encouraged to bring small, portable easels if possible.
What to Expect:
6pm: Artists arrive and commence painting from a choice of three clothed portrait models
7pm: A short break, including a glass of wine and mince pie
7.15pm: Painting resumes
8.15pm: Judging commences, after which the winner will be declared
Tickets £12, or spectate for £10. Booking required.
10% off for Friends of the ROI and Mall Galleries.
Painting Demonstration by Natalia Avdeeva
Wednesday 4 December, 2pm to 4pm
Natalia Avdeeva ROI will paint live in the gallery, sharing tips and techniques.
Natalia is a London-based Siberian British artist. She is a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the recipient of many awards and prizes including the Winsor and Newton Young Artist Award (2011), Royal Society of Marine Artists Young Artist Award (2016) and The Artist Magazine Award (2017).
Free with gallery admission, no booking required.
Painting Demonstration by Amanda Coleman
Wednesday 11 December, 12 noon to 4pm
Amanda Coleman ROI will be painting in the gallery and talking to visitors.
Amanda says, "My paintings are as much about paint as they are about subject – a curiosity as to what you can make paint do - capturing the shine on a pair of shoes, nailing the new colours of a place never visited before, or capturing the intricacies of patterned tiles surrounding a fireplace. I am passionate about directness and momentum where thick, present brush marks have purpose and energy. I love to see this intensified in small work. It drives what I do."
Free with gallery admission, no booking required.
With thanks to
Images courtesy of Ian Cryer FROI (banner), Rob Pointon ROI, Peter Graham ROI, and Natalia Avdeeva ROI
