Celebrating Father’s Day with this lovely portrait of a tender moment between The Duke of Roxburghe and his daughter, painted by @jrcoreth #fathersday #portrait #fatheranddaughter #portraitcommission 
Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Head of a Bear’ will be offered for sale at Christie’s London this July. It is one of only eight drawings by the master known to be in private hands outside the Royal Collection and the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth. This tiny drawing (7 x 7cm) was executed in silverpoint on a pale pink-beige prepared paper, a technique which Leonardo was taught by his master Andrea del Verrocchio. With an outside estimate of £12 million, this drawing is valued at almost £245,000 per square cm! Can’t bear it 🐻 @fineartcommissions will be keeping an eye on what this portrait makes on 8 July… #davinci #drawing #portrait #silverpoint #animals #bear 
During lockdown last year, @jrcoreth went back to his father’s studio in Wiltshire and revisited the bust @markcoreth sculpted of him in 2016 – the subject of Jamie’s BP award winning portrait ‘Dad sculpting me’ (image 2). Inspired by the posters that were being produced in France during the first world war – primarily Douanne’s hen poster (image 3) - Jamie has produced a strong but reflective self portrait, in which he has represented himself three times – the main portrait, the bust and a blue fingerprint upon it (image 4) - reminding us all to spend moments in our lives to take time to look into, and reflect upon, ourselves. The use of thick impasto paint, especially on the blue shirt, reminds us of the work both Van Gogh and Klimt, and it gives a powerful contrast to the open space at the top of the canvas, which brings the viewer’s attention to the subject of the work and gives further strength to this seemingly simple but commanding portrait. The work is currently on display @fineartcommissions Image 1 : Jamie Coreth, ‘Self portrait with bust’, oil on canvas, 121 x 61cm, 2020 Image 2: Jamie Coreth, ‘Dad sculpting me’, oil on canvas, 104.1 x 119.4cm, 2016 (detail) Image 3: G. Douanne, ‘Je suis une brave poule’, poster, 1918 (detail) Image 4: Jamie Coreth, ‘Self portrait with bust’, oil on canvas, 121 x 61cm, 2020 (detail) #selfportrait #portrait #sculpture #fatherandson #fineartcommissions #mentalhealthawareness #artistsoninstagram #jamiecoreth 
Following exhibitions @nationalportraitgallery and then @bendigoartgallery, Tudors to Windsors is now on display at The National Maritime Museum. Bringing together works from the National Portrait Gallery, Royal Museums Greenwich and private collections, the exhibition features over 150 paintings, miniatures, sculptures, photographs, medals and stamps that have carried royal portraits. The foundations of portrait painting began in England during the Tudor reign and the exhibition follows how it has changed and developed over time, as well as how historical events and individual personalities influenced some of the most well-known royal portraits, including @nickyphilipps’ iconic portrait of The Duke of Cambridge and The Duke of Sussex (image two). Exhibition runs until 31 October 2021 #royal #portrait #tudorstowindsors #history #exhibition #london 
Academy hang at 19 Ryder Street #portraits #installation #galleryhang #gallerywall #gallery #commissions 
Come and see the recently unveiled Yasmina Zanasi in Mary Katrantzou’s ‘Alchemy’ dress by Jamie Coreth which is now on display at @fineartcommissions. #portrait #fashion #dress #model #beauty #fineartcommissions #brushmark #horiscope @jrcoreth @marykatrantzou 
Picture of the month, May This month artist @jrcoreth talks about the figurative cave painting in Chauvet, France “Some of the images in Chauvet cave date over 36,000 years old. They were made by Aurignacian Hunter-Gatherers several kilometres into the mountainside. What is so extraordinary about these images is that, whilst they look to be from the same hand, some have radio carbon dates that are several thousand years apart from one another. Every aspect of them: the sensibilities in the drawing, the placement of the images, the flow of the lines are imbued with meaning. They serve as a constant reminder of what drawing and painting was before ‘art’ was even a concept.” Image : Panel of the Rhinos from Chauvet Cave. 
We were delighted to hear the really positive feedback from a family who arranged a portrait to celebrate their mother’s/wife’s birthday. The portrait was a surprise and was painted from a good selection of source material. Although artists prefer to work from life, portraits can be produced from photographs if the subject isn’t able to sit for any reason. Otherwise we can arrange gift vouchers or portfolios to give as a present. Please contact us for more details. #birthdaygifts #present #portrait #family #women 
Today is St George's Day where the country will join in celebration of England's patron saint, St George, even though George wasn’t a Knight, nor a saint, wasn’t English and didn’t actually slay a dragon! However, he has become a strong representation for those we honour (the St George’s cross still appears on the Garter badge and his image is the pendant of the Garter chain) as well as being an excuse to get out the 🏴 bunting and complain that we don’t get a bank holiday! Happy St George’s Day one and all. Image: Raphael, St George and the dragon, c1505 #saintgeorge #england #patronsaint #portait #raphael 
A very happy 95th Birthday to HM The Queen, born at 17 Bruton Street on 21 April 1926. This year will be a difficult Birthday as her majesty is in a period of royal mourning following the death of The Duke of Edinburgh. @fineartcommissions have been privileged to have arranged four portrait commissions of The Queen over the years and we greatly honour and admire her decades of service to her loyal subjects around the world. #godsavethequeen #queen #birthday #royalcommission #portrait @theroyalfamily 
We are back! The gallery is now fully reopened and we are very excited to be able to have people back through our door. Please come and see us at 19 Ryder Street, see our portrait examples and discuss your next commission #reopening #commissions #portraitcommission #portraits #art #artistsoninstagram #gallery #childrenportraits 
There are going to be a few sore heads tomorrow now that beer gardens are open and the sun is shining! #drinkresponsibly #sunshine Image : Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The hangover (1887-1888)