Many thanks to @nickyphilipps for an excellent, fascinating and amazing one hour masterclass in still life painting. From learning how to set up your subject, to priming your canvas, to which types of brushes are best and to importance of going from dark to light, it was a real insight into the talents and skills of such a remarkable artist. #stilllife #composition #commission #artistsofinstagram #nickyphilipps #oilpainting 
Now that two of our @zoom episodes with @nickbashall.artist and @nickbashall.artist have been completed, we have been getting some great feedback from our audience. Swipe through to see just some of our recent reviews.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The next masterclass is on Tuesday at 4pm. @nickyphilipps will be giving a tutorial in working with oils. DONT MISS IT! #portraiture #stilllife #oilpainting #masterclass #artistsofinstagram #fineart #fineartcommissions #nickyphilipps #mustsee 
Tomorrow is the last day to enter our prize give away to win these two prints (worth £500). All you need to do is; 1) like this post 2) tag five people in one comment below 3) follow us @fineartcommissions For an extra entry into the draw, repost this on your story and tag @fineartcommissions Free postage within the UK. Prints are mounted but not framed. Mount size 50 x 40cm. #prints #flowerpainting #art #prize #competition #hydrangea #peony #stillife #artistsoninstagram #giveaway #christmaspresents #flowers #flowerart 
Here is the result after @nickbashall.artist ‘s one hour live @zoom class today. This is a head study in charcoal of his son Oscar. We think it’s absolutely brilliant. The video of the class will be on our website very soon. Keep an eye on our stories for an update. #charcoal #portrait #hour #masterclass #genius #portraiture #artistsofinstagram #portraitsofmen ![This portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart), thought to be painted by Allan Ramsay (1713-1784), has recently been attributed to Cosmo Alexander instead.
Art consultant Robin Nicholson has stated: “The painting is well executed, but not [a] Ramsay. It totally lacks the effervescent effect of light that became Ramsay's trademark."
This new attribution could lower the value from the £1 million The Scottish National Portrait Gallery paid for it in 2016 to closer to £200,000.
SNPG are sticking with their attribution : “After reviewing all possible alternatives, we are fully confident to its attribution to Ramsay and dating to 1745.”
@fineartcommissions are often commissioned to have copies of artworks made and although it is very hard to tell the difference from the original, we are always very transparent and never try to pass any copies off as the original or as being by another hand.
We will be keeping a close eye on this story and interested to see whom the portrait is officially attributed.
#portrait #attribution #bonnieprincecharlie #scotland #misattribution #copyartist #whodunnit #snpg](https://scontent-frx5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/125415744_850684529093861_8679802908983277942_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=2&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=NtB1RtJvc58AX-KP5hK&_nc_ht=scontent-frx5-1.cdninstagram.com&oh=3ac90ff53cbda694684b9b29af8ed5f1&oe=5FEB1B6F)
This portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart), thought to be painted by Allan Ramsay (1713-1784), has recently been attributed to Cosmo Alexander instead. Art consultant Robin Nicholson has stated: “The painting is well executed, but not [a] Ramsay. It totally lacks the effervescent effect of light that became Ramsay's trademark." This new attribution could lower the value from the £1 million The Scottish National Portrait Gallery paid for it in 2016 to closer to £200,000. SNPG are sticking with their attribution : “After reviewing all possible alternatives, we are fully confident to its attribution to Ramsay and dating to 1745.” @fineartcommissions are often commissioned to have copies of artworks made and although it is very hard to tell the difference from the original, we are always very transparent and never try to pass any copies off as the original or as being by another hand. We will be keeping a close eye on this story and interested to see whom the portrait is officially attributed. #portrait #attribution #bonnieprincecharlie #scotland #misattribution #copyartist #whodunnit #snpg 
Don’t get coal in your stocking this year, get charcoal and use it to practice your drawing, having been inspired by @nickbashall.artist - his masterclass tomorrow is on @zoom at 3pm (GMT). Zoom ID 947 3212 9924. Draw along live! #portrait #charcoal #artlive #nickbashall #nickbashallclass #christmas #drawing #masterclass 
❓CHRISTMAS PRESENTS DILEMMA❓ . For a chance to win these two prints by @nickyphilipps, simply follow these steps: 1) like this post 2) tag five people in one comment below 3) follow us @fineartcommissions For an extra entry into the draw, repost this on your story and tag @fineartcommissions Simple! ✴️The winner will be selected at random on Thursday 19 November and announced on our stories at midday the following day ✴️ There is no limit to the number of times you can enter so why not try a few times to win these two prints - worth £500. One Christmas present for a loved one and one Christmas present for a family member?! 😜 Free postage within the UK. Prints are mounted but not framed. Mount size 50 x 40cm. #prints #flowerpainting #art #prize #competition #hydrangea #peony #stillife 
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them. General Officers of World War I by John Singer Sargent, 1922 ©️ National Portrait Gallery, London 
Delighted to have our new lockdown talks feature on @tatlermagazine . Please join us next week for @nickbashall.artist’s masterclass in working with #charcoal LINK IN BIO #portraits #artclass #drawing #tatler 
❗️LOCKDOWN ARTCLASSES❗️Join Nicky Philipps and Nick Bashall, via @zoom, for a series of talks and live demonstrations, every Tuesday throughout November. See the link in our bio for more info or comment with your email address to be sent the details. #artneverstops #lockdownclasses #portraits #charcoaldrawing #oilpainting 🖼✏️🎨🧑🏽💻 
Remember, remember, the fifth of November.... 415 years ago today, Guy Fawkes was a co-conspirator in the “Gunpowder Plot”. He and his cohorts attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. They succeeded in smuggling several barrels of gunpowder into the basement of the Parliament with the intent of killing James I because it was felt he had reneged on his promises to stop the persecution of Catholics. To this day, it is the law in Britain that a Roman Catholic cannot hold the office of monarch. (The Queen is still Supreme Head of the Church of England). The plot was foiled at the eleventh hour; some of the plotters escaped and some reported on the rest. The unlucky Fawkes was taken in chains to the Tower of London. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered. The charge was treason, though some people in England prefer to remember Guy as “the only man ever to enter Parliament with honourable intentions.” 💥✨🎆🎇💥✨🎆🎇💥✨🎆🎇💥✨🎆🎇 Image : George Cruikshank's illustration of Guy Fawkes, published in William Harrison Ainsworth's 1840 novel ‘Guy Fawkes’ 
Welcome to Lockdown, the sequel. 😔😷 We are still able to assist with all your commissioning needs, so please get in touch via our website and we will be very happy to help. Our artists are still able to work in their studios, so let us know if we can arrange a portrait for you - from photographs or even @zoom or FaceTime. Or plan ahead for 2021. #lockdown2020 #remoteworking #portraits #fineartcommissions #childportraits #adultportraiture #portraiture #art #artinlockdown #posthumous_portraits #2021