In this episode, this multi-award-winning artist talks about her classical training at the Charles H. Cecil School in Florence, how she creates atmosphere in her portraits, the importance of draftsmanship, how painting children requires different skills, the challenge of painting self-portraits and the joy of painting water.
Frances Bell talking with Bob Chaundy
Accompanying images on consideringart.com
Gillian, winner of the Burke’s Peerage Foundation Award, 2022
Family Dress
Portrait of a young girl
Self-portrait and winner of the William Lock Portrait Prize 2021 and Portrait Society of America First Prize Painting
Mid-summer
All images are ©Frances Bell apart from the top shot of Frances Bell with Rumination which is courtesy Dillon Bryden
Music: Ibiza by MBB | https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial
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