Exhibition opening!

Yesterday was the exhibition opening! It's very exciting to see all my colleagues work and meet them. What a really wonderful artistic community at Wimbledon Art Studios!

I had three very brave people doing their portrait and it was a lot of fun! It gives me the chance to get to know the people a little better whilst I do the sketch. Although, it you really want a portrait that looks identical to you, I advice just giving me a photo. That is what I'm really good at!

I was also delighted to know that my drawing on gouache to commemorate the Jubilee sold on the first day!

Today I have special guests coming!! Can't wait!!

The Portrait Corner

Let the magic begin!

Tomorrow 10th May, my new exhibition opens at 2pm and will follow with a party from 6pm to 10pm

Location: Wimbledon Art Studios, Riverside Yard, Riverside Road, London SW17 0BB.

I've decorated my studio with a Portrait corner as you can see in the picture above. The white sofa is for you and the chair for me, 5 minutes later you can go home with a portrait for only £10.

Above, you can also see my new work on paper to commemorate the Queen's Jubilee. This works sells for only £55 and money goes to exhibition expenses.

You'd be happy to know that I'll be doing a bigger version of this on canvas, 51 x 51cm that I would also be selling. If you're interested please get in touch.

Exhibition runs until 13th May!

Wish me luck!

Life Portraits from £10 at Wimbledon Art Studios

Don't miss out on this UNIQUE opportunity!

Please come along for my next show where I'll be doing life portraits from £10! More details later!

10-13th May 2012
• Thursday & Friday 2pm – 10pm
• Saturday & Sunday 11am – 6pm

Wimbledon Art Studios
Riverside Yard
Riverside Road
London
SW17 0BB

Elena @ Wimbledon Art Studios 10-13 May

After my maternity break, I'm happy to announce that from the end of April I will have a studio at Wimbledon Art Studios. To see my profile at Wimbledon Art Studios please click here.

I'm also happy to let you know that I'll be taking part in the Summer Open Studios Art Show, 10th-13th May 2012. It'll be a great opportunity to catch up with the people I know and to show my work to an expected 4000 people! During the show, I'm planning to do life drawing portraits for a very affordable price. More information coming soon!

For more information about the Summer Open Studios Art Show, please click here.

Kyoto Gardens, Holland Park, London

Once again I'm pleased to present you with my latest work. I was commissioned this painting by Marta and Angel, they seperately came to me for a commission of a family portrait as a surprise present for their 10th wedding anniversary. I thought it was fair to let them both know about eachothers intentions...
The background chosen was Kyoto Gardens in Holland Park, donated by the Chamber of Commerce of Kyoto in 1991 to celebrate the Japanese festival. This Zen garden has a delightful pond and waterfalls. A great place for relaxing in the middle of the London buzz.

Una vez más tengo el placer se enseñaros mi último trabajo. Me lo encargaron Marta y Angel, quienes vinieron a mí por separado con la idea de un retrato familiar sorpresa con motivo de su décimo aniversario de boda. No tube mas remedio que revelarle a cada uno las intenciones del otro...
El fondo elegido para el cuadro ha sido Kyoto Gardens en Holland Park, donado por la Cámara de Comercio de Kyoto en 1991 para celebrar el festival Japonés. Este jardin Zen tiene un lago encantador con una cascada. Es un lugar pefecto para relajarse en medio del jaleo de Londres.

2Londres Blog

La blogeadora española Nuria Martí ha sido tan amable de dedicarme uno de sus últimos artículos en su blog, 2Londres. Para leerlo por favor haced click aquí.
Su blog, 2Londres, pretende descubrir Londres y sus lugares más interesantes. Además hay recomendaciones, calendario de eventos y más. Os lo recomiendo!

The Spanish blogger Naria Martí has been very kind to write about me in her last post, to read it in Spanish please click here.
Her blog, 2Londres, tries to discover London and its interesting places. It also provides recomendations, events calendar and more! If you can read in Spanish, I recommend it!

www.2Londres.com

Princes Gate Mews

With the satisfaction of a work well done, I'm happy to present you my latest painting, Princes Gate Mews. This was commissioned by a group of friends to a couple that were leaving London and wanted to have a memory of where they had lived for many years. Please click image to enlarge.

Con la satisfacción de un trabajo bien hecho, tengo el placer de presentaros mi nuevo cuadro, Princes Gate Mews. Este ha sido un encargo hecho entre un grupo de amigos para una pareja que dejaba Londres y querían tener un recuerdo del lugar donde vivieron muchos años. Para ver la imagen más grande, por favor pinchad en la imagen.