Visiting the RA Summer Exhibition 2011, London

Last week we caught a fast train and headed into a hot and steamy London to see the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2011, which the Pink Tulip Study IV print has been selected for, and it was great to see the huge range of artworks.  And also huge as in size; some paintings and photographic prints literally towered over us, filling the space from the floor to the ceiling.  Imagine the size of the printer needed for such large photo prints, or the space a painter would have to find to work on giant canvases like these…

The exhibition is currently on and continues until 15th August.  For those of us in the UK, BBC2 is broadcasting The Culture Show this coming Thursday (16th June), which is covering the event  in a one-hour special.  Hope you get the chance to visit the show; the photographic prints are displayed in the first exhibition room you come to.  Enjoy!

Summer Exhibition 2011 website

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NEW FLORAL WORK

I’ve been working on new floral studies, continuing the theme of tulips, which are now available to view on the website at http://www1.clikpic.com/paulcoghlin/gallery_367578.html

Print selected for Royal Academy of Arts’ Summer Exhibition 2011, London

I’m very pleased to announce that my framed monochrome print “Pink Tulip, Study IV“ has been selected for inclusion in the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts “Summer Exhibition” in London.

From the Royal Academy’s website:

“Held annually since the Royal Academy’s foundation in 1768, the Summer Exhibition is a unique celebratory showcase for art of all styles and media, encompassing paintings, sculpture, photography, prints, architectural models, film, and artist’s books. Historically, the exhibition has also provided an opportunity for Royal Academicians, many of whom are internationally renowned, to show their work.

Following long Academy tradition, the exhibition is curated by an annually rotating committee of Royal Academicians who are all practicing artists and architects. Any artist may enter work for selection – over 12,000 works are submitted for consideration every year and around 1200 are exhibited. The Academy works hard to encourage a diverse range of artists to enter and, as a result, well over 100 artists are included every year who have not previously exhibited in the Summer Exhibition”.

The exhibition is on from 7th June to 15 August 2011.

Further details at: http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/summer-exhibition-2011/

Interview in BIPP “The Photographer” Magazine

The British Institute of Professional Photography has just published an interview I recently had with Jonathan Briggs, the editor of the BIPP’s “The Photographer” magazine, on the challenges of fine art photography and how modern technology can be used to help the process of creating the images.

The 8-page article is illustrated with a range my photographs, including some from recent trips to the UK’s Lake District and western Scotland and also floral and animal images.

The interview can be read by clicking on the JPEG image below, which will open a new browser window.  Please then click on the open image to enlarge it to full size.

Many thanks to Jonathan Briggs and the BIPP for the great article.

NEW WORK – FLORAL STUDIES

Starting a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been working on new floral studies to add to the tulip images produced during 2010, which, amongst others, include lilies, roses, thistles and freesias.  Being a particularly cold winter, it’s quite a good time of year to be working on indoor photographs.

Watch this space for news on how the project’s going and when the new series will be released.

To whet your appetite, here’s one of the studies of a beautiful large lily I’ve been photographing, the scent of which has been gently filling the house, giving a hint of spring…

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a happy New Year and the very best for 2011!

– Paul

New photographs supplied to Arcangel Images

I’ve recently supplied new photographs to Arcangle Images, the UK / Spain-based fine-art image library I’ve been working with, with more to follow over the next week or so.  Clicking on the daisy image will take you straight to the website collection.

Hope you’re all having a great Easter break.

Paul