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SUMMARY:The Great Broadway Portrait Paint-Off 2026
DESCRIPTION:Do you love the TV series Portrait Artist of the Year? Then this is for you… \nRunning alongside our famous plein air competition\, The Great Broadway Paint-Off\, we will also have a portrait painting competition taking place inside the Lifford Hall in Broadway. Amateur and professional artists from around the UK will spend the day painting the portrait of one of our ‘Broadway Legends’ from our local community\, competing for prizes. There will be approximately 4 artists per model\, the identity of which won’t be revealed until the day! \nThe painting zones will be roped off\, but the general public will be able to view the artists at work during the day from a viewing area. \nJudging will be done by the talented alla prima portrait artist Peter Keegan\, along with Festival Ambassador Margot James (former Minister for Digital & Creative Industries). \n\nPrizes:  \n\nMain prize: £300 (cash) sponsored by Helen & Hugh Munro (Trustee)\n2nd Place: A £75 voucher for Rosemary & Co Artist Brushes\n3rd Place: A Rosemary & Co Artist Brushes Peter Keegan Oils Set (RRP £59)\nVisitors’ Choice Prize (voted on by visitors to the free exhibition of entries at the end of the afternoon): A 3 night stay at Russell Court Cottage in the grounds of Russell House in Broadway (Sleeps 6) – Note: the Visitors’ Choice Prize is shared with the main Great Broadway Paint-Off\n\nHow does it work? \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy your ticket through the website well in advance (note: this event is likely to sell out weeks before).\nTurn up with your blank canvas and your kit at the Lifford Hall in the centre of the village to check in and get your blank canvas stamped & numbered on the reverse.\nSelect a pre-marked position to set up and await the arrival of your model\, who will arrive at 9am.\nSpend the day creating your masterpiece. Note we will need to give the model a short break each hour and a longer break for a bite to eat at lunch.\nComplete your portrait and hand it in at the desk when complete\, but by 2:15pm at the very latest. If you have used an easel\, please leave it on your easel for display in the exhibition.\nIf you would like to sell your work (we imagine the models may well be interested buyers)\, tell us the price when you hand it back in.\nThe entries will then form a selling exhibition and judged (all artists will need to leave the hall during the judging). Prize-winners will see a ribbon on their piece when the exhibition opens at 4pm.\nThe selling exhibition is then open to the public for all to enjoy from 4pm to 5pm.\nOnly artwork started and completed on the day will qualify.\nArtwork can be in any medium & any size\, however we cannot accept digital art as a medium for a number of reasons.\nWe process all artwork sales at the exhibition through our card machine and then transfer 90% of the sale price directly to your bank account in the following days. 10% of all sales are retained as commission to help cover the costs of running the competition.\n\n\n\n\nTickets: £20 \nThere are 21 tickets available for this event and they need to be purchased in advance. \nThis event has now SOLD OUT. \nParticipants will need to bring their own paper\, canvas and art supplies. These will not be provided. \nTimings: \n\nRegistration: 8:15-8:50am\nModels arrive and painting starts: 9am\n30 min break for lunch: 12 noon\nHand in completed portrait by 2:15pm\nYou will need to have packed up and vacated the hall with your painting equipment\, by 2:30pm.\nJudging: 2:30-4pm\nExhibition open: 4-5pm\n\nBroadway Arts Festival accepts no responsibility for loss\, damage or injury during the day \n 
URL:https://broadwayartsfestival.com/event/the-great-broadway-portrait-paint-off-2026/
LOCATION:Lifford Hall\, Lower Green\, Broadway\, WR12 7BU\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Classical Alla Prima Portraits from Live Models with Peter Keegan
DESCRIPTION:A 2 day portraiture oils workshop with professional artist & tutor\, Peter Keegan. \nWorking from 2 live models and inspired by the painterly approach to oil portrait painting used by great artists such as John Singer Sargent\, who famously painted Carnation\, Lily\, Lily\, Rose in Broadway\, Peter will guide and demonstrate the artistic principles and practices used by Sargent. \nWorking Alla Prima (wet-into-wet with oils) you will discuss and learn the importance of a tonal palette and how fully understanding tonal values will aid you in capturing the true form of the head. \nWorking from live models you will explore: \n\nExploring the face though form\, shape and value rather than reliance on a tight underdrawing\nPainterly mark-making and the bravura brush stroke\nGetting the most out of a limited palette and which brushes the great artists used\nAchieving both a likeness and (more importantly) the character of the model\nDetails – when to add them and where to leave them out\n\nThis course is ideal for those painters who are: \n\nLooking to deepen their understanding of traditional Alla Prima oil painting\nInterested in experiencing painting from live models\nWishing to explore the methods and ideas used by some of the great portraitists of the past\nLooking to move away from working tightly\nWishing to achieve a greater understanding of tonal values and a limited palette\nWhen to use painting mediums such as linseed oil and when to leave them alone\n\nThis 2 day course is suitable for painters with some experience of portrait painting in oils and is not suitable for the complete beginner. \nBy the end of the 2 days\, artists will have completed (or near completed) a single head and shoulders portrait. \nThe workshop will run from 10:30am-4:30pm on Friday 17th April and Saturday 18th April at the Lifford Hall in the centre of Broadway village. Please use village car parks. \nTickets £220 (Limited to 12 places) \n\nAbout the tutor: \n\n\nPeter Keegan is an award-winning artist and highly sought-after painting instructor known for his knowledgeable\, engaging and inspiring approach to teaching. \nHaving obtained a Fine Arts degree from Cardiff School of Art in South Wales\, Peter has gone on to exhibit his work in numerous established art institutions\, including the Royal Institute of Oil Painting\, The New English Art Club\, and the Royal Society of British Artists. He is an elected member of the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Art Societies. \nPeter was the first artist in residence at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre in Buckinghamshire in 2020\, where he captured the busy and colourful life of an operating theatre. The 13 paintings commissioned by the theatre are now in their permanent collection\, with the most prominent painting measuring 12 feet in height. \nAlongside Peter’s practice as an artist\, he is the founder and co-presenter of the popular podcast Ask an Artist\, where he shares his advice and knowledge on the business side of being a working artist and interviews fellow artists and industry experts. \nPeter is a brand ambassador for Rosemary & Co brushes and Michael Harding Oil paints\, some of the finest art materials in the world. Peter leads dozens of fully-booked courses\, workshops and holidays throughout the year. \nFor more information on Peter and his work\, please visit www.peterkeegan.com \n\nMaterials List:\n\nGround: Ready primed white canvas\, no smaller than 50x40cm \nPaints: Peter will be using Michael Harding Oils in the following colours (similar colours by different manufacturers are welcomed): White\, Yellow Ochre\, Scarlet Lake\, Ultramarine Blue\, Raw Umber\, Ivory Black\nBrushes: Suitable brushes for oil painting. Peter uses Rosemary & Co Hog brushes\, sizes 2-10. Peter will be selling oil brush sets on the day if you wish to purchase one. \nMediums: Low Odor/Odorless solvent. A little linseed oil.\nEasel: An appropriate standing easel\, suitable for the size of canvas.\nStudio Sundries: Paint palette\, palette knife\, rags/kitchen paper\, pot for medium\, painting apron\, pen and paper for note taking.\n\nWould you like to buy a Broadway Arts Festival apron to wear at the workshop? If so\, just add it to your order for £20 and it will be available for collection at your workshop. \n 
URL:https://broadwayartsfestival.com/event/classical-alla-prima-portraits-with-peter-keegan/
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SUMMARY:The Great Broadway Portrait Paint-Off
DESCRIPTION:Do you love the TV series Portrait Artist of the Year? Then this is for you… \nNew for 2025!\nRunning alongside our famous plein air competition\, The Great Broadway Paint-Off\, this year we will also have a portrait painting competition taking place inside the main marquee on the village green. Amateur and professional artists from around the UK will spend the day painting the portrait of one of our ‘Broadway Legends’ from our local community\, competing for prizes. There will be approximately 5 artists per model\, the identity of which won’t be revealed until the day! \nThe painting zones will be roped off\, but the general public will be able to view the artists at work from a pathway down the centre of the marquee. \n\nThere are main prizes plus a visitors’ choice prize voted on by visitors to the free exhibition of entries at the end of the afternoon. \nJudging will be done by the talented alla prima portrait artist Peter Keegan\, along with Festival Ambassador Margot James who is the former Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries. \nPrizes:  \nMain prize £300 (cash) sponsored by Alastair & Julieanne McGrigor (Trustee) \n2nd Place: An overnight stay with 3 course dinner\, full English breakfast and a round of golf at Tewkesbury Park Hotel \n3rd Place: A £75 voucher for Rosemary & Co Artist Brushes \nVisitors’ Choice Prize (voted on by visitors to the free exhibition of entries at the end of the afternoon): A 3 night stay at Russell Court Cottage in the grounds of Russell House in Broadway (Sleeps 6) – Note: the Visitors’ Choice Prize is shared with the main Great Broadway Paint-Off \nHow does it work? \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy your ticket through the website well in advance (note: this event is likely to sell out weeks before).\nTurn up with your blank canvas and your kit at the marquee on the village green in the centre of the village to check in and get your blank canvas stamped & numbered on the reverse.\nSelect a pre-marked position to set up and await the arrival of your model\, who will arrive at 10am.\nSpend the day creating your masterpiece. Note we will need to give the model a short break each hour and a longer break for a bite to eat at lunch.\nComplete your portrait and hand it in at the desk in the marquee from 2pm\, but by 3:20pm at the very latest. If you have used an easel\, please leave it on your easel for display in the exhibition.\nIf you would like to sell your work (we imagine the models may well be interested buyers)\, tell us the price when you hand it back in.\nThe entries will then form a selling exhibition and judged (all artists will need to leave the marquee during the judging). Prize-winners will see a ribbon on their piece when the exhibition opens at 4pm.\nThe selling exhibition is then open to the public for all to enjoy from 4pm to 5pm.\nOnly artwork started and completed on the day will qualify.\nArtwork can be in any medium & any size\, however we cannot accept photography or iPad art as a medium for a number of reasons.\nWe process all artwork sales at the exhibition through our card machine and then transfer 90% of the sale price directly to your bank account in the following days. 10% of all sales are retained as commission to help cover the costs of running the competition. You will receive a text if your entry sells at the exhibition.\n\n\n\n\nTickets: £20 \nThere are 25 tickets available for this event and they need to be purchased in advance\, by 30th May at the latest. \nParticipants will need to bring their own paper\, canvas and art supplies. These will not be provided. \nTimings: \n\nRegistration: 9-9:45am\nModels arrive and painting starts: 10am\n30 min break for lunch: 1pm\nHand in completed portrait: 2-3:30pm\nJudging: 3:30-4pm\nExhibition open: 4-5pm\n\nBroadway Arts Festival accepts no responsibility for loss\, damage or injury during the day \nWhy not stay for dinner?\nCelebrate the end of the festival at our Jazz Supper Club on the village green from 7:30pm.\n 
URL:https://broadwayartsfestival.com/event/the-great-broadway-portrait-paint-off/
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SUMMARY:Classical Alla Prima Portraits – The John Singer Sargent Approach with Peter Keegan
DESCRIPTION:A 2 day portraiture oils workshop with professional artist & tutor\, Peter Keegan. \nWorking from photographs and inspired by the painterly approach to oil portrait painting used by great artists such as John Singer Sargent\, who famously painted Carnation\, Lily\, Lily\, Rose in Broadway\, Peter will guide and demonstrate the artistic principles and practices used by Sargent. \nWorking Alla Prima (wet-into-wet with oils) you will discuss and learn the importance of a tonal palette and how fully understanding tonal values will aid you in capturing the true form of the head. \nWorking from photographs provided or using one of your own images you will explore: \n\nExploring the face though form\, shape and value rather than reliance on a tight underdrawing\nPainterly mark-making and the bravura brush stroke\nGetting the most out of a limited palette and which brushes the great artists used\nAchieving both a likeness and (more importantly) the character of the model\nDetails – when to add them and where to leave them out\n\nThis course is ideal for those painters who are: \n\nLooking to deepen their understanding of traditional Alla Prima oil painting\nWishing to explore the methods and ideas used by some of the great portraitists of the past\nLooking to move away from working tightly\nWishing to achieve a greater understanding of tonal values and a limited palette\nWhen to use painting mediums such as linseed oil and when to leave them alone\n\nThis 2 day course is suitable for painters with some experience of portrait painting in oils and is not suitable for the complete beginner. \nBy the end of the 2 days\, artists will have completed (or near completed) a single head and shoulders portrait. \nThe workshop will run from 10am-4pm on Wednesday 11th June and 10am-4pm on Thursday 12th June. \nTickets £220 (Limited to 12 places) \nDue to the intense interest in this event\, and to make it fair for all\, we are limiting the number of tickets any person can buy to two. If you buy more than two tickets for this event they will be refunded (less the booking fees) and put back up for sale. \nTickets go on sale through the website at 10am on 17th March. \n\nAbout the tutor: \n\n\nPeter Keegan is an award-winning artist and highly sought-after painting instructor known for his knowledgeable\, engaging and inspiring approach to teaching. \nHaving obtained a Fine Arts degree from Cardiff School of Art in South Wales\, Peter has gone on to exhibit his work in numerous established art institutions\, including the Royal Institute of Oil Painting\, The New English Art Club\, and the Royal Society of British Artists. He is an elected member of the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Art Societies. \nPeter was the first artist in residence at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre in Buckinghamshire in 2020\, where he captured the busy and colourful life of an operating theatre. The 13 paintings commissioned by the theatre are now in their permanent collection\, with the most prominent painting measuring 12 feet in height. \nAlongside Peter’s practice as an artist\, he is the founder and co-presenter of the popular podcast Ask an Artist\, where he shares his advice and knowledge on the business side of being a working artist and interviews fellow artists and industry experts. \nPeter is a brand ambassador for Rosemary & Co brushes and Michael Harding Oil paints\, some of the finest art materials in the world. Peter leads dozens of fully-booked courses\, workshops and holidays throughout the year. \nFor more information on Peter and his work\, please visit www.peterkeegan.com \n\nMaterials List:\n\nGround: Ready primed white canvas\, no smaller than 50x40cm \nPaints: Peter will be using Michael Harding Oils in the following colours (similar colours by different manufacturers are welcomed): White\, Yellow Ochre\, Scarlet Lake\, Ultramarine Blue\, Raw Umber\, Ivory Black\nBrushes: Suitable brushes for oil painting. Peter uses Rosemary & Co Hog brushes\, sizes 2-10. Peter will be selling oil brush sets on the day if you wish to purchase one. \nMediums: Low Odor/Odorless solvent. A little linseed oil.\nEasel: An appropriate standing easel\, suitable for the size of canvas.\nStudio Sundries: Paint palette\, palette knife\, rags/kitchen paper\, pot for medium\, painting apron\, pen and paper for note taking.\nReference Image: Although excellent reference images will be available for you to work from\, if you would like to bring your own image\, please have it printed no smaller than A4 in size or on a tablet/iPad to paint from.\n\nWould you like to buy a Broadway Arts Festival apron to wear at the workshop? If so\, just add it to your order for £20 and it will be available for collection at your workshop. \nImages from Peter’s workshop in 2024
URL:https://broadwayartsfestival.com/event/classical-alla-prima-portraits-the-john-singer-sargent-approach-with-peter-keegan-2/
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