Inspirational Art

One of the great advantages of studying art at St Clare's is that we can take advantage of the fantastic museums and galleries in London as well as in Oxford.

Nine first and second year IB students travelled to London for a fashion workshop at the National Portrait Gallery. They had the chance to meet and work with two professionals from the fashion industry: set and props designer Carrie Louise and the photographer Gisela Torres.

They showed us around the collections at the National Portrait Gallery where we looked at the

• Ditchley Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I by Marchus Gheeraerts
• Thomas Hawker's portrait of King Charles II
• Boldini's portrait of Lady Colin Campbell
• Maggi Hambling's Self Portrait

The students then worked on two themes: Royal portraits and Romantic portraits before finally posing for some portraits in the styles they had studied.

We look forward to further workshops in the near future.
John Rolfe, Head of Art Studies

April