Portrait commissions

Some people believe that the ability to paint is a gift you are born with, you either have it or you don't. The making of a fine artist takes years of learning and dedication. The difference between a good artist and a great artist, is the desire to do better. Call Louis Smith to commission a portrait +44 7827 781532

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Holly BP Portrait Award 2011 2nd Prize for Holly Portrait

In 2011 Louis Smith recieved second prize for his portrait of Holly. After a record number of entries, four artists were short-listed for the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery. Its one of the world’s most prestigious art prizes. The prize received 2, 372 entries, an increase of 196 on the year before. 55 portraits were selected for the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery and the exhibition later travelled the country.
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Royal Society of Portrait Painters 2012

Louis Smith has been selected from over 1,300 entries to appear alongside paintings by some of Britain’s leading portrait artists. It will hang alongside portraits of Her Majesty the Queen, Patron of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, celebrities and major public figures as well as outstanding work painted by members of the Society, and by artists who selected through the open submission on the merit of their work.
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