From the Artist: Frances Bell RP ROI
8th May 2025
Frances was born in 1983 and raised in Suffolk, UK. After developing a childhood interest in drawing, and pursuing art and art history at school, she made her way to a classical training at Charles. H. Cecil Studios, Florence in 2001 for three years of study. After completing her training, Bell maintained a connection with the Art School by teaching there from 2005 to 2011.
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From the Artist: Jamie Routley RP
8th May 2025
Elected to the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 2022, Jamie Routley is the Society's newest member.
He was born in Newport, South Wales in 1982 and educated entirely in the Welsh language at Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw. Having completed his BA in Illustration at Swindon College, he studied under the American painter Charles H. Cecil in Florence, Italy (2004 – 2008).
His work has been exhibited
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