31 August, 2021
Francesca de Fontenelle will show her recent paintings at
on the 24th and 25th September 2021 open day at VO Curations. The studios are open from 11-6pm at VO Curations, 4th floor, 40 Broadway, London SW1H 0BT.
“St James’s Church Piccadilly has been the spiritual home of many interesting people. As a present day worshipper at St James’s I am painting friends and fellow worshippers and am in this way slowly building up a ‘portrait’ of a cross section of the congregation at this point in time. The person sitting does not have to be personally known me- in many ways I prefer that they are not (although friends are touchingly willing to sit). The only criteria for the portraits is that a person wants to sit and can make it to my studio across St James’s park! It is important to me that the paintings are done in a spirit of acceptance of the person who is painted. This does not mean being neutral- but being still. Pun unintended!”
I worship online at SJP. Your portraits of parishioners and friends evoke beauty and particularity. The colours and details speak much of their story. Looking forward to seeing more.