Happy New Year for 2016

Happy New Year to All my Blog followers for 2016!

Love Zoe xx

Merry Christmas

Wishing Everyone a Very Merry Christmas! Love Zoe xx

Carlos Acosta Paintings and Prints

Original paintings and prints now available of Royal Ballet Dance Legend Carlos Acosta. Either contact me direct on info@zoejameswilliams.com  for more info regarding the originals or/and if you wish to purchase prints please go to my online gallery on  http://www.saatchiart.com/zoejw_

These images are copyright of Zoe James-Williams 2015

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End of Term and Christmas Art Class Lunch

Two lovely Christmas lunches with all my art classes at The SA3 Bistro in Mumbles. Great Food and Lovely Company!!

My Swansea Grand and Ostreme Art Group exhibiting at Oriel Bach Gallery,Mumbles

Swansea Grand and Ostreme Art Group were delighted to be sharing a mixed exhibition with The Sketty Arts Group and photographer Gwynne Harries in Oriel Bach Gallery, The opening night was a great success. The exhibition is on until Nov 14th.

The Albany Gallery 50th Anniversary Exhibition Opening Night

At The Fabulous Opening Night of The Albany Gallery 50th Anniversary Exhibition in Cardiff.Celebrating 50 years since Mary Yapp opened the gallery in 1965, this special exhibition will feature work by some of the first artists to exhibit. It will be a changing exhibition with more than 70 artists taking part. A full complement of images from the exhibition may be viewed onwww.albanygallery.com

NEW MUMBLES ART CLASS STARTING SEPT 24 2015 DRAWING AND WATERCOLOUR

NEW ART CLASS starting in The Shoreline Hotel, Mumbles on Sept 24th 10am-12. All levels welcome. I teach drawing and watercolour techniques through landscape, still life and figurative subjects. ‪#‎ShorelineHotel‬,‪#‎MumblesArtClass‬ ‪#‎swanseaArtClass‬ Contact me info@zoejameswilliams.com or 01792 642164

New Art Classes in Swansea and Mumbles Starting in Sept

New Art Classes added in Drawing, Watercolour and Acrylic starting in Swansea and Mumbles in Sept. All levels welcome. Please contact me for more details info@zoejameswilliams.com ‪#‎SwanseaArtClasses‬‪#‎MumblesArtClasses‬ ‪#‎ArtClassesinWales‬

End of Term Summer Lunches with Swansea Grand Theatre and Ostreme Art Classes.

Lovely end of term lunch at Madeira Portuguese Restaurant with Grand Theatre Art Class.

Wishing Everyone a Lovely Summer Holiday!

At The Royal Opera House with Royal Ballet Guest Principal Mara Galeazzi

Mara Galeazzi, AMAZING Ballerina and former Prima Ballerina with The Royal Ballet invited me to The Royal Opera House to paint her whilst rehearsing for two dances. One new beautiful PDD Alta Stare choreographed by Tim Podesta and a Wayne McGregor piece taught by Alistair Vareecken for Hatch House with the " Covent Garden Dance Company" on the 17-18 July. I love this part of my work when I get to see such beauty in motion. Only by seeing a dancer perform in person can you truly capture their essence on paper. A real privilege, Thankyou Mara xx

Me and Mara

Covent Garden

Mara Galeazzi  and Alistair Vareecken

view from the Macmillan studio, Royal Opera House

Inside The Macmillan Studio, Royal Opera House

Going into the Macmillan Studio. His portrait is on the left. Great Photo

The Royal Ballet Relaxation Space. Has all these amazing black and white photos of Ballet Legends on the wall including Fonteyn and Nureyev

Royal Opera House Exhibition

Royal Opera House Exhibition

Royal Opera House

Carlos Acosta, Behind The Scenes At The On Before Tour

I was absolutely thrilled to be invited to the dress rehearsal of the show On Before starring the legendary ballet dancer Carlos Acosta so that I may capture him for my paintings.  A mix of contemporary dance that perfectly showed off his dancing prowess, the show was an inspiration and I am looking forward to creating a series of striking paintings capturing him in motion. 

Carlos Acosta is principal dancer and choreographer with The Royal Ballet and has been a guest dancer all over the world including with The Bolshoi. He is the true Renaissance Man, ballet dancer, choreographer, actor and best selling writer. His biography, No Way Home is his extraordinary journey growing up in Cuba to becoming an international ballet star. Its a must read. 


While watching him in the empty auditorium as he and his partner Royal Ballet Prima Ballerina Zenaida Yanowsky went through their steps I knew there is nothing like see the live performance, the sweat and the work that goes into each dance and also the relaxed moments that the audience does not get to see. This privileged position enables me to capture the ballet dancer in their true essence. 

Opening Night at The Summer Show of The Albany Gallery

Lovely evening at the opening of The Summer Exhibition at 

The Albany Gallery, Albany Rd, Cardiff

.#BallerinaPaintings #IanaSalenko #AlbanyGallery #WelshArt#FigurativeArt #PrimaBallerina

Iana Salenko, I gave her tutu a 3D effect!!

Iana Salenko, Prima Ballerina, Mixed Media

With Legendary Art Gallery Owner, Mary Yapp, Albany Gallery