THIAGO SOARES AND MARIANELA NUNEZ

THIAGO SOARES AND MARIANELA NUNEZ

PRINCEPALS OF THE ROYAL BALLET

Very sorry to hear Thiago is leaving the Royal Ballet but happy he is continuing as a guest principal and exploring other exciting projects. 

Prima Ballerina by Zoe James-Williams

Paintings of two amazing Prima Ballerinas, Iana Salenko and Tamara Rojo by Zoe James-Williams

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentines Day

Endless Love

Watercolour

Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg in Manon

The Passion. Carlos Acosta and Zenaida Yanowsky, Royal Ballet

The Passion. Carlos Acosta and Zenaida Yanowsky, Royal Ballet

by Zoe James-Williams

|Pastel Painting

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I was privileged to be invited by Carlos Acosta, Royal Ballet Principal to capture him in rehearsal whilst starring in On Before. This is one of a series of paintings of the ballet legend capturing his passion, power and eloquence of dance. He was partnered by Royal Ballet Prima Ballerina Zenaida Yanowsky. All are in pastel on state grey paper.

Alina Cojocaru rehearsing In The Night

Ballet painting of Prima Ballerina Alina Cojocaru while she was in rehearsing In The Night  with The Royal Ballet 

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Odette in the Wings. Ballet Painting by Zoe James-Willialms

Odette in the Wings. Ballet Painting by Zoe James-Williams

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Painting of Mara Galeazzi, Royal Ballet Prima Ballerina in The Royal Opera House

Watercolour painting of Mara Galeazzi and Antoine Vereecken in the Macmillan studio, Royal Opera House taking a break from rehearsal for Wayne McGregor choreography. Wanted to capture and paint them both against the London skyline as they were working together on the dance. 

My continuing series of paintings of ballerinas.

Ava Maya Russian Icons Gala 2016

Delighted to be attending the dress rehearsal for the Ava Maya Ballet Gala in memory of Maya Plisetskaya. An amazing line up of some of the worlds leading ballet dancers. A real treat and so inspiring. Can't wait to start painting. It was great to relax and enjoy the actual performance as well especially seeing the fireworks from the male dancers. Amazing.

The programme, accompanied by the orchestra of the English National Ballet Philharmonic, will be performed by Maria Alexandrova (Bolshoi Theatre), Sergio Bernal (National Ballet of Spain), Claudio Coviello (La Scala), Marlon Dino (Bavarian State Ballet), Aurelie Dupont (previously of the Paris Opera Ballet), Matthew Golding (The Royal Ballet), Isaak Hernandes, (English National Ballet), Kimin Kim (Mariinsky Theatre), Daria Klimentová, Maria Kochetkova (San Francisco Ballet), Liudmila Konovalova (Vienna State Ballet), Kristina Kretova (Bolshoi Theatre), Ekaterina Krysanova (Bolshoi Theatre), Lucia Lacarra (Bavarian State Ballet), Sarah Lamb (The Royal Ballet), Vladislav Lantratov (Bolshoi Theatre), Viktor Lebedev (Mikhailovsky Ballet), Andrei Merkuriev (Bolshoi Theatre), Herve Moreau (Paris Opera Ballet), Vadim Muntagirov (The Royal Ballet), Marianela Nuñez (The Royal Ballet), Yekaterina Osmolkina (Mariinsky Theatre), Xander Parish (Mariinsky Theatre), Tamara Rojo (English National Ballet), Farukh Ruzimatov (Mikhailovsky Ballet), Polina Semionova (American Ballet Theatre), Kristina Shapran (Mariinsky Theatre), Daniil Simkin (American Ballet Theatre), Thiago Soares (The Royal Ballet), Ivan Vasiliev (American Ballet Theatre),

Paintings of Royal Ballet Prima Ballerina Mara Galeazzi

FIrst two paintings of Royal Ballet Principal Mara Galeazzi in Alta Stare, choreographed by Tim Podesta. Mixed Media

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

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

Iana Salenko, Prima Ballerina, Mixed Media

With Legendary Art Gallery Owner, Mary Yapp, Albany Gallery

New Painting of Iana Salenko, Prima Ballerina

Iana Salenko, Prima Ballerina in rehearsal. This was just before she started to rehearse for La Grand Pas Classique. Brought the house down on the night! I used pastel and washi paper ( for an extra fluffy tutu!) on midnight blue paper.