LUIZA BY ZOE JAMES-WILLIAMS

LUIZA BY ZOE JAMES-WILLIAMS

PASTEL PAINTING

A NIGHT IN BLACK SILK BY ZOE JAMES-WILLIAMS

A NIGHT IN BLACK SILK BY ZOE JAMES-WILLIAMS

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BALLET ART BY ZOE JAMES-WILLIAMS

REHEARSING FOR GISELLE BY ZOE JAMES-WILLIAMS

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PASTEL ART

BALLET ART 

DANCE ART 

Art Class Landscape Painting with Pastels and Watercolours

Get ready to teach landscapes in my art class on Wednesday. Pastels and watercolor. Thought I would paint something very bright and bold!! These are on green Ingres Paper using both pastel and watercolour. 

Harmony in White, Ballerina Painting by Zoe James-Williams

New painting of a ballerina called Harmony in White. Recently on Twitter The National Gallery started a tag #PaintedDancers to ask followers what dance paintings were their favourite or were there any dance artists out there! Well it would have been rude not to partake in a conversation about #PaintedDancers. This and an Iana Salenko painting were added by me and it was lovely to get such a great response. 

My twitter account is @zoeartist

This was painted using mixed media including pastels. Unfortunately this is on nutmeg #MuranoPastel paper which #DalerRowney discontinued. I had to buy my local art shop Harrisons Stationers in the Uplands what was left of their supply. It's dwindling fast but I was pleased with the way this came out especially the skirt as I 've never painted one this big before!!

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.

Iana Salenko, Prima Ballerina, Rehearsing for Le Corsaire

Rehearsing for Le Corsaire with Iana Salenko.

 Iana is a guest Prima Ballerina for Royal Ballet and Principal Ballerina with The Berlin State Ballet. She also starred in The Baileys ballet advert and is married to Principal ballet dancer Marion Walter.

Their  official website is Iana Salenko and Marion Walter or follow Iana on twitter on@ianasalenko

Xander Parish, Starlit Lovers Series 1

 Xander Parish performing in Romeo and Juliet in The Royal Opera House
This is first of a series and I wanted to capture Xander and Viktoria's beautiful chemisty as they first fall in love as Romeo and Juliet. I used a limited palette to create the twilight effect with a blush for the skin tones.

#Starcrossedlovers series no.1 #romeoandjuliet #ballet #xanderparish #ViktoriaTereshkina #Mariinsky #Watercolor #pastels #charcoal #drawing #thebigdraw
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Check out Xander Parish Website for up to date information on his dancing schedule. Also you can read a great interview in The Telegraph  Xander gave about becoming the the first British Dancer to be invited to enjoy The Mariinsky Ballet Company in St Petersburg.  
You can also follow him on twitter @xanderparish

Last Day of The Ostreme and Grand Theatre Art Group Exhibition

Last Chance to see  The Ostreme and Grand Theatre Art Group Exhibition in The Arts Wing, Swansea Grand Theatre. 

White Room dedicated to Dylan Thomas

Level 2 dedicated to All Subjects

Last Day Today Sept 6th

Painting in progress, The Dying Swan

Painting in progress of Alina Somova, Prima Ballerina with The Mariinsky Ballet Company while performing The Dying Swan. I have used pastel, watercolour, acrylic and washi paper on blue ingres pastel paper. It is far from finished which is why I am just showing a section of it. But you can see the texture of the washi paper on her headdress and tutu. The skin tones have to be worked on but am happier with the hair. The hands also need more detail. 

How to draw still life

Summer Term started off with still life. 

It is so important to study objects in front of you as well as work from photos and other people's paintings. We looked at the different textures and the effect of light on the fruit and vegetables. Also we looked at traditional composition  as well as how other artists such as Georgio Morandi have  gone against convention and placed still life in a straight line for eg. As you can see this really inspired some of the students. I always like to encourage experimentation and pushing the boundaries. Traditional techniques are great as a starting point but don't forget to try out more experimental techniques as well. 

Still Life in a straight line by Georgio Morandi

Carmen Painting performed by Maria Alexandrova

Carmen

Carmen was performed by Bolshoi Prima Ballerina Maria Alexandrova.

It is mixed media on purple Ingres Paper

I really wanted to capture the fire and passion of the performance. it was Amazing!

Portrait Commission in Watercolour

One of my more experimental portraits commissions using mixed media. I focused on the fase and hair and the rest of the portrait has a slightly unfinished feel to focus on the face. What I liked about this composition is her reflection in the window you can just see to the left. I painted it faintly so as not to be a distraction but a point of interest.

To see more portraits please visit my website on

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My paintings of Prima Ballerinas

Paintings by Zoe James-Williams of The Prima Ballerina

 

 

 

New video of my paintings of some of the Prima Ballerina's I have been lucky enough to paint including Alina Cojocaru, Tamara Rojo, Mara Galeazzi and Svetlana Zakharova.
Enjoy!!

New Painting The Red Swan, Pastel

 

The Red Swan

 

 

New Work available on Saatchi, The Red Swan. Pastel
A Ballerina performing in Swan Lake. Pastel on Red Ingres Paper.
Saatchi Online The Red Swan, pastel

Mara Galeazzi in pastel

New painting of Mara Galeazzi, principal of The Royal Ballet in her dress rehearsal for Pierrot Lunaire. I like the dramatic simplicity and strength that came through the pose, but at the same time a vulnerability.
This week I also went down to Swansea Grand Theatre to capture Alice in Wonderland with the The Harry Secombe Trust. The children were very cute and very talented. Great costumes, a lot of work has gone into it and I'm sure everyone who goes will have a great night out.

My Paintings of Tamara Rojo

 My paintings of Tamara Rojo




Tamara Rojo in Raymonda, pastel and collage

 

David Makhateli, Tamara Rojo, Alina Somova in Gala, watercoloura nd pastel

 

Tamara Rojo in the World Premiere of Life is A Dream, watercolour

 

 

Tamara Rojo is a leading light in the ballet world. Not only does she sparkle on stage but she is also the Artistic Director of the English National Ballet and is in the middle of touring with her new production of  Le Corsaire.

About Tamara Rojo

English National Ballet Artistic Director and Principal Dancer

Principal Ballerina with the Royal Ballet 2000 – 2012 who has received international acclaim for her outstanding technique, captivating acting skills, and brilliant artistry in a wide spectrum of classical and contemporary roles.

http://www.tamara-rojo.com/

More of my ballet paitnings can be seen on my website

www.zoejameswilliams.com

 

Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg paintings

These are the first of a series of paintings from rehearsal with Royal Ballet principals Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg at The
Royal Opera House. I hope I captured something of these extraordinary ballet dancers. It was a really magical experience:)
More from the series can be seen on my Facebook page on the link below
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zoe-James-Williams/162461306404?ref=ts&fref=ts


This particular painting is from their rehearsal In The Night. It is pastel

Johan Kobborg and Alina Cojocaru are partners on and off stage. They met while principals at the Royal Ballet and started their famous partnership in their first ballet together, Romeo and Juliet. Alina is now principal with the English National Ballet and Johan is freelance dancer, choreographer and teacher.

Official website of Alina
http://www.alinacojocaru.com/

Official website of Johan
http://www.kobb.org.uk/

Pastel with Art Class Part 2

After looking at pastel through Degas my classes took the techniques they had learnt and applied it to their own work which I think is a vital part of the teaching process and help create their own style and confidence. A selection below with more to come!!

Joy

joy

Sarah

Shelagh

joy

Sue

joan

Brian

Brian

Vivian

Mike

Lyndsey

Sue

Tim

Janine

Brian

Andrea