The meaning of Orbitude is loss or bereavement of a parent or child. In this case it refers to a child. The woman is up against the wall metaphorically and literally. The setting is reminiscent of a line-up and is to represent the guilt she is feeling as she goes through the stages of grief. She is alone and bereft yet stares out directly, humble but not broken.
From a technical point of view, the main consideration for this drawing was shapes and how the simplicity of very little information can say so much. In most drawings you will find more information in the lights, in this piece it has predominantly been reversed with more time spent thinking about and working in the shadows.
Price: £2250
Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills is a contemporary British artist whose work is held in international collections, with collectors including public figures, entrepreneurs, authors and investors as well as leading institutions.
Mills is interested in creating more cinematic and atmospheric pieces, whilst maintaining a strong emphasis on drawing and structure. Through observing light and how it interplays with form (and colour), her work focuses on capturing a passage of time or a scene which will create a moment of contemplation in the viewer.
Not afraid to tackle difficult subjects head on, such as with her triptych ‘Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcome’, Mills makes bold choices with her compositions, tone and line work, which are underpinned with a sensitivity achieved by her handling of the materials.
Mills' mixture of classical training interspersed with contemporary design, her attention to detail combined with the use of quality materials, make her work very attractive to collectors and investors alike.
Classical Art Training
2016 - 2019 The Barnes Atelier
Jan - July 2016 London Atelier of Representational Art (part-time) Foundation Programme
Education
1998 Middlesex University, BSc (Hons) Psychology & Criminology (2:1)
1995 The Byam Shaw, First Year of Fine Art Degree
1994 St Albans School of Art, Foundation Studies
Exhibitions
2023 Out of Town: SGFA group show, The Gallery Holt, Norfolk, England (Nov)
2023 Portrait: Small group show, Fidra Fine Art, East Lothian, Scotland (Sept-Nov)
2022 The British Art Prize, Gallery@OXO, South Bank, London, England
2022 Society of Graphic Fine Art, Drawing Together, Online Exhibition
2022 International Guild of Realism, Fall Salon Online Exhibition, USA
2022 Chelsea Art Society, 73rd Annual Exhibition, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, England
2022 Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, England
2022 Society of Graphic Fine Art, Open 22, Mall Galleries, London, England
2022 Derwent Art Prize, 35 Rue Debelleyme Paris, 75003, France
2022 Royal Scottish Academy, 2022 Open Exhibition, Online, England
2022 Derwent Art Prize, Gallery@OXO, South Bank, London, England
2021 Summer Exhibition, The Gallery at Green and Stone, Chelsea, London, England 2021 Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, England
2020 Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, England
2018 Society of Graphic Fine Art, Draw 18, Menier Gallery, London, England
2018 Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, England
2017 Royal West of England Academy, 165th Open Exhibition, Bristol, England 2017 Royal Scottish Academy, 2017 Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, Scotland
Awards and Nominations
2022 The British Art Prize, Artists & Illustrators Magazine, Shortlisted
2022 15th International Drawing Annual (INDA15), Manifest, USA, Finalist
2022 Art Renewal Center International Salon Competition, Semi-Finalist, Drawing
2022 The Derwent Art Prize, Shortlisted
2020 Art Renewal Center International Salon Competition, Finalist, Drawing
2019 Art Renewal Center International Salon Competition, Double Finalist, Drawing
2018 Strokes of Genius 11, The Artists Network, USA, Finalist
2018 13th International Drawing Annual (INDA 13), Manifest, USA, Finalist
Professional Memberships
2022 Elected Associate Member, The Society of Graphic Fine Art (SGFA) 2022 Elected Member, International Guild of Realism (IGOR)
Publications / Press
2023 15th International Drawing Annual (INDA 15), published by Manifest Press
2022 Artists & Illustrators, December Issue, published by the Chelsea Magazine Company Ltd, page 43
2021 15th International ARC Salon Catalogue, published by ACC Art Books Ltd, page 336
2019 14th International ARC Salon Catalogue, published by ACC Art Books Ltd, pages 409 & 424
2019 “The Best of Drawing”. Artists Magazine, winter issue, pages 48 & 69
2019 13th International Drawing Annual (INDA 13), published by Manifest Press, p 109 - 110 & 112
Workshops
2024 Drawing the Portrait on Toned Paper, Bay Area Artists Atelier, CA, USA (Jan 24)
2023 The Portrait Sketch on Toned Paper, The Barnes Atelier, London, UK
2022 Portrait Painting and Drawing, Summers Town Art Group, London, UK
2022 Portrait Painting and Drawing (alla prima), Summers Town Art Group, London, UK
2022 The Portrait Sketch on Toned Paper, The Barnes Atelier, London, UK
