British Artist on his brush with royalty and the Taliban
An article by Sarah Lazarus for the South China Morning Post Portrait of the artist as a young man I come from an affluent, military family. When I was seven I was sent away to boarding school. Boarding schools were extremely strict back then – if you were caught talking after lights out, you were caned. I Continue Reading
Beautiful St Petersburg
Alexander always gets so much inspiration being back in St Petersburg.
Alexander with the Mariinsky again
Alexander has returned to St Petersburg to work with the Mariinsky to paint a body of work for an exhibition in London in September 2018. More details to follow.
Alex’s inspiring trip to Mongolia
16th – 23rd November I arrived in the Capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaata, after a long Aeroflot flight via Moscow. It is a harsh winter -25 to -40 and my friends are uncertain if we will be able to drive 500 miles North to our destination. Fortunately Mongolians are fearless and love nothing more than a Continue Reading
Invictus commission for Alexander Talbot Rice
Alexander is honoured to undertake a portrait in aid of The Invictus Games, patronised by HRH Prince Harry, this charity inspires respect and rehabilitation for wounded servicemen.
Alexander’s first exhibition
“Dreams Become Reality Exhibition” at Huntsman, Savile Row, Alexander Talbot-Rice with Xander Parish.
Portrait artist Alexander Talbot Rice strives to capture beauty over time
Article by Janice Jann for #legend online If the eyes are the window to the soul, then Alexander Talbot Rice’s eyes betray a ravenous soul, his gaze absorbing every detail around him. Talbot Rice’s gaze has recently fallen on Hong Kong, where he is undertaking a project for the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Through his skill as a Continue Reading
Professor Mikail Borisovich Piotrovsky, Director of the State Hermitage Museum, unveiled
Alex presents the finished portrait to Professor Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky in front of the world’s media.
Sofia Formina
A clip from a ‘A year in the life of a Portrait Artist’ showing Alexander introducing Sofia Fomina, the renowned opera singer, after the unveiling of her portrait at the Travellers Club in 2015.
Inside portrait artist Alexander Talbot Rice’s studio
Ten schoolchildren from Carmarthenshire have been chosen to fly to Florence to study fine art as part of an art scholarship set up by celebrated portrait artist Alexander Talbot Rice. Rice, whose family used to live in Dinefwr castle, has painted portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, Margaret Thatcher and is currently working on a canvas Continue Reading
Young Da Vincis look to Florence
HUNDREDS of Carmarthenshire schoolchildren have been given the chance to study in some of the world’s artistic hotspots. Artist Alexander Talbot Rice, a direct descendant of the Rhys family of Dinefwr, has launched an art competition which will see the top entrants study in Florence. Promising winners will then be invited to study in St Continue Reading