The Essential School of Painting would like to thank all those who attended the auction, participated online and on the telephone for their generosity and support. The auction was conducted by the indomitable Michelle Owoo who is an artist, student and friend of the school. We appreciate the effort she made in making the whole event memorable. Michelle, you truly are multi-talented.
We would also like to extend our wholehearted appreciation to all the artists who gave us their time, donated their work and talent. Without your support we wouldn’t have had a successful evening.
Special mention goes out to Grayson Perry CBE RA, Eileen Cooper OBE RA, Anne Desmet RA, Adrian Wiszniewski RSA, Rosemary Beaton, Dan Coombs, Guy Allott, Allan Ramsay, Jessica Voorsanger, Liane Lang, Johanna Melvin, Sam Ainsley, Elizabeth Hilliard Selka, Moyna Flannigan, Simon Head, Dannielle Hodson, Wendy Rolt, Mau Harrison, Pearl Brown OBE, our lovely assistants Peter Dixon and Luka Vardiashvili and last but not least Alison Harper who not only gave several works but helped organise it all.
“If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.” John F Kennedy
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