Fátima Pantoja Fernández

14 January 2022

SCOTTISH LANDSCAPE

I just realised I had not posted anything at all in 2021... Here is one of the pieces I have created. Lockdown did had some interesting results... although I must admit I can't wait to get back to a more standard reality.

Paisaje Escocés

Pastel on paper

30 x 24 cm

SOLD

Some sales are special, this one was one of them. It went to an amazing artist's home.

02 December 2020

SKY PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE WEEK 15th Nov PAOTW

On the 15th of November I had the privilege to be invited to participate on PAOTW.

I spend 4 wonderful hours drawing and chatting with Baroness Floella Benjamin, Kate Bryan and Kathleen Soriano! Thank you so much for an amazing day surrounded by amazing women!

Here is the link to the video: https://vimeo.com/480289565?mc_cid=e674902b50&mc_eid=17b3cb3299

15 October 2020

26 July 2020

Sky Portrait Artist of the WEEK!

During the lock down Sky arts had a brilliant initiative: bringing Sky Artist of the Year to everyone all over the globe, but not just as viewers but also as contestants. People from all over the world submitted the most amazing portraits of the sitters, for a few hours, no matter where we were, we all were painting together in the same moment :)

Here are a few of the portraits I did.

Durante el confinamiento, Sky Arts tuvo una idea fabulosa: traer el programa de television a todo el mundo, pero no como meros espectadores sino como concursantes. Gente de todas partes participó con retratos geniales de los modelos, por unas pocas horas, sin importar donde estuviéramos, estábamos pintando juntos, en el mismo momento :)

Aquí, algunos de los retratos que hice.

"Bernardine Evaristo", acrylic on canvas. Painted in under 1h30mins just before deadline. I wish I had the time to dedicate it more time but I think it came out all right quite quickly

"Rankin", Quick Sketch, pastels on paper. Very good sitter @rankinarchive.

"@willyoungofficial", pastels and charcoal on paper #mypaotw

@noel_fielding for #mypaotw

Pastel and charcoal on paper

(detail)

@clarebalding for #mypaotw. *20 min sketch* Pastel on paper.

(detail)

@wmarybeard for #mypaotw. Approximately an hour of work. Acrylic and charcoal on paper.

I love Mary's face, this is my favourite sitter of the PAOTW. And once more, another great conversation between sitter and painter... how relevant this is to create a bond that will most definitely show on the final work.

I like to change techniques and approaches every now and then to explore other possibilities.