Kensington Palace

Christmas has come early for Alejandro thanks to his wife Myriam, my dearest friend! Now they can enjoy at home my latest painting of 'Kensington Palace'!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY 2010 TO ALL!
La Navidad ha llegado con antelacion para Alejandro gracias a su mujer Myriam, mi querida amiga! Ya pueden disfrutar en casa de mi ultimo cuadro del Palacio de Kensington!
FELIZ NAVIDAD Y FELIZ 2010 A TODOS!

Stanmore College Speech

On the 3rd December I was invited to give a speech to prospective students for International Baccalaureate at Stanmore College in North London. As a student of IB from 1991-1993 myself, I spoke about my experience studying the Diploma and how it helped me in my career.

Reminiscing those years, I came across this wonderful photo of a mural I painted in the art classroom back in 1992. The mural is based on an Egyptian painting found in an anonymous royal tomb in 1260 b.C. It's called 'El Ostrakon de la Ballerina'. I chose it because I thought it was a very unusual painting compared to the hieratic Egyptian imagery that is more commonly known. This image proves that the egyptian artists painted with aesthetic liberty when painting for themselves.

I also did it because I didn't want the school to forget about me, and so, I made a permanent imprint. I think it actually worked! Sometimes I bump into younger students and they all remember the mural and the name of the person who did it.

Hope you like it!

Hugo

I'm happy to present you with my latest painting, a portrait of Hugo, a lifely, charming and very clever two year old!
Tengo el placer de ensenaros ni ultimo cuadro, el retrato de Hugo, un nino de dos anos alegre, encantador y muy inteligente!

Dimbleby Lecture 2009

I had the honour and priviledge to attend the Dimbleby Lecture 2009 given by the Prince of Wales at St James's Palace. It was a heartfelt lecture and very inspiring. After the lecture there were some drinks and canapes in the gardens. There I had the chance to meet and speak to Prince Charles, who shook my hand and wouldn't let go, said had heard about my successes... and laughed at the idea of the portrait I did of him!; the Duchess of Cornwall who had to be introduced twice to me because I froze; the actor Michael Sheen (played in 'Frost/Nixon' and Blair on 'The Queen')who is now Ambassador to the Prince's Trust and who was extremely friendly and kind to me (Michael, I'm waiting for your blog comment!); and other interesting people from other Prince's Charities and the BBC. Overall, it was a great night and I'm still diguesting it all!

To read the full transcript on the lecture- Click here

Video of the lecture is no longer available due to right issues. What a shame!

Elena's been invited to St James's Palace!

I'm delighted to let you know that I've been invited to St James's Palace for The Richard Dimbleby Lecture, followed by a reception with HRH The Prince of Wales.
The R. Dimbleby Lecture will be televised on BBC1 on wednesday 8th July at 22.35. Don't miss it!

About the Dimbleby Lecture:
The Richard Dimbleby Lecture (also known as the Dimblebly Lecture) was founded in the memory of Richard Dimbleby, the BBC broadcaster who was the commentator for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill, and hosted Panorama. He died in 1965.
The RD Lecture has been delivered by an influential business or political figure almost every year since 1972 . Other previous Richard Dimbleby lecturers include Bill Clinton, General Sir Mike Jackson, Dame Stella Rimington and Dr Rowan Williams.

Related articles: Click here ; Click here

Os escribo para anunciaros que me han invitado a St James's Palace para asistir a la 'Richard Dimbleby Lecture', seguida de una recepcion con SM el Principe de Gales.
La conferencia sera televisada en la BBC1 el miercoles 8 de Julio a las 22.35 horas. No os lo perdais!

Sobre la 'Dimbleby Lecture':
Fue fundada en memoria del reportero de la BBC Richard Dimbleby que murio en 1965. El senor Dimbleby fue el comentarista de la coronacion de la Reina Isabel II y el funeral de Sir Winston Churchill. Ademas presentaba el programa Panorama.
Esta conferencia ha sido dada por diferentes figuras influentes del mundo de la politica o los negocios desde 1972. Otros conferenciantes han sido Bill Clinton, el General Sir Mike Jackson, Dame Stella Rimington y Dr Rowan Williams.

Otros articulos sobre el evento: Pinchad aqui ; Pinchad aqui

Stanhope Gardens (Familia Flames)

I'm very pleased to show you my latest painting. This was commissioned by Ana for Juan's Saint Day. It shows them and their children Daniel and Chloe at their gardens. It's a wonderful memory of their time in London! It was a real pleasure to paint it and I hope they can now enjoy it forever!
Look below for details of the paintings.

Aqui os muestro mi ultimo cuadro. Me lo encargo Ana para Juan con motivo de su Santo. Los muestra a ellos con sus hijos Daniel y Chloe en su jardin. Es un recuerdo muy bonito de su estancia en Londres (que esperemos dure muchos anios mas!) y ha sido un placer pintarlo. Espero que lo disfruten para siempre!
Mirar abajo para ver los detalles del cuadro.

Stanhope Gardens (Familia Flames) details

Olivia

I'm very proud to show you my first painting of 2009, the portrait of my daughter Olivia!
If you want to have a portrait done of a loved one that will last forever, please do not hesitate to get in touch!

Estoy muy orgullosa de enseñaros mi primer cuadro del 2009, un retrato de mi hija Olivia.
Si quereis tener un retrato de un ser querido que dure para toda la vida, por favor no dejeis de poneros en contacto.

Saatchi Online Showdowm Competition (2)

Hi! Unfortunately this time I was not selected for this competition. However, I wanted to thank all of you who have voted for me. It has been quite overwhelming the positive response that all of you have shown the past week and this encourages me to continue doing my work and keep looking for other opportunities. Thank you once again for your support!

¡Hola! Desgraciadamente esta vez no me han seleccionado para este concurso. Sin embargo, quería agradeceros a todos los que habeis votado por mí. Ha sido realmente increible el apoyo que he recibido estos días y eso me anima a poder continuar con mi trabajo y seguir buscando otras oportunidades. ¡Muchísimas gracias una vez más!

Saatchi Online Showdown Competition

I have entered my last painting into the Saatchi Online Showdown competition. It would mean a lot to me to get selected so all help is appreciated!

You have one week from today (09 Feb 2009) to rate my work. Only the best two artists (out of 3083) will get to the final.

You only have to CLICK HERE

Then Click: Garcia de la Fuente Elena (1st column)

Finally, rate my work from 1 to 10 by just clicking on the star!

Thank you very much for your help!

All the best,
Elena

Elena at Saatchi's Online Artists Website

To increase the number of people that can view my work, I've just registered as one of Saatchi's Online Artist. I'm hoping that this will bring lots of new opportunities. If you want to see my profile at the Saatchi's Online Artist website PLEASE CLICK here

Above you can see my last painting of 2008, St Luke's Square (51 x 71 cm). This is currently for sale. If you're interested please do not hesitate to get in touch.