Enamel Miniature Painting
Enamel miniature painter and qualified teacher,
since 1985.
About Gillie Hoyte Byrom
A world-renowned enamel painter and miniaturist. First exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1985, I have spent four decades painting enamel portrait miniatures for a world-wide clientele — and I now teach everything I know from my studio in Norwich.
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1985
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
2007
Jacques Cartier Memorial Award
2019
Order of Zuev, Russia
40
Years painting vitreous enamel
Now Teaching
I am a fully qualified teacher and have spent four decades learning and refining vitreous enamel painting. I now teach my skills in whatever way suits you — start with the book, work through the course, watch me demonstrate technique on video, or arrange time with me directly.
The Gallery
Historical & contemporary portrait miniatures.
Jacques Cartier Memorial Award, 2007
King Henry VIII
Historical
Queen Elizabeth I (after Nicholas Hilliard)
Contemporary
Phoenix
Children's Portraits
Sophia
Contemporary
Captain Richard Campbell OBE RN
How It's Made
Each miniature is painted in thin layers of glass, and every layer is fired in a kiln at 750°C — sometimes 30 times over. See the whole process step by step, from cutting the copper to the final touch of gold.
From Students & Collectors
"Gillie Hoyte Byrom is a virtuoso of painting in enamel and a teacher of exemplary clarity. This manual is a model of its kind, compelling and inspirational in its presentation of a lifetime's experience."
"A wisely wonderful, practical and inspirational manual. Gillie Hoyte Byrom demystifies her arcane and complex skill, making it appear almost simple."
"Gillie's mastery of technique and material is astounding and she offers instruction simply not found at any academic institution I've seen."
"What I learned from Gillie has opened the door to a whole new world of enamel painting and is going to benefit my work for a lifetime."
"I have loved the course. Gillie is generous. She shares her knowledge. She is patient and her explanations are always clear and very helpful."
"To be taught by someone with so much experience, with so much enthusiasm for her subject and with such talent was an honour for me. I can thoroughly recommend."
Ready when you are
Every artist was first an amateur.
No pressure to decide today — have a look around, and get in touch whenever you're ready.