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Evert Ploeg at the Elm Street Theatre - One Night Only
Portrait artist Evert Ploeg will be participating in a live multimedia stage event, tomorrow, April 29th, at the Elm Street Theater in Woodstock, Georgia. During the show, Ploeg will paint a portrait...
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Random Inspiration: Norman Rockwell
The Art CriticThere is much to be inspired by in the works of Norman Rockwell. His skills as a painter were prodigious, and as a storyteller, he has yet to be surpassed. And despite some Modern...
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2013 International Portrait Competition Awards
WILLIAM F. DRAPER GRAND PRIZE WINNERLeslie AdamsBEST OF SHOWKerry DunnFIRST PLACEIliya MirochnikSECOND PLACESerge MarshennikovFIRST HONORSLynn SanguedolceHONOR AWARDSSeth HaverkampDavid KassanCheng...
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Sneak Peek: "SELFISH" at Katherine Cone Gallery, Los Angeles
Sean Cheetham - Self-PortraitSean Cheetham, the California artist and teacher recently named to the list of 25 Artists of Tomorrow in American Artists Magazine's "Greatest Artists of All Time" issue,...
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2013 Art of the Portrait: The Vendor Room
Like kids in a candy store, artists busy sampling treats in the vendor's room (at the Richeson Booth)At 4:00 PM on April 25th, at the same moment the Art of the Portrait conference officially began,...
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Marvin Mattelson June 2013 Workshops
Marvin MattelsonJen & Patoil on linen40 X 44 in.Finalist in the Figurative Category at the 2012-2013 Art Renewal Center Salonclick on flyer to see it larger
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2013 Art of the Portrait: Day 1
Michael Shane NealDuring the four-day Art of the Portrait Conferences, it is always Friday which features the most jam-packed schedule. I had never really appreciated just how full the itinerary was...
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If you were at the 15th Annual Art of the Portrait Conference in Georgia last month, then you probably three of us porting around cameras all weekend long; chances are, we stepped right in front of...
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Auction Preview: Sotheby's London19th Century European Art
Joaquín Sorolla (Spanish 1863-1923)Niños en la playa, Valencia27.5 X 39.5 in.oil on canvasIn the 19th century, Paris is where artists went to train, but it was in London where they went to sell. Today...
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Auction Preview: Bonham's New YorkAmerican Art May 22nd
Henry Pember Smith (1854-1907)Country Cottage by a Pond25.25 X 35.25 in.oil on canvasNow in previews in New York City is Bonham's Auction 20553, American Art. It is a small sale with fewer than 100...
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Auction Preview: Sotheby's New York American Art
Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966)Prometheus (1919)31 X 21.25 in.oil on panelThere is still time to catch the previews of Sotheby's New York auction of American Art before the lots go to bid on the...
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Words of Wisdom: Michel Jacobs on Portrait Painting
Michel Jacobs - My Last DuchessMichel Jacobs is not the most familiar figure in 20th century portrait painting, and it is not too surprising. Despite some important commissions, a prominent...
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Workshop: David Gray to Teach in Vermont
Consummate technician David Gray has recently announced he will be teaching a portrait painting workshop in New England this coming July. The four-day program is being hosted by Andrea Scheidler at...
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The Many Faces of César Santos
Those of you familiar with the works of César Santos have seen his face many times; the Cuban-born artist frequently uses himself as a model in his paintings. But there are more faces to Santos than...
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2013 Art of the Portrait: Day 2 The Awards Banquet
Judith Carducci having fun, doing what she loves!The weekend's events began at 8:30 AM, unless you were a member of the Cecilia Beaux Forum, in which case your day began at the early hour of 7:00 AM....
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2013 Art of the Portrait: Day 3, The Final Day
Sam AdoqueiRainy days can be warm, or they can be cold. Comforting and sweet, or dark and melancholy. They elicit in us a dichotomic response, in which we sometimes find ourselves both happy and sad...
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I Found it on eBay
An original oil painting by Paul McCormack, currently up for bid on eBay.I used to worry that I was addicted to eBay.Every morning, a bushel full of emails greeted me, filled with details of all the...
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Kassan, Schmid, Gerhartz, and Zorn . . .
Now that we are nearly to the halfway mark of 2013, I have been thinking about the many great items scheduled for release this year, and which should be coming out in the next few...
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2013 Prix de West Show
Jeremy Lipking Vermillion Cliffs (detail) oil on linen 50" X 70"The catalog for the 2013 Prix de West Show & Sale is now available for online viewing, and, as usual, the...
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