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A Message From Eric Rhoads Publisher, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
Dear Artist,
As someone who appreciates the amazing contributions of realism artists, I can’t imagine a declining interest in realism art. But I can imagine a future where fewer people are actually painting with great skill.
I know we all want the realism movement to have a bright and bold future, but it’s up to us to make sure it actually happens. Those of us who believe in the arts must support the passing on of the skills taught by the masters.
As publisher of Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, I, along with Fine Art Connoisseur Editor-in-Chief Peter Trippi, have announced that we will be awarding a total of twelve (12) full scholarships to attend the upcoming 5th Annual Realism Live online conference (November 13-15, 2024).
* Note: we are not planning to run Realism Live in 2025 so if you've always wanted to attend, this is your chance.
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A Wide Range of Topics, Styles and Mediums over 3 days
Beginner's Day* – The Refresher You Need
Wednesday, November 9th
The Virtual Event Begins at 10am ET!
(Agenda Subject to Change.)
* Add-On Beginner's Day at Registration to join these amazing instructors on November 9th!
Oliver Sin
Values Demo
Oliver Sin
Values Demo
Oliver Sin is an alumnus from Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA, with a BFA in Illustration. Right after he graduated in 1996, he started his art career as a computer game concept artist in LucasArts and he has been teaching professionally since the year 2001.
Oliver has been so drawn to art even as a little boy, he once recalled that he has started drawing at the age of 3. He has continuously practiced his favorite expression, Portraiture, as an art professor and hobbyist.
Oliver employs his influence in creating sensitive, emotional and dramatic portraits in vine charcoal. His motivation is to capture the insight and warmth of each subject then transfer it from life to drawing paper.
With every piece of
artwork, Oliver attempts to
"Leave behind an essence of personality on drawing paper, while expressing his own intense personal feelings towards art and life."
Since 2011, Oliver has been lucky enough to come across a few distinguished contemporary artists as his mentors, ZhaoMing Wu, Henry Yan and Chung-Wei Chien. Their tireless guidance has urged him to put greater efforts in capturing fleeting human expressions and paying more attention to precise composition in figurative portraits.
Oliver Sin is an alumnus from Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA, with a BFA in Illustration. Right after he graduated in 1996, he started his art career as a computer game concept artist in LucasArts and he has been teaching professionally since the year 2001.
Oliver has been so drawn to art even as a little boy, he once recalled that he has started drawing at the age of 3. He has continuously practiced his favorite expression, Portraiture, as an art professor and hobbyist.
Oliver employs his influence in creating sensitive, emotional and dramatic portraits in vine charcoal. His motivation is to capture the insight and warmth of each subject then transfer it from life to drawing paper.
With every piece of artwork, Oliver attempts to
"Leave behind an essence of personality on drawing paper, while expressing his own intense personal feelings towards art and life."
Since 2011, Oliver has been lucky enough to come across a few distinguished contemporary artists as his mentors, ZhaoMing Wu, Henry Yan and Chung-Wei Chien. Their tireless guidance has urged him to put greater efforts in capturing fleeting human expressions and paying more attention to precise composition in figurative portraits.
Carol Peebles
Classical Realism & Drawing from Life
Carol Peebles
Classical Realism & Drawing from Life
New Orleans Native, Carol Peebles, is one of the most prolific, successful and sought after teachers and portrait artists working today. Her drawing classes and portrait commissions are in such great demand that both students and clients are eager to be placed on her waiting lists. There are many reasons for her success, but it's her dual passions for life drawing and motivating people to find the best in themselves through art that draw so many into her circle of influence.
As a professional artist, Carol's exquisitely sensitive portraits reflect the technical and emotional skills she has honed in the 30 years she has devoted to her art. Her early years of formal training were enhanced by traveling and working throughout Europe.
As a teacher, Carol
has a deep-seated belief:
"You can draw. Success is directly related to your faith and discipline, not talent. You will never rise higher than how you see yourself and your work."
She is committed to teaching and truly believes a closer appreciation of one's own creativity brings happiness. She inspires students to dream big and to improve so rapidly and dramatically that many become successful and productive artists under her tutelage.
New Orleans Native, Carol Peebles, is one of the most prolific, successful and sought after teachers and portrait artists working today. Her drawing classes and portrait commissions are in such great demand that both students and clients are eager to be placed on her waiting lists. There are many reasons for her success, but it's her dual passions for life drawing and motivating people to find the best in themselves through art that draw so many into her circle of influence.
As a professional artist, Carol's exquisitely sensitive portraits reflect the technical and emotional skills she has honed in the 30 years she has devoted to her art. Her early years of formal training were enhanced by traveling and working throughout Europe.
As a teacher, Carol has a deep-seated belief:
"You can draw. Success is directly related to your faith and discipline, not talent. You will never rise higher than how you see yourself and your work."
She is committed to teaching and truly believes a closer appreciation of one's own creativity brings happiness. She inspires students to dream big and to improve so rapidly and dramatically that many become successful and productive artists under her tutelage.
Sarah Sedwick
Color Theory Demonstration
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sarah makes her home in Eugene, Oregon. In 2001, she earned a BFA from The Maryland Institute, College of Art. A passionate teacher, she conducts workshops on still life painting in oils, as well as an Online Art Mentorship program, working intensively with students all over the world.
Sarah's teaching
philosophy is simple:
“The more you paint, the more you'll improve - so let go of perfectionism and watch the results unfold!”
Sarah is the author of the book Dynamic Still Life for Artists, coming in November 2022, and available now for preorder online through Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Sarah will teach you to paint loosely and with more realism! She thrives in teaching students the building blocks of realistic, representational painting: value, color, and brushwork.
Whether you’re a beginner or an artist looking to build your skills, her aim is to help you reach your goals.
Sarah Sedwick
Color Theory Demonstration
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sarah makes her home in Eugene, Oregon. In 2001, she earned a BFA from The Maryland Institute, College of Art.
A passionate teacher, she conducts workshops on still life painting in oils, as well as an Online Art Mentorship program, working intensively with students all over the world.
Sarah's teaching philosophy is simple:
“The more you paint, the more you'll improve - so let go of perfectionism and watch the results unfold!”
Sarah is the author of the book Dynamic Still Life for Artists, coming in November 2022, and available now for preorder online through Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Sarah will teach you to paint loosely and with more realism! She thrives in teaching students the building blocks of realistic, representational painting: value, color, and brushwork.
Whether you’re a beginner or an artist looking to build your skills, her aim is to help you reach your goals.
Todd M. Casey
Classical Style with a Progressive Approach
Casey’s work touches on more than simplistic realism. There is a haunting, nearly literary quality to each frame— a feeling that subjects are viewed from behind mottled glass, burnished by enigmatic candlelight, or brushed by the soft, hazy edges of a half-remembered dream.
His work is classically styled but progressive in approach.
“Every painting has a tale to tell, brewed from a deep well of introspective thought.”
His paintings have been honored with awards several times in recent years. Most recently, he won first four times at the Portrait Society of America’s Members Only Competition and placed first in oil painting from the Allied Artists of America in 2015.
In resulting years, Todd has made the transition from painter to author and teacher. He published his first art book The Art of Still Life in 2020 with Monacelli Press. His second book The Oil Painters’ Color Handbook comes out in August of 2022.
Todd M. Casey
Classical Style with a Progressive Approach
Casey’s work touches on more than simplistic realism. There is a haunting, nearly literary quality to each frame— a feeling that subjects are viewed from behind mottled glass, burnished by enigmatic candlelight, or brushed by the soft, hazy edges of a half-remembered dream.
His work is classically styled but progressive in approach.
“Every painting has a tale to tell, brewed from a deep well of introspective thought.”
His paintings have been honored with awards several times in recent years. Most recently, he won first four times at the Portrait Society of America’s Members Only Competition and placed first in oil painting from the Allied Artists of America in 2015.
In resulting years, Todd has made the transition from painter to author and teacher. He published his first art book The Art of Still Life in 2020 with Monacelli Press. His second book The Oil Painters’ Color Handbook comes out in August of 2022.
Sandra Angelo
Painting Portraits
Pencil Demo
Starting as a novice artist, even after her BA in Fine Art, Sandra still felt wobbly, so she embarked on a self-taught path that took her from mediocre to not so mediocre.
Everything finally changed when she apprenticed with a Master and discovered shortcuts for jaw-dropping Realism. Within months Sandra was landing prestigious commissions with corporate and private collectors.
Specializing in Speed Learning, Sandra taught the hosts on Good Morning Texas how to draw in 7 minutes. When The Washington Post featured Sandra’s apprentice who moved from stick figures to jaw-dropping Realism in 8 weeks, an entire edition of her course instantly sold out.
Sandra says one of
her biggest passions is
“Showing you how to use my SPEED LEARNING SYSTEM that develops your art skills FAST... so your paper or canvas suddenly looks like the creative ideas in your head.”
Impressed by her genius for taking amateurs from stick figures to jaw-dropping Realism, Rhode Island School of Design granted Sandra the prestigious Fellowship Award.
Now, with students in 49 countries, an Emmy nomination and countless top awards, Angelo is the world’s leading source for apprentice style MasterClasses where you can Master art in Days instead of Decades.
Sandra Angelo
Painting Portraits Pencil Demo
Starting as a novice artist, even after her BA in Fine Art, Sandra still felt wobbly, so she embarked on a self-taught path that took her from mediocre to not so mediocre.
Everything finally changed when she apprenticed with a Master and discovered shortcuts for jaw-dropping Realism. Within months Sandra was landing prestigious commissions with corporate and private collectors.
Specializing in Speed Learning, Sandra taught the hosts on Good Morning Texas how to draw in 7 minutes. When The Washington Post featured Sandra’s apprentice who moved from stick figures to jaw-dropping Realism in 8 weeks, an entire edition of her course instantly sold out.
Sandra says one of her biggest passions is
“Showing you how to use my SPEED LEARNING SYSTEM that develops your art skills FAST... so your paper or canvas suddenly looks like the creative ideas in your head.”
Impressed by her genius for taking amateurs from stick figures to jaw-dropping Realism, Rhode Island School of Design granted Sandra the prestigious Fellowship Award.
Now, with students in 49 countries, an Emmy nomination and countless top awards, Angelo is the world’s leading source for apprentice style MasterClasses where you can Master art in Days instead of Decades.
Debra Huse
Beginner's Landscape Demo
Debra Huse is a contemporary American Impressionist. She uses rich color and bold fluid strokes to capture the light and drama in her plein air and studio oil paintings.
She enjoys painting on location and has painted in many plein air events across the country. Huse and her husband Randy enjoy traveling on their sport fishing boat GROUPER where Debra often paints scenes from the water.
Art Historian, Jean Stern, says this about her artwork:
“An astute observer of everyday life, Debra presents her subjects immersed in the unique light and warmth of coastal Southern California.”
Huse currently has a studio in a Newport Beach, CA Boatyard. Debra Huse has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine, Plein Air Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur & Art of the West Magazine.
Huse has recently won the 2022 Plein Air Salon Award, the American Impressionist Society’s National Exhibition, the President’s Choice AWARD, the 97th Annual Hoosier Salon Award, and the Plein Air Easton Best use of Light Award among several others.
Debra Huse
Beginner's Landscape Demo
Debra Huse is a contemporary American Impressionist. She uses rich color and bold fluid strokes to capture the light and drama in her plein air and studio oil paintings.
She enjoys painting on location and has painted in many plein air events across the country. Huse and her husband Randy enjoy traveling on their sport fishing boat GROUPER where Debra often paints scenes from the water.
Art Historian, Jean Stern, says this about her artwork:
“An astute observer of everyday life, Debra presents her subjects immersed in the unique light and warmth of coastal Southern California.”
Huse currently has a studio in a Newport Beach, CA Boatyard. Debra Huse has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine, Plein Air Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur & Art of the West Magazine.
Huse has recently won the 2022 Plein Air Salon Award, the American Impressionist Society’s National Exhibition, the President’s Choice AWARD, the 97th Annual Hoosier Salon Award, and the Plein Air Easton Best use of Light Award among several others.
DAY 1 – Your New Artistic Journey Starts Here
Thursday, November 10th
The Virtual Event Begins at 10am ET!
(Agenda Subject to Change.)
Michelle Dunaway
Clyde Aspevig
Daniel Graves
Alex Kelly
Glenn Vilppu
Juliette Aristides
Michelle Dunaway
Advanced Techniques in Oils
Michelle Dunaway is an American artist whose paintings are revered for their bold brushwork yet sensitive portrayal of emotions that capture the human experience. Dunaway exhibited a strong penchant for drawing the human form from a young age and that fascination has continued throughout her life and career.
Her artwork has been featured in international exhibitions and publications including Fine Art Connoisseur, Art of the West, International Artist, American Art Collector, Southwest Art, and American Artist.
Dunaway receives several invitations to give painting demos, lecture, and teach internationally each year. These events attract artists who travel from around the world to study with her and we're so excited to feature her during Realism Live 2022.
Michelle believes strongly in "passing on the torch":
“It is extremely important to me that the legacy of strong painting continues for future generations. I feel a strong calling to help others reach their full potential.”
For Michelle, creating great art is about putting light into the world.
It's not only about capturing the light that falls on a subject and translating that luminosity into a painting... it's also about shining light whenever possible through teaching and passing on wisdom.
Michelle Dunaway
Advanced Techniques in Oils
Michelle Dunaway is an American artist whose paintings are revered for their bold brushwork yet sensitive portrayal of emotions that capture the human experience. Dunaway exhibited a strong penchant for drawing the human form from a young age and that fascination has continued throughout her life and career.
Her artwork has been featured in international exhibitions and publications including Fine Art Connoisseur, Art of the West, International Artist, American Art Collector, Southwest Art, and American Artist.
Dunaway receives several invitations to give painting demos, lecture, and teach internationally each year. These events attract artists who travel from around the world to study with her and we're so excited to feature her during Realism Live 2022.
Michelle believes strongly in "passing on the torch":
“It is extremely important to me that the legacy of strong painting continues for future generations. I feel a strong calling to help others reach their full potential.”
For Michelle, creating great art is about putting light into the world.
It's not only about capturing the light that falls on a subject and translating that luminosity into a painting... it's also about shining light whenever possible through teaching and passing on wisdom.
Karen Offutt
Portrait Demo Live in Studio
Throughout her formative years, Karen excelled in art classes and participated in several art exhibits. As a young adult she sought a more serious outlet for her talent. Not finding the ultimate education for the type of realism she sought, Karen found art related jobs to keep her motivated. Learning to paint with oils was her goal and found that opportunity Austin Fine Arts Classes where she learned a more classical approach.
From there, she attended workshops from nationally renowned artists and from there began to find her own path in her creative journey.
From her studio in Austin, Karen approaches her paintings with an atmospheric sensitivity combining shape, tone line, and color.
The inspiration of her preferred subject matter comes ultimately from the figure.
“I have always loved painting people whether in natural surroundings or in a more staged setting.”
As and artist, Offutt is very aware of her environment, she sees potential in everything and her emotional reaction guides her to the specific inspiration. There are different aspects to her painting, from technical skill, creative freedom, to emotional truth. Her goal is to create work that guides all these elements in a direction that moves both herself and spectator.
Karen Offutt
Portrait Demo Live in Studio
Throughout her formative years, Karen excelled in art classes and participated in several art exhibits. As a young adult she sought a more serious outlet for her talent. Not finding the ultimate education for the type of realism she sought, Karen found art related jobs to keep her motivated. Learning to paint with oils was her goal and found that opportunity Austin Fine Arts Classes where she learned a more classical approach.
From there, she attended workshops from nationally renowned artists and from there began to find her own path in her creative journey.
From her studio in Austin, Karen approaches her paintings with an atmospheric sensitivity combining shape, tone line, and color.
The inspiration of her preferred subject
matter comes ultimately from the figure.
“I have always loved painting people whether in natural surroundings
or in a more staged setting.”
As and artist, Offutt is very aware of her environment, she sees potential in everything and her emotional reaction guides her to the specific inspiration. There are different aspects to her painting, from technical skill, creative freedom, to emotional truth. Her goal is to create work that guides all these elements in a direction that moves both herself and spectator.
Lisa Egeli
Secrets of Landscape and Seascape Painting
Lisa Egeli paints the people and places we care about most. She has traveled and painted on location around the world, exhibited widely in museums, and has been featured in magazines and books, including in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine as one of “Today’s Masters”. She is a third-generation artist in a family of artists, and her formal training was at Chicago’s American Academy of Art.
She is known for her commissioned portraits and her paintings of shorelines & the sea. It has been said that Egeli:
“Conveys a sense of truly being there in her landscape and seascape paintings, as well as a feeling of uniqueness of that moment and place.”
Lisa is a Fellow and Past President of American Society of Marine Artists, a Signature Member of Society of Animal Artists, a member of Portrait Society of America, and member of both the century-old Salmagundi Club in NYC and the Washington Society of Landscape Painters. During a more than thirty-five-year career as a professional artist she has been a passionate observer of nature and her paintings are exhibited and collected internationally.
Lisa Egeli
Secrets of Landscape and Seascape Painting
Lisa Egeli paints the people and places we care about most. She has traveled and painted on location around the world, exhibited widely in museums, and has been featured in magazines and books, including in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine as one of “Today’s Masters”. She is a third-generation artist in a family of artists, and her formal training was at Chicago’s American Academy of Art.
She is known for her commissioned portraits and her paintings of shorelines & the sea. It has been said that Egeli:
“Conveys a sense of truly being there in her landscape and seascape paintings, as well as a feeling of uniqueness of that moment and place.”
Lisa is a Fellow and Past President of American Society of Marine Artists, a Signature Member of Society of Animal Artists, a member of Portrait Society of America, and member of both the century-old Salmagundi Club in NYC and the Washington Society of Landscape Painters. During a more than thirty-five-year career as a professional artist she has been a passionate observer of nature and her paintings are exhibited and collected internationally.
Alex Kelly
Oil Painting From Life
Alex Kelly's work in oil is in the alla prima manner and usually directly from life study.
Kelly chooses this has is primary way of working because:
“The direct experience of vision is far more subtle and nuanced than what can be gleaned from even the best photo reference.”
He is inspired by all kinds of subjects and feels that creating work starts with developing a sensitivity to the beauty present.
By ‘beauty’ Kelly means whatever moves, inspires, intrigues or is simply interesting that we want to study more deeply.
Alex Kelly
Oil Painting From Life
Alex Kelly's work in oil is in the alla prima manner and usually directly from life study.
Kelly chooses this has is primary way of working because:
“The direct experience of vision is far more subtle and nuanced than what can be gleaned from even the best photo reference.”
He is inspired by all kinds of subjects and feels that creating work starts with developing a sensitivity to the beauty present.
By ‘beauty’ Kelly means whatever moves, inspires, intrigues or is simply interesting that we want to study more deeply.
Glenn Vilppu
Drawing the Human Figure
Through his education in fine arts and his impressive career in the American animation industry, Glenn Vilppu has developed a deep understanding of drawing the human figure; uniting the constructive approach of the classical art with the lightness in movement of animation.
For more than 60 years, he has been teaching; focusing on explaining the logic and practical application of drawing.
Rather than teaching a style, he teaches tools of communication and guides his students with the motto:
“There are no rules, just tools."
At the age of 40, Vilppu brought his approach to traditional figure drawing and composition to bear in the Animation industry where he worked for over 20 years on both feature and shorts for all of the major studios, as well as teaching at all of the major studios and many of the game and special effects studios.
Glenn Vilppu
Drawing the Human Figure
Through his education in fine arts and his impressive career in the American animation industry, Glenn Vilppu has developed a deep understanding of drawing the human figure; uniting the constructive approach of the classical art with the lightness in movement of animation.
For more than 60 years, he has been teaching; focusing on explaining the logic and practical application of drawing.
Rather than teaching a style, he teaches tools of communication and guides his students with the motto:
“There are no rules, just tools."
At the age of 40, Vilppu brought his approach to traditional figure drawing and composition to bear in the Animation industry where he worked for over 20 years on both feature and shorts for all of the major studios, as well as teaching at all of the major studios and many of the game and special effects studios.
DAY 2 – Diving Deeper into Realism Mastery
Friday, November 11th
The Virtual Event Begins at 10am ET!
(Agenda Subject to Change.)
Ned Mueller
John Pototschnik
Leona Shanks
Alexander Shanks
Annalisa Shanks
Michael Mentler
Dustin Van Wechel
Juliette Aristides
Ned Mueller
Expressive Portrait Demo
Ned is a very accomplished and highly respected artist, having been drawing and painting for over 65 years. He has been designated as a “Master Artist” with both the Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society.
Ned loves to teach and share his many years of knowledge and experience by teaching nationally and internattionally.
“His work makes the faces of the portraits he draws come nearly to life. Gorgeous work and excellent credentials.”
Ned has had three exhibitions at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle and has shown in some of the Finest Galleries in the country, has won numerous awards and is included in many private fine art collections. Ned has also worked as a concept Artist for Walt Disney Imagineering where he taught workshops for the Disney Artists.
Ned Mueller
Expressive Portrait Demo
Ned is a very accomplished and highly respected artist, having been drawing and painting for over 65 years. He has been designated as a “Master Artist” with both the Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society.
Ned loves to teach and share his many years of knowledge and experience by teaching nationally and internattionally.
“His work makes the faces of the portraits he draws come nearly to life. Gorgeous work and excellent credentials.”
Ned has had three exhibitions at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle and has shown in some of the Finest Galleries in the country, has won numerous awards and is included in many private fine art collections. Ned has also worked as a concept Artist for Walt Disney Imagineering where he taught workshops for the Disney Artists.
John Pototschnik
Naturalistic Painting Demo
Since beginning his fine art career over 40 years ago, John Pototschnik has become a popular speaker and juror among art organizations. His paintings are in many private and public collections nationally.
He is a past president of Artists and Craftsmen Associated, and the Plano Art Association. He has been honored with four George Washington Honor Medals from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, the John Steven Jones Fellowship, plus many other regional, national and international awards.
John's artistic influences are diverse, and he believes the principles of art are to be found in the works of the masters.
“I enjoy depicting simple, common, everyday life and its objects as things of beauty and worth. I intend to show the dignity and value of the subjects I paint – just as my artistic influences have.”
He is recognized in “Who’s Who in American Art” and “Who’s Who in the Southwest”. His work has appeared in The Artist’s Magazine, Southwest Art, American Artist, PleinAir Magazine, American Art Collector, and International Artist, plus several books.
He is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America, Emeritus Master Signature of the Outdoor Painters Society, and in 2018 was recognized by the Art Renewal Center as a Living Master.
John Pototschnik
Naturalistic Painting Demo
Since beginning his fine art career over 40 years ago, John Pototschnik has become a popular speaker and juror among art organizations. His paintings are in many private and public collections nationally.
He is a past president of Artists and Craftsmen Associated, and the Plano Art Association. He has been honored with four George Washington Honor Medals from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, the John Steven Jones Fellowship, plus many other regional, national and international awards.
John's artistic influences are diverse, and he believes the principles of art are to be found in the works of the masters.
“I enjoy depicting simple, common, everyday life and its objects as things of beauty and worth. I intend to show the dignity and value of the subjects I paint – just as my artistic influences have.”
He is recognized in “Who’s Who in American Art” and “Who’s Who in the Southwest”. His work has appeared in The Artist’s Magazine, Southwest Art, American Artist, PleinAir Magazine, American Art Collector, and International Artist, plus several books.
He is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America, Emeritus Master Signature of the Outdoor Painters Society, and in 2018 was recognized by the Art Renewal Center as a Living Master.
Leona Shanks
Painting Relevant
Figurative Art
As an artist, Leona Shanks has much to say. Art is a forum for her to express ideas that are in her consciousness. Images will not leave her mind until she explores them on canvas. Her platform for communication is with paintbrush and canvas.
She strives to paint work relevant to contemporary issues.
“I aspire to make a contribution so that when I leave this earth, maybe I have done something meaningful. A fire rages inside of me to create art that has soul and significance.”
As a student, Leona explored various art curricula, including a sculpture program with Evangelos Frudakis, and a four-year apprenticeship with artist Nelson Shanks from 1985 to 1989. Shanks' studio apprentices would help manage his professional studio and assistant-teach with him at The Art Students League of New York. In 1989 Leona and Nelson married, subsequently traveling the world as Nelson painted commissions of European royalty and international icons. In 2002, Leona and Nelson founded Studio Incamminati, School for Contemporary Realism, in Philadelphia. Leona continues to be part of the school’s leadership today.
Leona Shanks
Painting Relevant Figurative Art
As an artist, Leona Shanks has much to say. Art is a forum for her to express ideas that are in her consciousness. Images will not leave her mind until she explores them on canvas. Her platform for communication is with paintbrush and canvas.
She strives to paint work relevant to contemporary issues.
“I aspire to make a contribution so that when I leave this earth, maybe I have done something meaningful. A fire rages inside of me to create art that has soul and significance.”
As a student, Leona explored various art curricula, including a sculpture program with Evangelos Frudakis, and a four-year apprenticeship with artist Nelson Shanks from 1985 to 1989. Shanks' studio apprentices would help manage his professional studio and assistant-teach with him at The Art Students League of New York. In 1989 Leona and Nelson married, subsequently traveling the world as Nelson painted commissions of European royalty and international icons. In 2002, Leona and Nelson founded Studio Incamminati, School for Contemporary Realism, in Philadelphia. Leona continues to be part of the school’s leadership today.
Alexander Shanks
Accomplished Freelance Artist influenced by classical and contemporary art.
Alexander Shanks was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1996. He began his artistic training at an early age through the classical methods taught by his parents, Nelson and Leona Shanks.
He drew extensively in his father’s studio, while his father painted portrait commissions and other major paintings. Alexander studied at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia, completing four years of training.
Heavily influenced by classical and contemporary art:
Alexander paints commissions, still life and figure paintings through observational creative exploration.
Alexander creates pieces that correspond to his own life experiences. He is currently a teacher of realist art and an accomplished freelance painter.
Alexander Shanks
Accomplished Freelance Artist Influenced by Classical and Contemporary Art.
Alexander Shanks was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1996. He began his artistic training at an early age through the classical methods taught by his parents, Nelson and Leona Shanks.
He drew extensively in his father’s studio, while his father painted portrait commissions and other major paintings. Alexander studied at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia, completing four years of training.
Heavily influenced by classical and contemporary art:
Alexander paints commissions, still life and figure paintings through observational creative exploration.
Alexander creates pieces that correspond to his own life experiences. He is currently a teacher of realist art and an accomplished freelance painter.
Annalisa Shanks
Emerging Artist Bringing Stories One Step Closer to Life.
Annalisa Shanks is an emerging artist currently studying at Studio Incamminati, School of Contemporary Realist Art in Philadelphia. She comes from a family of realist painters, all of whom incorporate their respect for Renaissance and Baroque painting principles into their exploration of vibrant, stirring themes based in the here and now.
An education in photography helped her pinpoint the visual motifs which, for her, translated into metaphysical poetry.
The study of poetry and liberal arts fueled her insatiable desire to bring stories one step closer to life.
Annalisa has a strong background in creative arts with technical structures – she received an Associate Degree in Photography and a Bachelor’s in English Literature before committing to realist art. The two disciplines helped build a strong foundation of aesthetic, analytical, and communication skills which Annalisa exercises across the full spectrum of her artistic practice.
Annalisa is currently occupied with academic work and foundational development at Studio Incamminati but has many plans for paintings inspired by her visual and literary background.
Annalisa Shanks
Emerging Artist Bringing Stories One Step Closer to Life.
Annalisa Shanks is an emerging artist currently studying at Studio Incamminati, School of Contemporary Realist Art in Philadelphia. She comes from a family of realist painters, all of whom incorporate their respect for Renaissance and Baroque painting principles into their exploration of vibrant, stirring themes based in the here and now.
An education in photography helped her pinpoint the visual motifs which, for her, translated into metaphysical poetry.
The study of poetry and liberal arts fueled her insatiable desire to bring stories one step closer to life.
Annalisa has a strong background in creative arts with technical structures – she received an Associate Degree in Photography and a Bachelor’s in English Literature before committing to realist art. The two disciplines helped build a strong foundation of aesthetic, analytical, and communication skills which Annalisa exercises across the full spectrum of her artistic practice.
Annalisa is currently occupied with academic work and foundational development at Studio Incamminati but has many plans for paintings inspired by her visual and literary background.
Michael Mentler
Drawing Like
Leonardo DaVinci
Michael had his first solo exhibition of works at age 14. He would later study at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and Washington University in Saint Louis, where he taught figure drawing and Classical Design.
Michael's work has been featured in Saint Louis magazine, Communication Arts, Art Direction, Graphis, The One Show, Cilo's, and the New York Art Directors Club Annuals.
American Artist Drawing Magazine recently
published a feature article on Mentler aptly titled:
"Learn From The Sketchbooks of a Modern Day Leonardo."
Michael has also been featured in Juliette Aristides' new book Lessons in Classical Drawing (Essential Techniques From Inside the Atelier). He is the Founder and Director of The Society of Figurative Arts & Artist's
Michael Mentler
Drawing Like Leonardo DaVinci
Michael had his first solo exhibition of works at age 14. He would later study at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and Washington University in Saint Louis, where he taught figure drawing and Classical Design.
Michael's work has been featured in Saint Louis magazine, Communication Arts, Art Direction, Graphis, The One Show, Cilo's, and the New York Art Directors Club Annuals.
American Artist Drawing Magazine recently
published a feature article on Mentler aptly titled:
"Learn From The Sketchbooks of a Modern Day Leonardo."
Michael has also been featured in Juliette Aristides' new book Lessons in Classical Drawing (Essential Techniques From Inside the Atelier). He is the Founder and Director of The Society of Figurative Arts & Artist's
Dustin Van Wechel
Secrets of Painting Wildlife
In February of 2002, Dustin Van Wechel left a successful 8-year career in the advertising industry to pursue his life-long passion, fine art, full-time. Since then, Dustin has earned numerous distinctions including the 2018 ‘People’s Choice Award’ and the ‘2015 Premier Platinum Award' at the Buffalo Bill Show.
Dustin has recently been dubbed one of 2022's
"Master of the American West"
He has twice been the recipient of the ‘Bob Kuhn Wildlife Award’ at the Masters of the American West Show in 2022 and 2015. At the 2006 Arts for the Parks competition, he was awarded both the ‘Wildlife’ and ‘Teton Lodge Company’ awards. He has also been featured in several leading art publications such as Art of the West, Western Art Collector Magazine, Southwest Art, Fine Art Connoisseur, The Artist’s Magazine, The Pastel Journal, and Drawing Magazine.
His work has been exhibited all throughout the U.S., in one-man shows, major art exhibitions and museums including the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Autry Museum of the American West, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, the Booth Museum and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
Dustin Van Wechel
Secrets of Painting Wildlife
In February of 2002, Dustin Van Wechel left a successful 8-year career in the advertising industry to pursue his life-long passion, fine art, full-time. Since then, Dustin has earned numerous distinctions including the 2018 ‘People’s Choice Award’ and the ‘2015 Premier Platinum Award' at the Buffalo Bill Show.
Dustin has recently been dubbed one of 2022's
"Master of the American West"
He has twice been the recipient of the ‘Bob Kuhn Wildlife Award’ at the Masters of the American West Show in 2022 and 2015. At the 2006 Arts for the Parks competition, he was awarded both the ‘Wildlife’ and ‘Teton Lodge Company’ awards. He has also been featured in several leading art publications such as Art of the West, Western Art Collector Magazine, Southwest Art, Fine Art Connoisseur, The Artist’s Magazine, The Pastel Journal, and Drawing Magazine.
His work has been exhibited all throughout the U.S., in one-man shows, major art exhibitions and museums including the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Autry Museum of the American West, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, the Booth Museum and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
Juliette Aristides
Conveying the Human
Spirit Through Art
Juliette Aristides is a renowned artist who seeks to understand and convey the human spirit through art. She has exhibited nationally in solo museum and gallery exhibitions and group shows and authored six best-selling books including Beginning Drawing Atelier and Lessons in Classical Painting.
Aristides founded the Atelier programs at Gage Academy of Art and has impacted countless artists through her instruction.
Her previous students continually sing Juliette's praises:
“The workshop was transformative. I was given the tools to take my skills to a whole other level. I came to class stuck in a rut and discouraged with my progress and ended full of confidence and passion for making art. I highly encourage anyone who is ready to elevate their skill level to work with Juliette.”
The artwork and writing of Juliette Aristides has been featured in prominent national magazines and she is the recipient of an Elizabeth Greenshields grant and is an Art Renewal Center “Living Master.”
Juliette Aristides
Conveying the Human Spirit Through Art
Juliette Aristides is a renowned artist who seeks to understand and convey the human spirit through art. She has exhibited nationally in solo museum and gallery exhibitions and group shows and authored six best-selling books including Beginning Drawing Atelier and Lessons in Classical Painting.
Aristides founded the Atelier programs at Gage Academy of Art and has impacted countless artists through her instruction.
Her previous students continually sing Juliette's praises:
“The workshop was transformative. I was given the tools to take my skills to a whole other level. I came to class stuck in a rut and discouraged with my progress and ended full of confidence and passion for making art. I highly encourage anyone who is ready to elevate their skill level to work with Juliette.”
The artwork and writing of Juliette Aristides has been featured in prominent national magazines and she is the recipient of an Elizabeth Greenshields grant and is an Art Renewal Center “Living Master.”
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Rose Frantzen
Tony Pro
Painting the American West
Early in his career, Tony learned the value of academic figure drawing and the importance of applying strict study principles to his craft. With this methodology, Tony became an exemplary, self-trained painter with the help of a few mentors, including Richard Schmid (1934-2021).
Tony's love of the old west came from his parent’s avid western art and Native American artifact collecting years through 1980s. As a child, he toured the country with his parents to major Western Art shows as well as visiting the studios of many of the artists they collected.
Once his father transitioned from art collector to artist...
The excursions continued & became a major inspiration to Tony’s interest in the genre.
In 2005 he was awarded the highly coveted Best in Show Award at the 14th Annual Oil Painters of America Show. He has also won many finalists Awards of Honor from the Portrait Society of America Show. In 2014, Pro received the First Place award for Best Painting at the Portrait Society of America International Competition for his painting, "Last train home."
He is a Signature Member of the prestigious California Art Club. Pro lives and works in San Antonio, Texas with his wife Elizabeth and 4 children. Pro’s works hang in museums and private collections around the world.
Tony Pro
Painting the American West
Early in his career, Tony learned the value of academic figure drawing and the importance of applying strict study principles to his craft. With this methodology, Tony became an exemplary, self-trained painter with the help of a few mentors, including Richard Schmid (1934-2021).
Tony's love of the old west came from his parent’s avid western art and Native American artifact collecting years through 1980s. As a child, he toured the country with his parents to major Western Art shows as well as visiting the studios of many of the artists they collected.
Once his father transitioned from art collector to artist...
The excursions continued & became a major inspiration to Tony’s interest in the genre.
In 2005 he was awarded the highly coveted Best in Show Award at the 14th Annual Oil Painters of America Show. He has also won many finalists Awards of Honor from the Portrait Society of America Show. In 2014, Pro received the First Place award for Best Painting at the Portrait Society of America International Competition for his painting, "Last train home."
He is a Signature Member of the prestigious California Art Club. Pro lives and works in San Antonio, Texas with his wife Elizabeth and 4 children. Pro’s works hang in museums and private collections around the world.
Cornelia Hernes
Still Life Demo
Cornelia was born and raised in Norway and from the onset of her oil painting pursuits in her late teens, she was particularly interested in rendering the human form and emotive expressions through portraiture and mythological motifs. During the course of her artistic and academic training she further developed a deep affection for the genres of still life, interiors and nature motifs.
Cornelia achieved a Bachelors of Fine Arts from The University of Victoria, BC, Canada in 2003. Following her BFA degree, she pursued a classical realist training at The Florence Academy of Art in Italy. While a student, she became a teacher assistant and upon her graduation she was hired on as a Principal Instructor in the drawing and painting programs.
In 2018 she brought her experience as an artist & instructor online with portrait painting tutorials & private art instruction.
“I'm an online student of Cornelia, Amazing would be an understatement to describe her. Talking with her is like talking to your psychotherapist, except you're talking about art. She will analyze your work as if she can read your mind while you're painting your image.”
Her current focus includes portrait painting, still life painting as well as commission based work.
Cornelia Hernes
Still Life Demo
Cornelia was born and raised in Norway and from the onset of her oil painting pursuits in her late teens, she was particularly interested in rendering the human form and emotive expressions through portraiture and mythological motifs. During the course of her artistic and academic training she further developed a deep affection for the genres of still life, interiors and nature motifs.
Cornelia achieved a Bachelors of Fine Arts from The University of Victoria, BC, Canada in 2003. Following her BFA degree, she pursued a classical realist training at The Florence Academy of Art in Italy. While a student, she became a teacher assistant and upon her graduation she was hired on as a Principal Instructor in the drawing and painting programs.
In 2018 she brought her experience as an artist & instructor online with portrait painting tutorials & private art instruction.
“I'm an online student of Cornelia, Amazing would be an understatement to describe her. Talking with her is like talking to your psychotherapist, except you're talking about art. She will analyze your work as if she can read your mind while you're painting your image.”
Her current focus includes portrait painting, still life painting as well as commission based work.
Daniel Graves
Daniel Graves Presents His Materials
Throughout his illustrious career Daniel has studied and worked with some of the greatest fine art painters in North America and Italy.
With such a rich
background of training...
“Graves has created a style of oil painting that blends the Florentine tradition of Simi and the realist painter, Piero Annigoni, with the draftsmanship of the French artist, Charles Bargue.”
In April 2008, Daniel Graves and The Florence Academy of Art received the Excellence in Art Education Award from the Portrait Society of America. A juror of both Arts and Artists Foundation’s Figurativas Painting & Sculpture Competition and Art Renewal Center’s International ARC Salon, Graves was one of the first to receive ARC’s Living Master™ designation.
An oil painter and etcher, Graves works can be found in both public and private collections in Europe, the U.S., and Japan. Currently, he lives in Florence, Italy and serves as the Academic Director of The Florence Academy of Art.
Daniel Graves
Daniel Graves Presents His Materials
Throughout his illustrious career Daniel has studied and worked with some of the greatest fine art painters in North America and Italy.
With such a rich background of training...
“Graves has created a style of oil painting that blends the Florentine tradition of Simi and the realist painter, Piero Annigoni, with the draftsmanship of the French artist, Charles Bargue.”
In April 2008, Daniel Graves and The Florence Academy of Art received the Excellence in Art Education Award from the Portrait Society of America. A juror of both Arts and Artists Foundation’s Figurativas Painting & Sculpture Competition and Art Renewal Center’s International ARC Salon, Graves was one of the first to receive ARC’s Living Master™ designation.
An oil painter and etcher, Graves works can be found in both public and private collections in Europe, the U.S., and Japan. Currently, he lives in Florence, Italy and serves as the Academic Director of The Florence Academy of Art.
Clyde Aspevig
Painting Landscapes of the Great American Prairie
Living Legend, Clyde Aspevig, is one of the North America's top landscape artists. His paintings of the West capture the beauty, rhythm and harmony of places that he has seen disappearing during his own lifetime.
Clyde's beautiful landscape paintings are not theatrical
sets intended to reinforce regional mythology. Rather...
His paintings possess qualities meant to last for generations.
In 2021 Clyde’s paintings of the American Prairie Reserve were permanently installed in the new American Prairie Reserve’s National Discovery Center in Lewistown, Montana.
We are incredibly honored to feature Clyde at this year's Realism Live.
Clyde Aspevig
Painting Landscapes of the Great American West
Living Legend, Clyde Aspevig, is one of the North America's top landscape artists. His paintings of the West capture the beauty, rhythm and harmony of places that he has seen disappearing during his own lifetime.
Clyde's beautiful landscape paintings are not theatrical
sets intended to reinforce regional mythology. Rather...
His paintings possess qualities meant to last for generations.
In 2021 Clyde’s paintings of the American Prairie Reserve were permanently installed in the new American Prairie Reserve’s National Discovery Center in Lewistown, Montana.
We are incredibly honored to feature Clyde at this year's Realism Live.
Sharon Sprung
Panel Discussion with Mario A. Robinson & Peter Trippi
Sharon Sprung lives and works in New York. Sprung studied painting at Cornell University, the National Academy of Design, and the Art Students League of New York, where she teaches Contemporary Realism figure painting.
The subjects of her portraiture are wide-ranging and have included accomplished individuals in the fields of academia, business, and
government, as well as evocative portraits of children and women. Including former First Lady Michelle Obama and many other prominent women’s rights activists.
Sharon Sprung has been the recipient of many awards
and honors during her career, including the esteemed
Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy Museum for her work as an artist & instructor.
Sprung’s work has been included in shows at Brooklyn Museum, New York; Pastel Society of America, New York; Knoxville Museum of Art, Tennessee; Chicago International Art Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago; Museum of National Arts Foundation, Washington, D.C.; 10th Congress of the International Association of Art, Helsinki, Finland; Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York; Allied Artists of America, New York; Salmagundi Club, New York; and the National Arts Club, New York.
Sharon Sprung
Panel Discussion with Mario A. Robinson & Peter Trippi
Sharon Sprung lives and works in New York. Sprung studied painting at Cornell University, the National Academy of Design, and the Art Students League of New York, where she teaches Contemporary Realism figure painting.
The subjects of her portraiture are wide-ranging and have included accomplished individuals in the fields of academia, business, and
government, as well as evocative portraits of children and women. Including former First Lady Michelle Obama and many other prominent women’s rights activists.
Sharon Sprung has been the recipient of many awards
and honors during her career, including the esteemed
Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy Museum for her work as an artist & instructor.
Sprung’s work has been included in shows at Brooklyn Museum, New York; Pastel Society of America, New York; Knoxville Museum of Art, Tennessee; Chicago International Art Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago; Museum of National Arts Foundation, Washington, D.C.; 10th Congress of the International Association of Art, Helsinki, Finland; Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York; Allied Artists of America, New York; Salmagundi Club, New York; and the National Arts Club, New York.
Mario A. Robinson
Panel Discussion with Sharon Sprung & Peter Trippi
The work of Mario Andres Robinson fits squarely within the tradition of American painting. Robinson's finished works bear a close affinity to the masters of the realist tradition, Andrew Wyeth and Thomas Eakins.
The images he chooses, which refer to a bygone era where solitude and reflection were abundant, also provoke frequent allusions to the paintings of Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper.
Containing few
references to modern life...
Robinson's work has a timeless and universal quality, and exhibits a distinct turn-of-the-century stylistic aesthetic.
Robinson is an Exhibiting Artist Member (EAM) of The National Arts Club, an Artist Member of The Salmagundi Club and a Signature Member of The Pastel Society of America. His work has been featured several times in The Artist's Magazine, The Pastel Journal, Watercolor Magic, American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur and on the cover of American Artist magazine. In the February, 2006 issue of The Artist's Magazine, Mario was selected as one of the top 20 realist artists under the age of 40.
Mario A. Robinson
Panel Discussion with Sharon Sprung & Peter Trippi
The work of Mario Andres Robinson fits squarely within the tradition of American painting. Robinson's finished works bear a close affinity to the masters of the realist tradition, Andrew Wyeth and Thomas Eakins.
The images he chooses, which refer to a bygone era where solitude and reflection were abundant, also provoke frequent allusions to the paintings of Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper.
Containing few references to modern life...
Robinson's work has a timeless and universal quality, and exhibits a distinct turn-of-the-century stylistic aesthetic.
Robinson is an Exhibiting Artist Member (EAM) of The National Arts Club, an Artist Member of The Salmagundi Club and a Signature Member of The Pastel Society of America. His work has been featured several times in The Artist's Magazine, The Pastel Journal, Watercolor Magic, American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur and on the cover of American Artist magazine. In the February, 2006 issue of The Artist's Magazine, Mario was selected as one of the top 20 realist artists under the age of 40.
Tracy Strickland
The Latest in Figure Painting
Terry Strickland paints realistic, conceptually provocative figurative oil paintings. They have a modern sensibility and vibrant color with an old master’s attention to detail. The results are beautiful, compelling paintings with universal themes that people relate to.
Much of Terry's work investigates the idea that a choice of costume can reveal or conceal truths about our shared humanity.
One constant in Terry’s work
is human connection.
Her favorite way to paint a model is boldly and unabashedly making eye contact, creating an instant relationship between artist, viewer, and model.
Strickland's work has been widely collected, published, and exhibited in galleries and museums extensively throughout the United States. Her work is in the Bennett Collection. Her paintings have appeared in many prestigious magazines, such as Fine Art Connoisseur, The Huffington Post, International Artist, American Art Collector, and Artist Magazine.
Terry Strickland
The Latest in Figure Painting
Terry Strickland paints realistic, conceptually provocative figurative oil paintings. They have a modern sensibility and vibrant color with an old master’s attention to detail. The results are beautiful, compelling paintings with universal themes that people relate to.
Much of Terry's work investigates the idea that a choice of costume can reveal or conceal truths about our shared humanity.
One constant in Terry’s work is human connection.
Her favorite way to paint a model is boldly and unabashedly making eye contact, creating an instant relationship between artist, viewer, and model.
Strickland's work has been widely collected, published, and exhibited in galleries and museums extensively throughout the United States. Her work is in the Bennett Collection. Her paintings have appeared in many prestigious magazines, such as Fine Art Connoisseur, The Huffington Post, International Artist, American Art Collector, and Artist Magazine.
Rose Frantzen
Figurative Oil Painting
Rose Frantzen has gained national and international acclaim for her oil paintings from life that bring contemporary perspectives to a traditional alla prima approach.
In addition to landscapes, still lifes, and figurative works...
Frantzen creates serial and allegorical works that incorporate diverse stylistic elements along with gilding, stained glass, and mosaic.
Frantzen’s work has shown at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the Butler Institute of American Art, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Denver Historical Museum, and as an award winner in the Portrait Society of America’s International Portrait Competition. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Figge Art Museum, the Dubuque Museum of Art, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Brunnier Art Museum, the USDA, and the World Food Prize.
Frantzen is a frequent demonstrator, guest lecturer, and panelist discussing art and the artist’s life in the 21st century at museums and national art conventions. Her paintings have been featured in numerous national and international art magazines and journals, and she has been a frequent faculty member at the Portrait Society of America's Annual Conference, demonstrating portrait painting.
Rose Frantzen
Figurative Oil Painting
Rose Frantzen has gained national and international acclaim for her oil paintings from life that bring contemporary perspectives to a traditional alla prima approach.
In addition to landscapes, still lifes, and figurative works...
Frantzen creates serial and allegorical works that incorporate diverse stylistic elements along with gilding, stained glass, and mosaic.
Frantzen’s work has shown at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the Butler Institute of American Art, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Denver Historical Museum, and as an award winner in the Portrait Society of America’s International Portrait Competition. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Figge Art Museum, the Dubuque Museum of Art, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Brunnier Art Museum, the USDA, and the World Food Prize.
Frantzen is a frequent demonstrator, guest lecturer, and panelist discussing art and the artist’s life in the 21st century at museums and national art conventions. Her paintings have been featured in numerous national and international art magazines and journals, and she has been a frequent faculty member at the Portrait Society of America's Annual Conference, demonstrating portrait painting.
Chuck Morris
Realist Artwork
in Diverse Medias
Making a living as a portrait artist from the age of 17, Chuck has explored diverse approaches and media, including portrait collaborations with children and immersive art installations that brought together visual art with live music and improvisational theater in galleries in Iowa City and New York City.
Illustrations for his children's book, "The Storytelling Tree" were recently displayed at the Figge Art Museum.
His creative interests
have led him to become...
A World Renowned Realist Artist with projects in some of the most diverse medias.
An art inspiration app he created called "Shake the Muse" randomly combines elements of visual language to offer one of more than 20 billion possible art style ideas. Chuck is now creating works based on these chance suggestions.
Chuck Morris
Realist Artwork in Diverse Medias
Making a living as a portrait artist from the age of 17, Chuck has explored diverse approaches and media, including portrait collaborations with children and immersive art installations that brought together visual art with live music and improvisational theater in galleries in Iowa City and New York City.
Illustrations for his children's book, "The Storytelling Tree" were recently displayed at the Figge Art Museum.
His creative interests have led him to become...
A World Renowned Realist Artist with projects in some of the most diverse medias.
An art inspiration app he created called "Shake the Muse" randomly combines elements of visual language to offer one of more than 20 billion possible art style ideas. Chuck is now creating works based on these chance suggestions.
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