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    Cecilia Beaux Forum Literature Committee: Paths to Learning – Ways of Developing Artistic Knowledge
    • Jul 31, 2018

    Cecilia Beaux Forum Literature Committee: Paths to Learning – Ways of Developing Artistic Knowledge

    The love of learning has always been a powerful motivator for artists. The methods we use to gather knowledge and hone our skills are as diverse and creative as the artwork we produce. For many, the primary drive to create comes from the learning process rather than the finished product – and as artists, we are always learning. Becoming a skillful painter of portraits presents a unique set of challenges. Portrait artists must be adept at capturing subtle differences of person
    Cecilia Beaux Forum Literature Committee: Dealing with Difficult Clients
    • Jul 23, 2018

    Cecilia Beaux Forum Literature Committee: Dealing with Difficult Clients

    As the story goes, Sargent declared a moratorium on Portrait commissions late in his career, fleeing the demands and irritations of entitled clients for the joys of painting for pleasure with his friends. (Society wouldn’t let him, though, and he compromised by doing charcoal portrait drawings and charging the same as he had for the oils.) It seems Sargent and the rest of us share the conundrums of how to deal with our (difficult? demanding?) clients. The subject is the most
    Cecilia Beaux Forum Literature Committee: Welcome and Williamstown
    • Jul 10, 2018

    Cecilia Beaux Forum Literature Committee: Welcome and Williamstown

    A welcome to the Cecilia Beaux Literature Committee Blog as well as an examination of an inspiring trip to New England. The Literature Committee for the Cecilia Beaux Forum is excited to announce that we are increasing our efforts and writing a new and exciting blog. Up until now our articles focused on contemporary and historical women artists and have appeared in the Portrait Society’s Quarterly Journal. These articles are a staple for the committee and we will continue to
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