Written by Luana Luconi Winner and edited by Lauren Harris Originally published in the 2nd Quarter 2006 The Art of the Portrait Journal Eliza Cecilia Beaux and her older sister grew up in the care of their maternal grandmother and aunts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the mid 1800’s. The family home schooled the girls and encouraged them to be creative and imaginative while instilling a strong work ethic. When Cecilia turned 14, she spent two years at a Philadelphia finishin

I met Everett Raymond Kinstler just as I was completing my studies at the New York Academy of Art. My instructor at the time, Peter Cox, took me to Mr. Kinstler’s studio and introduced us. I felt fortunate to have corresponded with him over the years, and he was very supportive of me as an artist. Mr. Kinstler often asked me, “Does it feel like the person you are painting?” It has taken me many years to begin to understand what he was really asking me with those words. He sai