

“Women on Guard” – Charles Kapsner’s homage to military women
By Marianne Rice In his latest project, a 4x5 foot painting titled Women on Guard, Charles Kapsner tells a powerful narrative of the...
Mar 19, 2024


Simplifying Proportions
By Kate Orr If you have ever attempted to capture a person's likeness, whether through charcoal, paint, or clay, you have doubtlessly...
Feb 20, 2024


Anatomy of the Head for Artists
By R. R. Christensen While pursuing my undergraduate degree, I was privileged to spend several years studying figure drawing under...
Jan 16, 2024


The Painter’s Fortune Teller – Mediums
By Nancy Rowe While it might seem like Oil Painting 101, I still struggle with understanding and properly using all of the different...
Dec 19, 2023


The Australian Art Scene
By Janelle Hatherly The art scene in Australia is vibrant and thriving – it always has been. Our clear blue skies and rusty red earth,...
Nov 21, 2023


The Bold & The Beautiful: A Conversation with Shane Wolf
By Kim Azzarito In the Third Quarter 2023 The Art of the Portrait Journal (Issue #99), Assistant Director Kim Azzarito interviewed Shane...
Nov 7, 2023


What will your legacy be?
By Kate Orr Schmidt, Kinstler, Sargent, Waterhouse, Van Gogh, Rockwell, Vermeer, Rosetti, Caravaggio. These are names that spark images...
Oct 17, 2023