tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54223394767581438812024-03-05T19:55:25.302-08:00Chris Saper's BlogChris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-72483139009545662022017-08-07T16:31:00.001-07:002017-08-28T15:40:35.813-07:00Unveiling, Official Portrait of Ernest J Moniz, Secretary, US Department of Energy 2013-2017<span style="font-family: inherit;">So pleased to share this news - on August 2, the Department of Energy and current Secretary Rick Perry hosted the official unveiling ceremony for my portrait of Dr. Ernest Moniz.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Having the chance to meet and work with Secretary <a _mce_href="http://energy.mit.edu/profile/ernest-moniz/" _mce_style="color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://energy.mit.edu/profile/ernest-moniz/" linktype="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" target="_blank" track="on">Moniz </a>on this portrait has been one of the highlights in my 27 year painting career. A theoretical physicist, Dr. Moniz has clearly been a working scientist in the years that he served as a cabinet member, and is perhaps most widely known for his role in negotiating the Iran nuclear agreement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Moniz spent a great deal of time with me, particularly in selecting the background elements for the portrait. Everything in the painting is there because it represents something meaningful to either his tenure or to him as an individual. The books on the table include the Quadrennial Technology Review, the </span><a _mce_href="https://energy.gov/epsa/quadrennial-energy-review-second-installment" _mce_style="color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://energy.gov/epsa/quadrennial-energy-review-second-installment" linktype="1" style="color: black; font-family: inherit;" target="_blank" track="on">Quadrennial Energy Review</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, MIT's Future of Natural Gas, and of course, the Iran </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Nuclear Agreement, which is the small blue book on top of the others; the small photo on the bookcase was taken at the breakfast table in Lausanne, as Dr Moniz prepared for the final negotiation for the framework agreement by doing calculations on a napkin, which, according to Dr. Moniz, is what physicists are supposed to do :) </span></span><br />
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<span _mce_style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I walked into Dr Moniz's office on an icy December morning, I was struck right away by his desk, which was loaded to the gills with stacks of folders and </span>papers<span style="font-family: inherit;">. He is a working physicist, and I was delighted he agreed to be </span>presented<span style="font-family: inherit;"> in that manner. </span></span></div>
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<span _mce_style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To see what Dr. Moniz has been up to since his return to MIT this past January, check out the <a href="http://www.nti.org/">Nuclear Threat Initiative </a>, a project designed to continue and broaden collaborative work to make our world a better and safer place.</span></span><br />
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<span _mce_style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are interested, you can see the unveiling event in full <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wbr-Hpee3M">here</a>; the actual unveiling begins at about 57 minutes.</span></span><br />
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<span _mce_style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My heartfelt thanks to Jean Daniel, JDaniel Portraiture, for her work in bringing this commission to fruition, and for her diligence in attending to every little detail. </span></span></div>
Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-26835854914039982832017-07-29T13:52:00.003-07:002017-08-01T16:34:55.963-07:00Just released: "Beautiful Portrait Painting in Oils" expanded edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I'm pleased to announce that "Beautiful Portrait Painting in Oils" has just been released by North Light Books. Almost a year in the making, this is an updated, expanded edition of "Painting Classic Portraits in Oils", and includes 32 additional pages focusing on painting commission portraits, and painting portraits in series.</div>
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You can find it here on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Portrait-Painting-Oils-Mastering/dp/1440349770">Amazon</a>, at <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=chris+saper">North Light Books</a>, or at fine booksellers nationwide. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this new publication:)</div>
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<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-16396099901301288922016-04-13T14:50:00.001-07:002016-04-13T14:50:11.774-07:00My Excellent Tennessee Adventure: Memphis to ChattanoogaWhat a whirlwind and fun trip - beginning with a visit to one of my very favorite humans, artist <a href="http://www.jamiemcmahan.com/">Jamie Lee McMahan</a>, who hosted me for three fabulous days. I traveled to Memphis for a commission at the Memphis University School, where I'll be painting this year's distinguished scholar (you'll see more on that in future blog posts, as the painting proceeds).<br />
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Among the highlights were hanging around in Jamie's studio where we both found ways for each other to spend more $$$$ on art related toys, since evidently we still need newer and fancier "stuff" in our work lives. Jamie is an artist whom I'll be paintings as part of my American Artist series, so I had a chance to rephotograph him in his own environs.<br />
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Below, view from the sitter's chair, as Jamie showed me how he begins a portrait:)<br />
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On to Chattanooga Wednesday, for an evening demo preceding a four day workshop hosted by the <a href="http://townsendatelier.com/">Townsend Atelier</a>, which is really a spectacular studio space. Peggy and Stan Townsend have created a beautifully designed and functional area, serving workshops and learning of all kinds, including a small but VERY select art supply shop, flexible lighting, space arrangements and best of all, their incredibly gracious presence as workshop hosts. I fell very honored to have been selected to be one of their instructors as the teaching roster is filled with artist who (IMO) are for the most part, superstars. For my artist readers, if you get the chance to attend the Townsend Atelier, you will have a wonderful experience. We had a great group of artists in attendance, all focused and hard-working.<br />
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Below, Wednesday night demo in monochrome oil.</div>
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Below, with Chattanooga artists Jim Aplin, who dropped in to have lunch with Stan and me, and Vrushali Dhond.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Below are some pictures of the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel, where I stayed. The history is so interesting, and the lobby is the original train terminal - cars and locomotives are on the grounds, and it is a very cool setting. While I couldn't recommend staying there, numerous good restaurants are nearby and the grounds are beautiful.</span></div>
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Here'a pic of the adjacent Stir Restaurant, which was excellent, and I thought had such an amazing bar- the bartenders scamper up and down the ladder, attached to the shelving on a rail, just like you'd see in old libraries.<br />
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The whole visit was capped off with lunch and a visit to artist Cindy Procious's studio - treat yourself to a visit to her <a href="http://cindyprocious.com/">website</a> here. She is as warm and funny as she is talented - Cindy teaches regularly at the Townsend Atelier.<br />
<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-49786387091946799002016-03-10T15:20:00.000-08:002016-03-10T15:20:11.891-08:00Cuties, oil 12 x 16Practicing some of the composition techniques from my workshop with Jeff Legg:)<br />
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Nationally recognized portrait painter, Chris Saper has completed almost 400 commissioned portraits, authored four books and filmed four DVDs on portraiture. We are happy to have her teach a four-day workshop at Townsend Atelier where she will cover lots of ground including lighting, photographing the model, color, materials, capturing a likeness, professional development, marketing and more.<br />
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Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-14884756280553106392016-03-04T14:43:00.004-08:002016-03-04T14:43:41.728-08:00Workshop with Jeff LeggI recently took a four day workshop with<a href="http://www.jefflegg.com/"> Jeff Legg</a> at the <a href="http://scottsdaleartschool.org/">Scottsdale Artists' School</a>, and I am pleased to say that I got out of it what I had hoped - mainly a new focus on designing and composing still life.<br />
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Here are the two paintings I made during the class, each using one of Jeff's signature elements: Eucalyptus leaves and canteloupes.<br />
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It was a good week, and I think everyone enjoyed Jeff and the things he showed us:)Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-36501914586220248652015-11-22T16:24:00.001-08:002015-12-19T15:54:55.874-08:00Portraits Inc Workshop, Birmingham, ALMy thanks to everyone at <a href="http://www.portraitsinc.com/">Portraits Inc</a>, and especially to workshop coordinator <a href="http://www.lauramurphey.com/">Laura Murphey</a> for making the experience so great for us all!<br />
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We had the chance to try out my new workshop syllabus, which involved a Day One morning monchrome oil demo, with students painting their portraits from life in monochrome oil and <a href="http://www.gamblincolors.com/torrit.grey/">Torrit Grey</a>, if they chose. Wonderful samples again provided courtesy of the <a href="http://www.gamblincolors.com/">Gamblin </a>folks - thanks Dave and Scott:)<br />
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I liked this format quite a lot, warming up with an oil monochrome, then painting from the live model again the second day, but in color. There were eleven students (one had to drop out at the last moment) and plenty of room in the portrait gallery for 11 easels and two live model set-ups.<br />
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The workshop was followed by the "Down South" Portraits Inc meeting, with artists and sales associates, coinciding with a terrific show and a packed house at the adjacent <a href="http://www.beverlymcneilgallery.com/exhibitions/">Beverly McNeil Gallery</a>.</div>
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<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-31332803775107593672015-10-20T13:59:00.003-07:002015-10-21T14:42:04.460-07:00Webinar now available! Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color & LightIf you missed the <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artists-network-online-events/painting-beautiful-skin-tones-with-chris-saper-artists-network-online-event">webinar with ArtistsNetwork, </a>you can view it <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artists-network-online-events/painting-beautiful-skin-tones-with-chris-saper-artists-network-online-event">here</a>...I thought it would be edited to a short version but the whole thing is available, which will be great if you are ever having trouble falling asleep:) It's about an hour.<br />
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https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4077641495097249026<br />
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<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-12762870196367584432015-09-20T15:09:00.000-07:002015-09-20T15:09:10.111-07:00Samantha, life study, monochrome oil with Torrit GreyAt the Portrait Artists of Arizona open studio yesterday our model Samantha held a STANDING pose all day! In order to try out some methods that I'll be incorporating into future workshops, I came with an oil-primed linen panel, already primed opaquely with Gamblin's Portland Gray Medium (PGM). Materials were white, black PGM, and <a href="http://www.gamblincolors.com/torrit.grey/">Torrit Grey.</a><br />
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At each step, the toned ground offers the option to <u>cover up</u> mistakes, either by lifting marks out with mineral spirits or just painting over them with another coat of PGM, which will match the background perfectly.<br />
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<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-78842201884042701032015-08-01T11:08:00.000-07:002015-08-01T17:36:44.483-07:00Apologies! I posted the incorrect dates ---Just scheduled: Workshop November 15-19 Birmingham AL, hosted by Portraits Inc<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-85628869008017247282015-07-26T16:39:00.002-07:002015-07-26T16:39:42.345-07:00Janet Napolitano, Preliminary Study, oil 20 x 16This small study is one of several I am doing to prepare for next month's opening of "Women Making Faces", an exhibition of the Chandler Center for the Arts's Vision Gallery.<br />
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Janet Napolitano is one of three subjects I've selected for my entry into this inaugural event, showcasing the work of ten women portrait artists who live in Arizona.<br />
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The show opens with an reception from 7-9 pm on August 14, 2015 and will run through October 24, 2015, with an Artists' Meet and Greet, along with live painting demonstrations from 7- 9 pm on September 18 - stay tuned for more details!!<br />
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<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-66266985517940665512015-06-28T23:00:00.000-07:002015-06-28T23:00:01.129-07:00Tumbling Roses, oil on linen, 18 x 14With this still life, I decided to experiment with non-lighting- diffuse, non directional light. I thi8nk this makes for a more difficult approach since it doesn't allow for strong light and shadow patterns to created form and design. The plus side is that the light and colors are so soft, they seem to melt into the atmosphere.<br />
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<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-31207921867797310322015-06-26T15:08:00.001-07:002015-06-26T15:09:50.117-07:00Dori and Rachel Double Charcoal Portrait from LifeThis morning we were in for such a treat - our open studio coordinator, artist <a href="http://dorothyray.com/">Dorothy Ray</a>, arranged for two models, a mother and daughter, to sit at the Mountain Artists' Guild in Prescott.<br />
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I wish I could remember what kind of paper I used - some type of pastel paper that's been in my closet for way too many years- mainly because I don't like the surface and would never buy it again, sigh. But I did like the color:)<br />
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Dori and Rachel, charcoal on something, 16 x 20.<br />
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<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-75667536856302068892015-06-12T09:06:00.001-07:002015-06-12T09:06:42.471-07:00Harley Brown: American Artist oil study, 20 x 16 - accepted into the OPA Western Regional Competition, August 7 - September 7, 2015<div>
Harley Brown has been one of my closest mentors and has also become a very dear friend since I first studied with him over twenty years ago. I am really honored to be included in this Oil Painters of America competition, and wish I could attend! </div>
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This morning, Luann...I thought I had more canvases here, but the only one I did have was a Fredrix panel, but too absorbent for my tastes. I found that I couldn't get the surface covered with enough slickness to really let me move the paint the way I wanted to... so here's the thing: you dance with the one who brung ya, right?<br />
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<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-25235513096617632982015-05-02T11:52:00.000-07:002015-05-10T17:29:43.063-07:00Portrait Society of America 2015: Opening Night Face-offAt 5:00 pm on Thursday night, fifteen artists gathered to paint 5 models before a packed crowd in the Grand Ballroom at the Hyatt in Buckhead, GA, a suburb of Atlanta. Both artists and models draw numbers so no one knows in advance where he or she will paint nor whom will be modeling - it is such fun, and in my group were Kate Stone and Carol Arnold, both spectacular painters. The finished demonstrations are auctioned during the weekend, with the proceeds going toward the scholarships the PSA offers each year. Here are several photos showing the process - time flying until the final bell rings at 7:30 and the event is concluded. You can see all the paintings here, on Matt Innis's excellent blog, <a href="https://underpaintings.com/the-face-off-paintings-2015/">"Underpaintings"</a><br />
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Above, an overview of one end of the ballroom. All of the painting stations were set up in the center, so that conference attendees could move around the perimeter to watch each artist's progress.</div>
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Here are some of the steps:</div>
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Above, part way through painting our model, Sarah. You can see artist <a href="http://www.katestoneart.com/">Katherine Stone</a> painting next to me. <a href="http://carolarnoldfineart.com/">Carol Arnold </a>was on Kate's left. I used for the first time the <a href="http://www.artefex.biz/products/artefex-panels/acm-panels-canvas-mounted">Natural Pigments's Artefex</a> oil-primed linen panel, with thanks to George O' Hanlon who graciously donated the panel. It's a beautiful panel, and I will look forward to using more of them.<br />
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Above, artists painting the model in red. And below, my artist friend <a href="http://annettegoings.com/">Annette Goings</a> must have been saying something funny as she took these pics:)</div>
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Below, my finished portrait of Sarah. Oil. 20 x 16.<br />
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Below, showing artists my brand new fabulous <a href="http://www.newwaveart.com/">NewWave grey palette,</a> complete with a thumb gasket to prevent aching hands while holding the palette. It's a beaut,and best of all I got to keep it - thank you Kyle!</div>
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<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-64654981610767531942015-05-02T02:00:00.000-07:002015-05-02T02:00:01.824-07:00Jaime's Lemons, oil 6x9, for The Portrait Society of America's Mystery Sale, Friday May 1, 2015 One of the wildest and most fun highlights of the Portrait Society of America's Annual Art of the Portrait Event is the 6x9 Mystery Sale - more than 200 small panels, unsigned on the front, are donated by the PSA Faculty and invited artists, where all are both unveiled and sold in a matter of 30 very, very short minutes. Only after the panels are purchased (each at a fixed price of $250) is the buyer allowed to take the panel, turn it over and find the name of the artist who painted the panel. So much fun!<br />
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Here is the panel I donated, fresh lemons painted from life, picked from my niece and nephew's yard.<br />
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<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-5613977683607594862015-05-01T15:00:00.000-07:002015-05-01T15:00:25.570-07:00Promoting your work in the 21st Century: Self-publishing - presented at the 2015 Portrait Society of America, Atlanta, GAAs part of a panel discussing various approaches to promoting your work in the Twenty-first Century, I joined teammates Scott Jones (<a href="http://www.legacygallery.com/">Legacy Gallery</a>) and David Gluck and Kate Stone (artists and bloggers, <a href="http://paintingstufftolooklikestuff.blogspot.com/">Painting Stuff to Look Like Stuff)</a> and addressed the concept of self-publishing for artists.<br />
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Rather than try to guess at how many handouts to bring, or to see people frantically trying to write down the notes from powerpoint slides, I'm just sharing the info here so it can be read at your convenience.<br />
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To simplify, I focused on three basic tiers to publishing art books:<br />
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2. Self-publishing, short run (up through about 5,000 copies); and<br />
3. Big publishing clearinghouses (e.g., North Light Books,Watson-Guptill).<br />
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The following table highlights the basic differences between self published POD and short-run:<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Courtesy Amy Strickland, Matter Deep
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Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-27702560088948658842015-04-13T12:46:00.000-07:002015-04-13T12:46:19.737-07:00Bob Anderson, life study, 16 x 12From Friday's Open Studio at the Prescott Mountain Artists' Guild. Bob is one of the best models at the MAG - he works at Prescott's Palace Bar (on the infamous Whiskey Row) and has fabulous western costumes he wears daily. He was authentic right down to his boots and spurs, but I would never have enough time to paint the whole look in a three hour session!<br />
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<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-25884812121470811772015-04-05T14:56:00.001-07:002015-04-05T14:57:34.900-07:00Brushwork detail, William Whitaker: American ArtistHaving received the most gracious email from artist Donna Colleran, whose beautiful portrait also won an ward last week, I'm posting some additional details as requested. I particularly enjoy the process of just putting the paint on the surface and then <u>leaving it alone</u>. Sometimes very hard to resist smoothing it all out, sigh.<br />
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<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-12399248535938418882015-03-29T10:39:00.001-07:002015-03-29T10:43:54.989-07:00Portrait Artists of Arizona's Fifth Annual Juried Exhibition and Sale, March 28 - April 24On Saturday night, the Scottsdale Artists' School hosted the opening reception for the PAOA's Fifth Annual Juried Exhibition. Together, more than thirty artists were represented, showing over 50 original portraits, all of which will hang through April 23, 2015.<br />
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With thanks to Judge <a href="http://nancychabounfineart.com/">Nancy Chaboun</a>, the <a href="http://scottsdaleartschool.org/">Scottsdale Artists' School</a> and the <a href="http://www.portraitartistsofarizona.org/">Portrait Artists of Arizona</a>, I was completely thrilled to be awarded Best of Show for my portrait, "William Whitaker: American Artist".<br />
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The exhibit is free and open to the public during the Scottsdale Artists' School's regular hours Monday through Saturday.<br />
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Here are just a few pics from the show:<br />
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A gorgeous Phoenix evening for outdoor Awards Ceremony.</div>
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I don't have much more in the way of pics but the PAOA website link at the top of this blog, and also on the links at the right will take you to more photos.</div>
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Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-56353404986051467622015-03-27T10:07:00.005-07:002015-03-27T10:07:56.712-07:00"Our Great Hope", Contemporary Children’s Portraits April 9 - May 23, 2015 Portraits Inc, NYC Gallery - Opening Reception Thursday, April 9th 6 - 8 pm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The newly opened Portraits Inc Gallery on Manhattan's Upper East Side is hosting an exhibit showcasing a number of its portrait artists, featuring children's portraits. Curator Michael Gormley continues to dazzle NYC patrons with his selections, hosting events that are both elegant and cozy in the gorgeous new digs at 6 E 92nd St.<br />
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I am really thrilled that he selected four of my portraits for the exhibit, shown below.<br />
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Above: "Mary in Blue", oil, 12 x 12</div>
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The portraits are on exhibit through May 23rd, and I hope you'll stop in if you are in the area!</div>
<br />Chris Saperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026987821430702533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422339476758143881.post-19197284591708117322015-03-23T12:57:00.004-07:002015-03-24T14:47:02.973-07:00Jaren, Freedom 58 Project, Oil, 16 x 20<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some months ago I was contacted by Bob Swenson, director of the <a href="http://www.freedom58project.com/">Freedom 58 Project </a>, which is working to raise awareness of the fact that there are some <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">30 million slaves in the world today, and 2 million children annually trafficked in the sex trade, a $32 Billion criminal enterprise that is rapidly growing and threatens to become worse each year. Women and children, some of whom are as young as 6 years old, </span><span style="color: #222222;">constitute </span><span style="color: #222222;">the majority of victims.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">Freedom 58 has invited a number of portrait artists to paint images of those who have been rescued from sex-trafficking to create traveling exhibits. </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">The art exhibits are dedicated to raising
awareness about modern day slavery and other forms of violent oppression, and
they are a component of the Justice Movement strategy to mobilize university
students, faculty and communities in this endeavor.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">The exhibits are designed to be displayed at
various venues such as schools, libraries, museums, churches and numerous
events.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Artists of various disciplines donate
a portrait (or their interpretation) of people who were formerly enslaved
and/or oppressed from actual case stories supplied by participating
organizations. The secondary purpose of the exhibits are to drive people to the
web site Freedom58project.com for more information, resources and opportunities
for action.</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My subject, Jaren, is a young woman who was rescued from slavery in the far east. </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">If you would like more information or, as an artist, would like to volunteer to paint for the Project, please follow the contact information on the website or reach out to Bob Swenson at </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555;">fsland@gmail.com.</span></span><br />
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When we show our self-portraits, one of the more common questions is why we’re
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If we’ve spent the better part of the month staring at ourselves in the mirror,
trying to perfect a likeness on a face so familiar you don’t even know WHAT it
truly looks like anymore, the answer should be obvious. But, the general
public…and the people who know and love you…want to see you smiling and happy
like you are in your Facebook party posts. That’s how they know you. Not as an
intense art professional perfecting their craft.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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And so begins the <a href="http://portraitsocietyceciliabeauxforum.blogspot.com/2015/01/our-portraits-our-selveswhy-so-serious.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CeciliaBeauxForum+%28Cecilia+Beaux+Forum%29">Portrait Society of America's Cecilia Beaux Forum</a> blog post I read this morning. And brings me to this just-fresh-off-the-easel
self-portrait, and wondering if I should just start out 2015 with angst and
guilt, you know, just to save time having to apologize through the rest of the
year. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As I've grown older I find that I have become more private,
not less, despite, or maybe because of, the ubiquity of the share-it-all social
media influence. I have more flaws than I can count, and no, I do not want to
bare them in my self-portrait. I have no issue with artists who do, it’s just that
I'm not one of them. I enjoy and respect all portraits that carry sincerity, discipline
and skill, and in no way would diminish another painter’s choice about what to
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If you take the time to get to know me, you will be able to discover
some of my numerous flaws all on your own, and I am more than willing to share.
And that is the part that I wish to keep personal. In a self-portrait, we each
get to choose which of our personae we want to show. Sometimes that is the best
part of what we keep in our hearts, sometimes it’s how we’d like to be
perceived by others, sometimes demanding that others see us naked. Your painting,
your choice. Here is mine.<o:p></o:p></div>
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