The flash of a camera these days over shadows the artist skilled in developing the features of a subject in live mode. The photo used by many new artists ,sometimes with grid, makes them an instant artist. It appears to be irresistible rather than spend the time to develop the eye hand coordination of drawing what you see. This skill also comes with a developed ability to converse with the subject getting to know them while viewing a transformation  of emotions relaxing into their true self. This, a further gift of recognition of human feelings for both the subject and the artist. And now with the advent of AI, anyone can claim to be an instant artist. For the trained artist already having developed over years  and able to record from life the truth of emotion and being, it seems to be a lost art and weighs heavily with the lack of previous awe that acknowledged the work and dedication to a skill.

Portraits from life with some biography built in to the main facial  feature is what I am presently working on. While all my work represents  anatomy drawing ,painting ,sculpture and has been my forte from art school through my career. But I want to concentrate on getting their emotions from the sitter with this exhibit. I  live with my work filling my home and its like living with other residents looking out at me under their eyes. Most of the portraits will be paintings with a few other mediums, and a few sculptures of faces. I have included as part of the exhibit my poetry which guides the viewer to the portrait emotion which I felt was the story of the model and want to share with the viewer.

This exhibition is installed until July 17.