From the 28th to the 30th of September, The Taos Society of Portrait Artists (TSoPA) of which I am a member, put on a show at the Stables Gallery in Taos featuring its 6 members and many local artists who paint portraits. Our aim was to promote portraiture and to showcase how many great and diverse portrait artists there are in the area. It was a wonderful show with big names like Ray Vinella, Walt Gonske, David Leffel and Ron Barsano lending pieces.
We held portrait painting sessions throughout the long weekend open to anyone who wanted to paint or draw or just to watch.Larry Torres is a well known local figure in town, a historian and a teacher. He was encouraging to the Society when it was just starting up some years ago and has posed for us a number of times in a variety of costumes.
Larry Torres - oil on canvas - 16x12" - $375
Heidi is a very popular model here amongst the various groups. We posed her standing next to the window to put strong light down one side of her face.
Heidi - oil on canvas - 20x16" - $495
Ray Vinella is a much loved local artist, well known for his marvellous painting and his nurturing style of teaching. He kept us laughing as we were painting him.
Ray Vinella - oil on canvas - 20x16" - $495
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