Features: I Am Zorn!
By Michael L. Strickland Anders Leonard Zorn (1860-1920) is known as Sweden’s foremost portrait painter but decidedly he was not known for his humility. Once a fellow traveler asked Zorn, “Are you Swedish?” to … Read More
Member Spotlight: ELSKE WILTON, Netherlands
Editor’s Note: With this article, the Portrait Society of Atlanta renews a series of Member Spotlight articles as had been featured in our older editions of FOLIO. This first in the series is written … Read More
Features: Hands in Portraiture
By Jennifer Giovannucci The mystery of The Mona Lisa is as much in her hands as in her smile. The iconic head and shoulders will always be in style, but a whole world opens … Read More
Features: The Subtle Luster of Egg Tempera
By Kathy Morris Egg tempera rewards those who possess patience and perseverance with its gifts of beautiful luminosity and subtle satin luster that is unlike any other medium. Egg Tempera is a painting … Read More
Features: A Drawing is not a Lesser Thing
By Folio Staff A drawing is not a lesser thing, a drawing can be so complete in itself as a drawing, it doesn’t need paint. Even though An Aspen has been Utah for almost … Read More
Features: Drawing on the Masters
By Luana Luconi Winner Giorgio Vasari said in the 1500’s, “Drawing is the necessary beginning of everything, and not having it, one has nothing.” Drawing is language. A drawing is universally understood, regardless of … Read More
Features: The Artist’s Journey: Evolution of a Painting
How I created a fantasy portrait of Dionysus’ Panther. By Mark Alan Burnett Out of the blue one day, an executive’s assistant called and, with no further explanation, inquired if I could paint a … Read More
Features: Artemisia Gentileschi—The Feminist Legend of 17th Century Italy
By Luana Luconi Winner Artemisia Gentileschi was born on July 8, 1593, into the male-dominated world of 16th century Rome, where the Italian culture was built on the premise that a woman was either a … Read More
Features: Madame Elizabeth Shoumatoff and the Unfinished Portrait of FDR
By Michael L. Strickland The unfinished portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Madame Elizabeth Shoumatoff has been described as perhaps the most famous unfinished portrait in history due to the circumstances surrounding its creation. Unlike … Read More
Features: A Master of Portrayal—An Interview with Jon deMartin
By Amanda D. Mattison Jon deMartin is a storyteller. Whether his affinity for the narrative emerged out of his natural propensity toward image-making as a child or his focused study as a film student … Read More