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
By Suzanne Lavone Smith and Nancy Honea In addition to being inspiring teachers and benevolent jurors, these highly respected professional artists who recently passed away were valued friends of the Portrait Society of Atlanta over … Read More
By Suzanne Lavone Smith (PSA Advisory Board Member) These are trying times. Artists often seek isolation so some of us are doing just fine with little social contact, happily creating in our own worlds where … Read More
By Mike Strickland Perhaps nothing makes a teacher prouder than to have their students succeed. Almost everyone knows the name Claude Monet, but not as many know of Eugène Boudin, Monet’s mentor and friend. Claude … Read More
As you know, the March 31, 2020, PSA meeting and panel discussion was cancelled due to the COVID-19 crisis. To initiate a virtual discussion, we asked some of our professional artists to share any tips, advice, … Read More
By Luana Luconi Winner Who could have known that a star baseball player from a large Italian family in Pomona, New York, would become one of the world’s living masters of the 21st century’s … Read More
By Anne Amin The Portrait Society of Atlanta welcomed Mary Villon de Benveniste, a world-renowned artist, to our January 28, 2020, meeting. Mary Villon de Benveniste has built her reputation as a portrait artist on … Read More
Achieving a 40th Anniversary is a big event. To mark the occasion, the Portrait Society of Atlanta celebrated with a catered banquet in November 2019. The evening began with a silent art auction, followed … Read More
RESCHEDULED September 13-15, 2021, 3 Day – Jon deMartin Workshop Location: Kudzu Art Center, ABOUT JON Jon deMartin is among the leading figurative artists working today and has taught life drawing and painting for … Read More
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 May 11-15, 2020 – 5 Day Workshop with Rob Liberace Location: Kudzu Art Center, ON TEACHING… Rob is known for his inspiring and informative teaching style. He teaches at The … Read More
