I’ve often heard artists lament how much they hate painting commissioned portraits. I never understood why. After all, a commission is a guaranteed sale which means the artist doesn’t have to work hard to find a buyer, or split their profit ... Read More...
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Tina Garrett is an ARC Associate Living Master whose works have been recognized by the Art Renewal Center, Oil Painters of America, Portrait Society of America and others. She teaches at dozens of venues across the U.S. and abroad including the Scottsdale Artists’ School, Village Arts of Putney, Denver Art Students League, The Florence Studio Italy and the Dutch Atelier of Realist Art in the Netherlands. Tina is a proud mentor for the PSoA Cecilia Beaux Forum and PSoA State Ambassador for Kansas and Western Missouri as well as Faculty at the Portrait Society of America Art of the Portrait Conference. She teaches online workshops and offers critique and business level mentorships. Tina offers a free Q&A live broadcast once a month on Facebook which is open to anyone with art-related questions. Visit www.tinagarrett.com for more info.
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