Exciting New Exhibit - Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends coming to NYC!

I am so excited to get my new book, Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends, which has been created in conjunction with an exciting new exhibit, currently being held in Great Britain. I decided to go ahead and order the catalogue online. It will be a welcome distraction from the sinus cold and bronchitis I am currently battling.

The good news is that this exhibit (curated by Richard Ormond, Sargent's great nephew) will be coming to North America. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City will be hosting the exhibit from June 29 to October 4, 2015.

If you like Van Gogh, there is also a concurrent exhibit of his flower paintings at The Met from May 12 to August 16, 2015, so if you time it right you can take in both exhibits. Also, Frida Kahlo is at The New York Botanical Gardens from May 16 to November 1, 2015.

I am already scheming a trip to New York this summer!

In related news, The Portrait Society of America is holding their annual convention in Atlanta this year and Richard Ormond will be giving the keynote address. If you are a portrait or figurative painter, this is am amazing event to attend, very inspirational, and with Sargent's great nephew presenting it will be even more special!

Academy of Realist Art "The New Masters" Exhibit

These photos were taken at the opening of "The New Masters" exhibit at The Academy of Realist Art. The paintings will be on view until June 21, 2014 if you would like to take a look!

I am also very excited to be flying to Britain next week and then taking the Eurostar to France! It is going to be interesting attempting to drive a stick shift vehicle on the wrong side of the road. The plan is to visit some gardens and palaces, then a few days in London before crossing the channel. We are heading west to Bristol and Bath, then south to Brighton. I hope to gather lots of reference material, especially for a series of paintings I have in mind, focusing on Parisian city life. Au revoir!