Welcome to The Portrait Place

The site has two areas.  This is my exhibition space which you can explore using the menu above.

The Artists' Area

For artists and fine art enthusiasts this is a separate area packed with technical portrait painting advice.  There is extensive structured guidance literature including : Hue & the Colour Wheel, Tone Transparency & Saturation, Darks to Whites, Contrast is King, Painting Skin Tone, Finding a Subject, Composition & Rhythm, Portrait Size, Working Conditions for Painting, Brushes Surfaces & Brush Strokes, Negative Shaping and Painting a Likeness.
The guidance is all illustrated by plenty of fantastic master portraits to make is a thought provoking and inspiring place to read about art.