Portrait Painting: My Point of View

Having enjoyed a career as a full time artist for 30 years, Neal has completed thousands of paintings including over 600 commissioned portraits since 1990. Since the age of 21, he has been making his living painting and drawing people and, throughout this new book, he shares that exploration and his insights involved in creating portraits. The carefully detailed volume covers Neal’s career as an artist in the U.S. and abroad and includes:

• Hardcover, 8.5″x11″, 320 pages, every word written by the artist

• More than 400 full color images

• In-depth discussion of Neal’s techniques and philosophy on painting

• Stories of the many personalities Neal has encountered including senators, congressmen, titans of business, philanthropists, inventors, scientists, writers, actors, judges, a Supreme Court justice, ambassadors, and even a couple of Lords and Ladies!

• Several step-by-step demonstrations with detailed descriptions of Neal’s process

• Follow the evolution of Neal’s studios over the years, from one simple room to his dream studio. See the design, set up, and utilization of his studio, materials, and tools.

• Through his studies with his mentor, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Neal explores bravura painting which is a part of a lineage of artists that reaches back to John Singer Sargent.

Also available as part of a book bundle with “The Art of Seeing: Everett Raymond Kinstler on Painting.” For a limited time, get both books for $89.95.

For international orders, please email becka@michaelshaneneal.com.