By Janet Dodrill
The Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists group (formerly The Pretentious Tremont Artists of the Literary Cafe), conceived over 30 years ago by artists Tim Herron and Brian Pierce, meets weekly and attracts artists from all over the greater Cleveland area, giving them a place to practice portrait drawing from a live model.
Open to all artists, I started participating in the group last fall on an occasional basis. The sketch session is three hours with breaks, and the portrait model or ‘sitter’ gets the artwork at the end in exchange for their sitting time. Models are on a waiting list that is full months in advance.
Originally the group met at a tavern in Tremont on Cleveland’s west side, but now they incorporate various east and west side locations.
It is a privilege to draw with such talented and established area artists. The quality and diversity of the art is amazing. The artwork is photographed later that evening and posted in albums on the group’s blog and on Facebook for all to enjoy.
Below are a few of my sketches from the past five months.
Links:
The Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists Blog (formerly The Pretentious Tremont Artists of the Literary Cafe)
http://www.literarycafeartists.com/blog
The Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/347696515301192/
Tim Herron
https://www.facebook.com/tim.herron.376
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Watercolor by Janet Dodrill
Acrylic painting by Janet Dodrill
Watercolor by Janet Dodrill
Watercolor by Janet Dodrill
Watercolor by Janet Dodrill
Watercolor by Janet Dodrill
Pencil and watercolor by Janet Dodrill
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