WELCOME FAMILY PORTRAITS (PDF BROCHURE) CORPORATE PORTRAITS (PDF BROCHURE) COMMISSIONED ARTISTS GALLERY PORTRAIT PROCEDURE PORTRAIT FEES SPECIAL PRICING OPTIONS PORTRAIT SERVICES FRAMING PORTRAIT REPRODUCTIONS PORTRAIT RESTORATION ARTIST INQUIRIES HOME CONTACT For our Signature oil portraits, visit our sister site: LEONLOARDOILPORTRAITS IN MEMORIAM Call 800.270.9017 for more information	Michael Del Priore Artist Gallery • Biography • Fees & Procedure • More Information Printer-friendly Artist Sheet Although a successful illustrator for many years, Michael Del Priore elected to undertake years of intensive studies at the National Academy with Everett Raymond Kinstler, the New York Academy with Nelson Shanks, and with Daniel Greene at his North Salem Studio. Del Priore wanted to express himself in a more 'personal' way, thus making the transition into portraiture. Now, when he's not working on portrait commissions for prominent South Carolinians, Del Priore can be found teaching short courses at the University of South Carolina or the Columbia Museum of Art. Many artists attend his seminars and workshops throughout the state or enroll in his oil and pastel courses, learning about basic drawing, perspective, composition, value, technique, and approach. In addition to these, Del Priore regularly lectures and demonstrates for civic groups, guilds and institutes, and is a member of the Artists Fellowship Society of New York. From 1997-2000, he served on the Board of Directors and is now Board Emeritus of the American Society of Portrait Artists. Del Priore's portrait commissions include recent governors of South Carolina, U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond, President Ronald Reagan, Bill Gates, educational and corporate executives, and private individuals. During his 25-year career, he has painted more than 700 portraits that grace the walls of fine institutions and homes across the nation. Perhaps key to his success is his love for portraiture itself, calling it 'the most noble of art because it comes into intimate contact with human nature, which is the highest form of life'. If you are interested in commissioning Michael Del Priore for an oil portrait, please contact Arnold McRae, President of LEONLOARDCOMMISSIONEDPORTRAITS, at 800.270.9017.
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