• Confessions

    So, what can I say? I have been more overwhelmed in the last 6+ months than at almost any other time in my...

  • The Big Night!

    The last night of The Art of The Portrait is a biggy. Everyone dons their best evening attire and we all attended the Banquet...

  • 6 x 9 Limited Size, Unlimited Talent Auction & A Night Out to Prinipal Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia

    The last event of the 2nd day was a crazy and chaotic 6×9 Limited Size, Unlimited Talent Auction. This is one of the most...

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  • PSoA Conference The Art of The Portrait 2014

    Shelli Alford | September 12, 2014

    Every time I go to the PSOA conference I have more fun and learn even more than the year...

  • Why I am fast forwarding my posts

    Shelli Alford | March 2, 2014

    Hey everyone, I finally finished the Ryan Brown posts. It only took me more than 6 months.. Haha! I’m...

  • The Art of The Portrait Gala

    Shelli Alford | February 27, 2013

    Every year on the last night of the conference, there is a big awards dinner and gala.  I had...

  • 2012 The Art of The Portrait , Saturday Afternoon Sessions

    Shelli Alford | February 22, 2013

    In the afternoon, the conference offered several sessions, or really classes, for the attendees. The registration process including signing...

  • Portrait Society of America day 2

    Shelli Alford | February 9, 2013

    The first full day of the conference began with morning opening ceremonies from Edward Jonas.  He had the sad...

  • The Portrait Society of America Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Day 1

    Shelli Alford | January 30, 2013

    Have I mentioned that I love going to the Portrait Society of America Convention every year? Well, I do. This...

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I have always wanted to learn how to paint in oils, but I felt too intimidated in college to learn. Then I did the whole go to college, transfer colleges, transfer back to original college, graduate from college, get a job, get transferred to yankeeville, fall in love, get married, buy a dog, buy a house, renovate a house, have a child, buy another dog, have another child, buy a REALLY old house, (for which I was so unprepared), renovate that house, raise a family and then my kids abruptly left me at the same time last year.

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  • Shelli Alford | November 3, 2017

    Hearing Voices Instead Of Solid Critiques From Teachers

    I have a friend, Jules Arthur, who is a phenomenal painter. He critiques my work and gives me...

  • Shelli Alford | April 3, 2017

    Actually Painting At The MET!!!

    The next day was my fourth class at the MET copying, Sir Thomas Lawrence.  I love this class!  It’s...

  • Shelli Alford | March 24, 2017

    Sketching With The Masters At The Met

    I forgot to mention the best day of our non-painting days.  It was to visit the MET’s Drawing and...

  • Still No Painting At The Met
    Shelli Alford | February 13, 2017

    Still No Painting At The MET

    Soooo, none of the paintings I chose were approved by the curators. There is a curator for each...

  • Shelli Alford | December 2, 2016

    Master Copy Class at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    I’m taking a class from the New York Academy of Art called Master Copying Class at the Metropolitan...

  • Shelli Alford | November 10, 2016

    Max Ginsburg’s Retrospective

    It’s Saturday and it is finally starting to feel like fall outside. I’m on a train headed for...

  • Shelli Alford | July 9, 2016

    Art Student League with Ricky, Alex, Max and Grace. A day of firsts.

      Grace (my daughter) and I caught the 7:15AM train to NYC last Saturday.  We met my friends...

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