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Contents
This is a work in progress. Completed chapters are indicated here in red.

Front of the Book
Contents
Dedication
Introduction: The Adventure of Portrait Painting
My Gallery of Heroes
Section One:
Getting Started As An Artist
My Earliest Art
Images of Faith
Artist for Billy Graham
Illustrating for Reader's Digest
Calendar Artist
Section Two:
Taking on New York
Moving to the Big Apple
A Choice Between Two Styles
The Oppenheim Class
A New World of Possibilities
The First Ladies
My Teaching Career Begins
Demonstrating at the League
Elizabeth
A Foray Into Printmaking
Section Three:
Becoming a Portrait Painter
My First Commissioned Portrait
The Best Portrait Market in the World
Painting African Kings
Section Four:
Famous Cowboys and Preachers
Painting Famous Cowboys
The Most Famous Man In the World
More Great Preachers
Section Five:
The World of Business
The Richest Americans
The Great Bankers
Captains of Commerce
Section Six:
Government and Academe
The President's Cabinet
At the Capitol Painting
State Governors
University Presidents
Section Seven:
Some Memorable Assignments
Back to Africa
Painting Jesus
Painting Isaac Stern for Carnegie Hall
Painting James P. Hoffa for the Teamsters
The Barr Family Portrait
South of the Border
Section Eight:
Gallery of Women's Portraits
Section Nine:
My Teaching Career Expands
The Portrait Institute
The National Portrait Seminar
The Sargent Society
Section Ten:
In the Studio
The Premier Coup Technique - Step By Step
Changing Studio Technology
Section Eleven:
The 100 Most Important Lessons I've Learned


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