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Portrait of a Young Woman, 1882
By Ivan N. Kramskoi (1837-
1887) |
Introducing Peggy Baumgaertner
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World of Portrait Painting is honored to present an important new
series. Margaret Carter Baumgaertner will present the panorama of
Russian portraiture and figurative art, from neoclassicism to the
Soviet era. Margaret Baumgaertner is a leading American portrait artist
and teacher, and a lifelong enthusiast for Russian art.
Baumgaertner's notable commissions have included governors, congressman,
chief executive officers, actors, physicians, and families. She has
a strong feeling for the traditions of portraiture and takes particular
inspiration from the Russian masters. Fine portraiture, she believes,
"transcends contemporary elements and projects a timeless quality."
Baumgaertner majored in medical illustration and microbiology and
worked eight years as a freelance medical illustrator before beginning
her career in portraiture. She studied at Atelier Lack in Minnesota
and the Cape School, Provincetown, Massachusetts, as well as with
Cedric Egeli, John Howard Sanden, Richard Whitney and Daniel Greene.
She is represented by Portrait Brokers of America. She teaches workshops
in both charcoal and oil portraiture, and her paintings hang in public
and private collections not only in the United States, but in Europe
and Russia.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Completion of DVD, Painting the Corporate Portrait, A Painting
of Peter Keefe, April 2006.
Faculty member and demonstrator, Portrait Society of America 2006
Portrait Conference, Dallas, TX.
Faculty member and demonstrator, Portrait Society of America 2005
Portrait Conference, Washington, DC.
Published the article, "How to Compose a Better Painting:
Casting a Spell," October 2004, The Artist's Magazine.
Published the article, "Built to Last," February 2003,
The Artist's Magazine.
Completion of tape video, Painting the Head in Sauce, a Portrait
of Denise, March 2003.
Published the cover article, "Ivan Kramskoy, Leader of the
Itinerants," December 2002, The Portrait Signature,
ASOPA.
Faculty member and demonstrator, Portrait Society of America 2001
Portrait Conference, Chicago, IL.
Best of Show in the Portrait Society of America 2000 Portrait Competition,
portrait of "The Charlton Family."
Completion of twelve tape video series, Painting the Head in
Oil, a Portrait of Megan, March 2000.
Finalist in the American Society of Portrait Artists 1998 Portrait
Competition, portrait of "Clare."
Selected Best Portfolio at the American Society of Portrait Artists
1998 Portrait Competition.
Finalist in The Artist's Magazine 1997 Art Competition,
Portrait category; portrait of "Janice" selected one of
10 finalists from over 10,000 entries.
Portrait of "Clare" accepted into the 1997 "Oil
Painters of America" Show held in Taos, NM.
Portrait of "Clare" selected for cover and inclusion
in book, Best of Portraiture, published by Northlights Books
, 1997.
Finalist in the 1996 Lana International Art Competition; drawing
of "The Piper."
Finalist in the 1996 National Portrait Competition, presented by
the National Portrait Society and American Artists Magazine;
portrait of "Anya, Russian Girl" selected one of 30 finalists
from over 3,500 entries.
Published the cover article, "Erase the Mysteries of Portraiture,"
May 1996, The Artist's Magazine.
Finalist in the 1991 and 1993 National Portrait Competitions, sponsored
by the National Portrait Society; portraits of "Jennifer"
and "Cowboy Paul" receive Awards of Merit.
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