Return-Path: <@at.sei.cmu.edu:jhb@SEI.CMU.EDU> Received: from at.sei.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa08495; 28 Oct 91 9:07:40 EST Received: from localhost by at.sei.cmu.edu (5.64/2.5) id AA03324; Mon, 28 Oct 91 09:07:17 -0500 Message-Id: <9110281407.AA03324@at.sei.cmu.edu> To: bovik+@k.gp.cs.cmu.edu Subject: Portrait Artist Recs/DisRecs Date: Mon, 28 Oct 91 09:07:08 EST From: Joanne Beckman Here is what I found out about Portrait Artists: VERBAL RECOMMENDATIONS ++++++++++++++++++++++ Tom Ralya's son Rich started out as a civil engineer at Berkley and changed his major to art after being in a school art contest where he was one of two people in the exhibit to get an A for his work. He does several sketches to get the hang of your face and then does a final drawing. He charges $100. ++++++++++++++++++++++ Jim Tomayko suggested either his wife Laura (he has a self-portrait she drew in his office, SEI 4204) or Cheri Soriano (SEI 4211), but since Cheri hasn't contacted me since the post, I assume that either she is not interested in portrait work or doesn't read the bboard. FROM THE MAIL BIN: ========================= From: Kimberly Michelle Charin If you want a really nice one, I'd recommend one of my teachers: James Adams. He's the illustration teacher in the art dpt. I've seen some of his portraits and they're really nice. I have no idea what he charges, though. ========================= From: Autumn Farole I can highly recommend artist Jan Isherwood for portraits. She lives in Squirrel Hill, phone 421-3102; but she often sets up at Station Square on the weekends to do quickie portraits. She works from live subjects or photos, and does everything from a charcoal sketch to full color pastel portraits. And she's easy to work with. Calling her would be best. ========================= From: Christine_Fleming@QUASAR.FAC.CS.CMU.EDU I do portrait artwork. I am an art student at CMU as well as a computer science student. I could show you my portfolio, if you would like to see it. My portraits are very realistic if that is what you are looking for. I have worked in many formats and with many mediums (oil, acrylic, charcoal, graphite, watercolor, pastel). If you want it done this weekend, I suggest charcoal or graphite. I'll show you samples of each. You can send me email or call me. I think email would be the best way to reach me. Thanks, Christine Fleming X7693 or 421-7465 cof@cs.cmu.edu [SHE CHARGES $15 FOR A PORTRAIT FROM A PHOTO OR $15 AN HOUR FOR A SITTING (USUALLY NO MORE THAN 3 HOURS).] ========================= From: Sean.Smith@THEORY.CS.CMU.EDU Try Kim Faught---kjf@f (although she only reads mail about once a week) ========================= From: Anne Meixner Cc: kjf@cs.cmu.edu Do you still need a portrait Artist? The work you describe below is right up a friend's of mine alley, she is a freelance artist who works per assigment at CMU. I have included a copy of her plan file below, it has all her phone numbers and her email address. I just spoke with her on the phone and she mentioned that she woule probably be on campus later on today and definetly tomorrow. So I suggest contacting her. [faught at cs.cmu.edu] [ Forwarding faught as "kjf+@f.gp.cs.cmu.edu" ] [F.GP.CS.CMU.EDU] Login name: kjf In real life: Kimberlee Faught Directory: /usr4/kjf Shell: /usr/cs/bin/csh Last login Sat Oct 19 15:04 on ttyP9 from EFE-61.CS.CMU.EDU Mail came on Thu Oct 24 13:28, last read on Sat Oct 19 15:05 Plan: Kimberlee Jo Faught 5810 Holden Street Telephone: Home, 361-2084 Pittsburgh, Pa. 15232 Office, x3891 or 7011 Work: Doherty Hall, Design Fusion Lab, rm 3300 or Doherty Hall, 3324 Engine Room (3rd Floor of Doherty, Robotics 'Sky Cave') or @home (can call there or leave message) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I work for the university as a graphic artist: posters, illustration, slides,technical drawing, diagrams etc. These are produced both by comp- uter (mostly Macintosh) and by hand depending what is required. Outside of the university I work as a freelanse artist: watercolour, oil painting; landscapes, portraiture and illustration. My portafolio is available for viewing upon request :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ========================= Thanks so much for forwarding the file to me. I've read it and have a comment -- I would avoid hiring Kim Faught. This might be way outdated, but still, it's hard to forget. I hired Kim in 1984 and 1985 to do a series of illustrations for some user's manuals that I was devising. The manuals were for a project called Spice and the project's component names each carried the name of a particular spice. Additionally, there were other components that were non-Spicey, but that had interesting names (like Mercury). We wanted her to do some interesting illustrations for the covers, illustrations that would link the product to its name in an interesting sort of way. In most cases, we had the idea that we wanted and just needed her to either copy it from an art book or to devise it from scratch. She did a nasty job. The illustrations were surprisingly poor (it was a surprise because I know that she is capable of reasonable work). She also took several months beyond her original estimate and charged the project for it also. I had to really pester and hound her to get the work done. SHe's a very nice person, but she was a bear to work with. It could be that she was taking advantage of me or of the project since she was good friends with several people on the project team (and therefore took liberties to be late and not work up to par). Regardless, it was not a good project and it was tough on me. ========================= From: Pauletta Ann Pan I am a design major and have done portraits before. I have not ever thought of recording them down, but have some references and some sketches I've kept from my figure drawing classes, etc.