John Singer Sargent's mom here
 

Yeah, I'm John Singer Sargent's mother. Make sense when you realize I named my dog John Singer Sargent. "Sarge" is a 3 year old doberman and he keeps me company in my studio In Tucson AZ.
You can see Sarge, me and my work on my website at www.virginiareilly.com .

I am a professional portrait painter, and I received my training at Atelier Lack in Minneapolis MN. Though I like painting landscapes & still lifes, I don't find anything else as interesting as the human face.

My favorite thing about being a portrait painter is that I get to see beauty where few others do. A few weeks ago I visited a deli in Northern AZ and saw this gorgeous Native American girl working behind the counter. Asked her to model for me in native clothing and the photos were just amazing. And when I showed the pics to some locals, they were all so surprised. "That's the Indian girl at the deli? I had no idea she was so beautiful!"

So now I'm working on a couple of paintings based on those photos. Will post them in the critique section when they're ready.

Looking forward to exhanging information and ideas on this forum!

ginny

Hi Ginny, Welcome!

Hi Ginny - your website and paintings are gorgeous. Looking forward to seeing your works here.

Welcome Ginny!
 

Great website. :thumbsup:

I particularly love your Nigerian Princess. The fabric is wonderful and her face is so gorgeous.

I'm looking forward to seeing more of you around here. BTW, does Sarge help you in the studio? ;)

Hi Virginia,
My, there certainly are some amazing artists here in Arizona. Welcome. Beautiful paintings, and Sarge is a pretty handsome fellow too!

Funny... I named my dog after Sargent as well... I guess that makes me Sargent's father...

Tony :)

Welcome, Ginny.

Nice website. Excellent work.

Hi Ginny,

Welcome aboard:)

Welcome, Ginny. I love the gunslinger portrait on your website.

Hi Ginny, and welcome to the Forum! Always nice to see another Southwesterner here. :cool: