Hello.
My name is Celeste McCall. I am a portrait artist who paints mostly on porcelain tiles. There are many current artists who are not familiar with this technique and very few in the world that paint porcelain portraits the "American style". It is my fondest hope that artists of all media can come to appreciate this type of art as one of the most difficult and challenging of all portraiture.
I have painted in oils, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, and other media, so I do have insight to the difficulty that they present. However, because of the "ifs" involved in porcelain art and the effect that firing has on the pigments used, it indeed always has a questionable result. You never know what exactly it is going to look like until you take it out of the kiln.
However, the elements and principles of art apply to all media and I look forward to exchanging ideas and insight into painting portraits with all of you.
I am a member of International Porcelain Artists and Teachers and currently teach all subjects in porcelain art. I am also on the Board of IPAT as a Member at Large and also on the Executive Committee. Our website is
www.Ipat.org. I am also a member of World of China Painters and WOCP Teachers Organization. I am also a member of Texas Federated clubs of Porcelain Artists. I have served on the Board of TFPAT and also have served as an Officer.
I really look forward to visiting with you and exchanging information. I love talking about art and especially the qualities that take the beginner and intermediate painter to the next level. I am especially interested in anything "golden" 1.6 and also in the spiritual effects that can be attained by manipulation of both 1/3 or 2/3 and light and dark values. It is a balance, isn't it?
I would be delighted to hear from any of you.
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