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Item Description

Page Penna, nationally recognized portrait painter, is donating a portrait in the medium of your choice, Pastel, Graphite or Oil. The commission will be of a single subject, head and shoulders and the size, 11”x 14”. The subject may be of any age, or posthumous, and the subject may either model for the portrait or Page can work from a photograph. If possible, Page prefers to meet with the subject in order to obtain the best reflection of the subject’s, personality, likeness and facial expression. The portrait will need to be commissioned within one year of donation. 

Please review the website for various mediums and examples of previously commissioned portraits in order to discuss a preferred style and medium.
www.pagepennaart.com 

*As this donation is for a single subject, should a client wish to include additional subjects, another financial arrangement will need to be made with Page and there will be additional monies due, payable to the artist.

Page Penna Artist Statement

Throughout my life, I have always enjoyed studying people — imagining how I could capture their spirit in a form of art. 

From the age of five, I was directly influenced by my great-grandfather’s stained glass studio. Louisville Art Glass Studio created a variety of figurative glass works portraying significant stories for religious organizations. While attending the Ringling School of Art, in Sarasota, my interest was piqued in painting portraits. The years I worked as a graphic artist in Manhattan, I attended The Art Student’s League and was greatly influenced by the portraitists I was exposed to and studied under. Awarded Best of Show and a full scholarship, while at the League, another career was born into me. 

From those experiences, I learned that art conveys a rich portrayal of life, of moments to hold on to, or stories that can be shared with all. For me, portraiture should have the qualities that convey a story about the subject, holds the viewer’s attention, and creates a lasting impression of the subject’s character.

I have developed my own style of painting which is somewhere between realism and impressionism. My commitment to my clients and myself is that I will create a genuine likeness and convey a glimpse of their character. To me, the most important and elemental aspect of facial features is the expression in the eyes. I create portraits in all mediums and work with subjects of all ages, even posthumous subjects, and with groups or individuals. In addition, I also paint Plein Air and create commissioned landscapes in oil and pastels.

After living and painting in Naples, Florida for eighteen years, I relocated to my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. I have opened a studio in a post-Civil War building in Old Louisville, which provides a large space with natural light — an ideal place to paint. 

Page Penna