North Carolina Portrait Painter, Brian Neher, to be featured in American Artist Magazine.

Oct. 4, 2009 - PRLog -- Charlotte, NC artist, Brian Neher, will be featured in the November, 2009 issue of American Artist Magazine in an article titled "Portrait Sketches that Guide Artists and Their Clients" by M. Stephen Doherty.
Portrait painter, Brian Neher, discusses the importance of preparing preliminary studies to show a client before starting work on the final portrait.  These studies help to set a direction for the finished portrait and give the client a choice as to which pose they would like for the final painting.  Along with examples of the artist's preliminary studies and finished portraits, the article also includes a step by step demonstration of a painting from start to finish.  This eight page article gives in-depth information on Neher's working methods as well as the materials that he uses to paint commissioned portraits.  
Brian Neher lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and is represented by Portraits, Inc. and Portraits South.  For more information or to see examples of his work visit http://www.portraitartist.com/neher.

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From private homes to corporate buildings, award winning portrait painter, Brian Neher, has captured the likenesses of clients of all ages. His work has been shown at the Portrait Institute in Manhattan, N.Y., as well as in American Artist magazine. He has received recognition in the National Portrait Competition as well as the West Coast Society of Portrait Painters. He has appeared on national public television as a guest on the magazine format show Paint!, Paint!, Paint! and is a member of the Portrait Society of America.