• A portrait is a drawing, painting, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person or animal, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the subject.

• Portraits can provide permanent mementoes of loved ones, enhance any home, and as gifts, are significant symbols of affection, gratitude or love.

• Finding the right portrait artist is a most challenging task, and with that in mind, this directory has been compiled, and comprises Artists who undertake various types of portrait commissions.

Other sites you may be interested in viewing

Art-SX

Please READ the following before attempting to lisit your site

• All portrait artists are welcome to add their site, provided that:
1) their web site content is relevant, and
2) a reciprocal link is provided via installation of the 'Commission a Portrait' voting code.

• Member sites are checked to ensure compliance with these two simple criteria before they are allowed to appear on this list, so if your site has nothing to do with portrature, and/or you do not intend to install the voting code, please do not attempt to join.

• To date, 135 applications have failed because voting codes have not been installed.