Mountain Lake after Albert Bierstadt by George Porter, acrylic on canvas, 24" X 36". Created for the artist's wife at her request, this study after Albert Bierstadt's original, depicts a beautiful turquoise lake, living and dead trees along the shore, and a majestic mountain partially obscured by misty clouds in the background. To create this masterpiece, George Porter used just four tubes of paint - Grumbacher Academy: Cadmium Yellow Light Hue, Cadmium Red Light Hue, Cerulean Blue Hue and Titanium White. His version varies from the Bierstadt original with the addition of a stunning fish eagle in the foreground, depicted after it departs with its most recent catch. To commission a new master landscape painting by George Porter, please contact the artist.
Rembrandt Fusion, after two different Rembrandt self-portraits, acrylic on artist canvas board, 12" X 9", was begun by fine artist George Porter as a free drawing and painting demonstration at Michael's Stores in Portland, Oregon in November 2016. After studying two different self-portraits done by the master Renaissance painter Rembrandt, and then creating several digitized color separations, the artist began a free drawing demonstration by freehand sketching the image using charcoal and a vector drawing method that he has perfected and shares with students. In the painting demonstration, the artist laid in light washes of Grumbacher acrylic paint as an underpainting in the classic Renaissance style. After many more layers of paint and varnish, this little jewel of a painting is now available for purchase in the artist's online shop. For information about upcoming art demonstrations and art classes by George Porter in the Portland area, please contact the artist.