Vanitas/ Still Life / Prismatic Memories Drawing

My Instagram is @lopresti_arts .. I do portraiture, figure works, old master copies, and teach for a living. Please contact me if you are interested in having any portraits /commissions done, or learning more about the work. Models and galleries are welcome to reach out as well. I am currently looking for gallery representation. I am originally from Woodbridge, Virginia, but I came to New York City to study figurative / visual art. I mostly work with oil paint and graphite, drawing from my study of human anatomy and rendering reality from direct observation. I have an MFA from the New York Academy of Art, specializing in anatomy and traditional painting and drawing techniques. I have taught numerous workshops, and worked as a teaching assistant for many years at the Art Students League of New York, the oldest art schools in the city, continuing to hone my skills working with models. I have been honored with many prestigious awards; the Xavier Gonzales travel grant is the most recent, for six months travel and study abroad; and the Fantasy Travel Scholarship, which enabled me to study at the Paris American Academy.