In 2008, a portrait of his daughter, Echo, earned him best in show in the Portrait Society of America International Portrait competition. Haverkamp has had numerous one man shows and creates interesting still-life paintings, but his chief subjects are his wife and children. With Liberace, he felt the freedom to develop his own methods and style as an artist. Then, in the summer of 2004, he attended a Studio Incamminati workshop with acclaimed artist Nelson Shanks and never traced again. Haverkamp later studied with Robert Liberace, who had a great influence on him. In those pre-Incamminati years, he meticulously produced perfect drawings and used tracing paper to transfer the detailed drawings to his canvas. degree in painting from Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, TN, in 2003. Haverkamp attended Cleveland Institute of Art and Memphis College of Art before earning his B.A. While adjusting the lights on his model (his wife Katherine) for the sitting and preparing his limited palette, he explained his evolution into a more creative artist. His 6’4” stature and youthful demeanor caught the attention of his audience, who remained captivated throughout the painting process. Please visit there website at (1:reference info.)Īrticle written by Jen Hagen Jen is currently a Studio Incamminati Fellow Instructor who’s work can be viewed at and drawing and painting methods learned at Studio Incamminati with Nelson Shanks, Seth Haverkamp demonstrated some of his portrait painting techniques at the September meeting of the Portrait Society of Atlanta. It just goes to show you that can be a successful classically trained oil painter and still create work that is contemporary, exciting and cutting edge. With such great work coming out of both China and America the traditional oil painting movement is continuing to flourish and strengthen. ()Ĭurrently there are 48 members of ACOPAL and I’m sure the numbers will continue to grow.
You can also visit the website for the top 100 finalists. The grand prize went to Joshua LaRock "The Artists Wife", runner-up was Cesar Santos “Out of the Square” and then N.Michelle Tully for “Tondo”. In addition, there was a open competition for the first time. Outside of the Portrait Society of America, a show quite as strong as this with so many amazing painters has not been put together. Dan Thompson, an instructor at multiple locations including Studio Incamminati and a master painter under the Art Renewal Center was, also, in the show. It was virtually a who’s who of contemporary traditional oil painters. Oxborough, Robert Liberace, Daniel Sprick, Steven Assael and Burton Silverman. Sherr, Anothony Waichulis, Anthony Ryder, Michael Kline, Patricia Watwood, Paul G. Green, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Ronald N. The opening had such world renowned artists as but not limited to Nelson Shanks, Max Ginsburg, Daniel E. Peng (Stephen) Ling, two Chinese-American Immigrants who’s love for fine art and desire to “pool together their combined resources to promote and secure the significance of classical realism”1 On an early Wednesday afternoon Studio Incamminati students and instructors visited the opening in Grammercy Park, New York of the recently formed ACOPAL organization.