The photos above are of Ray Kinstler demonstrating at the Art Student's League in New York in 2006.
I recently received an email requesting more in-depth information regarding my statement that ERK is a second-generation student of John Singer Sargent. Who was my source for this information and who exactly did Mr. Kinstler learn from?
Mr. Kinstler's protégée, Shane Neal, who is himself a premier Master painter: www.michaelshaneneal.com, mentioned the lineage a few years back. In addition here are more details. Gordon Stevenson studied with John Singer Sargent and Joaquin Sorolla. (Sorolla has been, I would say, of near equal influence on Mr. Kinstler. ) Stevenson took a liking to Ray Kinstler and he shared with him lessons from Sargent and Sorolla. Ray also was taught by Frank DuMond, and James Montgomery Flagg who also knew/met/traveled within the circles of Mr Sargent. There is more to the story, but I'm going to stop there.
Mr. Kinstler is being honored in Connecticut next Friday, February 5th, by the Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (CSOPA), of which I am a member. Shane will be presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr. Kinstler.
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