Winifred's Portrait & Fine Art Gallery

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The latest posts from my blog are shown below, and information about me follows that section.

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My Latest Blog Posts

Bowl of Fruit

November 16, 2024

Bowl of Fruit Painting 9×12 Oil Painting by Winifred Whitfield Still lifes are not particularly…

Colorful Portrait 3

November 9, 2024

Colorful Portrait 3 – 11×14 Oil Painting by Winifred Whitfield I’ve attempted a similar style…

MEL

November 1, 2024

Lady in Fancy Dress 12×16 Oil Painting by Winifred Whitfield I actually enjoyed creating this…

Little Round Things

October 25, 2024

apes White Cloth Oil Painting by Winifred Whitfield What a journey this painting has had….

My Biography

Hi, my name is Winifred.

I am commissioned to provide the following services: Portraits, in oil and digitally painted, and find art paintings.

I have closed my online STORE where I sold digital tutorials and online workshops. Essentially, I no longer teach digital art. I focus exclusively on oil painting, and I continue to create digitally enhanced portraits and other digital products for clients.

My passion is creating fine art and heirloom portraits – portraits intended to pass from generation to generation. These portraits possess a high level of emotional content and beauty. More than seeing an image, I want you to feel it. I want it to convey a story about you. Such are the images which remain with us. Such are the images we feel connected to.

Oil Paintings

With the guidance of friends a “home gallery” was created. It’s pretty fun to live in a gallery. Eighty six paintings are currently on my walls and growing! Take a look – click here:

My days are filled with oil painting, primarily portraits and still life paintings. Click Here to access my Blog, and scroll through to see examples of my still life and portrait paintings. I have created many commissioned portraits and a variety of still lifes.

Examples of Oil Portraits by Winifred Whitfield

EDUCATION

Master’s Degree in Urban and Region Planning – University of Southern California.
Master’s Degree in Social Work – University of Southern California.

PHOTOGRAPHY CERTIFICATIONS – Wedding and Portrait Photographers International

Accolade of Photographic Mastery
Accolade of Outstanding Photographic Achievement
Accolade of Exceptional Photographic Achievement
Accolade of Lifetime Photographic Excellence (the Highest level granted by WPPI)

Workshops and Speaking Engagements

Winifred has conducted workshops in Canada, New York, London, England, Las Vegas, Nevada, New Jersey, Illinois, Seattle

Awards

Perfect Print Award ~ Northeast Photography Convention
Kodak Gallery Award

Print Judging

Print Competition Judging at international competition multiple years at WPPI and in and Great Britain

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Related Images:

Bowl of Fruit Painting 9×12 Oil Painting by Winifred Whitfield

Still lifes are not particularly exciting for me to paint – though I paint them. Painting still lifes is good practice, however, because of the varying shapes, textures and colors involved, along with the challenge of complex composition. Painting still lifes actually helps in painting portraits. In fact, painting in any style assist with painting any other style. You can look at this painting and see all the separate elements I had to paint. There were decisions and layers of brush strokes involved with each item.

I’m working up to the 10,000 paintings said to be necessary before one can expect to claim “mastery” in oil painting. I’m still under 1000 paintings, so I have a ways to go. It’s time for another portrait. Have a wonderful weekend. Winifred