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Portrait Artist Portland -Vancouver Area

Art by Theresa Johnson

Oil Portrait Paintings • Pencil Sketches • Whimsical Acrylic Art

Hello my name is Theresa Johnson and welcome to my online studio gallery. I have been painting and sketching portraits professionally since 1999. My art adventure started on a table top easel in the corner of a tiny spare bedroom in my former home in Portland, Oregon. My portrait business has grown tremendously in the last decade. Now I work out of my spacious studio in Felida neighborhood of Vancouver, WA.

Oil Portraits

My favorite medium is oil. Portraits painted in oil are luscious, luminous, and very life-like. I pride myself on my ability to capture an undeniable likeness of my subjects. Many of my clients have commented on how "alive" the portraits appear ...especially in the eyes that seem to have a special twinkle. With the type of realism that I strive to achieve in my paintings and drawings it is necessary that I be very detail oriented. The exact position of facial features in relation to one another is what makes each human face unique.

Pencil Portraits

Creating pencil sketch portraits is a very satisfying process as well. It is a much quicker process but just as detailed. Pencil drawings can be completed in a short period of time thus making it a quick and cost effective option to owning a custom piece of fine art.