I want to have a live sitting session with a charcoal artist in New
York City to draw a charcoal portrait. I am looking for a list of
charcoal artists in New York city that draw from live persons
(ideally, with samples displayed on the web). I *do not* want a
drawing from mail-in photo. The price of a portrait shold not exceed
$1000.

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Request for Question Clarification by nenna-ga on 29 Apr 2005 08:53 PDT

Hello undercut-ga,

I have found a portrait artist whom would do a live sittin in NYC,
however, her low-end cost is approx $1500.00

Would this be of any interest to you as an answer. You mentioned
wanting to remain under 1000.00, however I'm having a quite difficult
time finding anything under 2000.00. This is the lowest I have found
out of over 20 places I contacted.

Let me know,
Nenna-GA

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Clarification of Question by undercut-ga on 30 Apr 2005 07:31 PDT

Hi nenna-qa,

Unfortunately, $1000 is the absolute ceiling I can afford. Thank you
very much for your reply.

Regards,
undercut

Christine McBryan is a New York artist who has done portraits in charcoal. 

You can see some of her work here:

http://www.cmcbryan.com/portfolio.html

Contact info:

http://www.cmcbryan.com/contact.html

Hello undercut:

Thanks for the interesting question. 

I have been able to find the following artist in New York City who
does live sitting for portraiture in charcoal:

Name: Catherine R. Muhly
Website: http://www.crmuhly.com/wp-index.html
Costs: "Works on paper begin at $500 for a 9" x 12" head-and-shoulders
done in pencil or charcoal."
In-Person: "That fact obligates me to portray the sitter in a manner
that rises above the fashions and concerns of the sitter's
contemporary milieu. I strive to paint a portrait as objectively and
truthfully as I can, to capture and display what is inherent to the
sitter's character and temperament."
Contact: Phone/FAX: 718-633-5405, Email: Catherine.Muhly@verizon.net

Please have a look at her website and let me know if this is
sufficient to your needs.

Thanks. 

websearcher

The American Society of Portrait Artists is a great place to start,
listings by states.
http://asopa.com/framemembers.htm

Hope this helps,
Darla
http://www.darladixon.com