Creating a portrait is the most challenging of all art forms. A successful portrait must not only faithfully reflect the sitter's outward appearance but also capture his or her spirit and inner character. If that weren't demanding enough, it must also exhibit the artist's distinctive style - one that sets his work apart from those of others.
     

  All portraits are made life size. Prices start at $3,000.

                                                                         

                                                       

 

 

Self-portrait, 1984

     Andre Lohnert received his first art education in Slovakia. After moving to the United States in 1983, he continued his art studies at California State University, Long Beach (portrait painting and sculpture), Long Beach Community College (painting and printmaking) and Mt. San Jacinto College (sculpture and bronze foundry).

   He has held numerous solo art exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad. His works are part of private and corporate collections in the United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, France, Slovakia, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Mauritius.

 

View his art on youtube: "Andre Lohnert The Saints and the Sinners";   https://youtu.be/CE5Xu_WVaI4

https://youtu.be/CE5Xu_WVaI4

More on making of the portrait of the President and Mrs. Trump:

https://youtu.be/wlxEoYfik50

                         

         

 In 1851, when the first white men visited Yosemite Valley, they noted its unusual beauty. The reports of this earthly paradise soon attracted artists, such as Virgil Williams and Albert Bierstadt, whose images helped raise public interest in preserving the valley before it would be forever lost to settlers. In 1864, the Congress of the United States set it aside for "public use, resort and recreation," effectively creating the first American national park. The valley soon became a popular destination for tourists from Sacramento, San Francisco, and beyond. The roads were built, and hotels were erected.