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Michele Rushworth is an American artist noted for her oil-based portrait paintings. She has painted the official portraits of leading figures in government, law, education, medicine and the arts, including nine state gubernatorial portraits〔〔() Las Vegas Sun, August 16, 2010, Governor Gibbons selects artist for portrait]〕〔(Wyoming Tribune, October 3, 2008, Tradition of hanging former governors portraits )〕〔(American Artist Magazine, March 2010, A Professional Portraitist Offers Her Best Advice )〕〔(Seattle Times, June 25, 2012, Gov. Chris Gregoire poses for official portrait )〕 as well as private portraits for families. In 2010 she was commissioned to paint the official portrait of Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen〔(Coast Guard Compass website, May 25, 2010, Guardian of the Week: Admiral Thad Allen )〕 and was awarded the commission to paint the official portrait of Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr.. She has also been commissioned to paint the official portraits of United States Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and a portrait of the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Norton Schwartz which was unveiled at the Pentagon in early 2013.〔(Mike Flynn, Publisher, Puget Sound Business Journal, May 23, 2012, Flynn's harp: Portraits paint success story for Seattle artist )〕 == Background == Michele Rushworth has been a professional artist working in watercolor, pastel and oils for over 25 years, painting portraits, landscapes and still lifes. She began concentrating on painting official and family portrait commissions in oils in 2001.〔 In September 2002 the CBS news morning show The Early Show hosted a segment with Michele Rushworth and Suzanne Oelschlager, widow of New York City firefighter Douglas Oelschlager who died in the attacks of September 11, 2001. During the interview Suzanne Oelschlager told host Jane Clayson that the portrait that Rushworth donated to her family “is something that my entire family is going to cherish forever.”〔(CBS News, February 11, 2009, Portrait of a Hero )〕 In 2006 the Seattle Times wrote a feature article about Rushworth and quoted Washington State Capitol Museum Director Derek Valley saying that her portrait of Washington State Governor Gary Locke "captures Governor Locke at his best".〔(Seattle Times, January 4, 2006, Sammamish artist captures Gov Locke at his best )〕 The Las Vegas Weekly in 2006 quoted Teresa Moiola, Director of Marketing and Public Information for the Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs, as saying that Michelle Rushworth “is an exemplary painter, perhaps one of the stellar artists of our country”〔(Las Vegas Weekly, Nov 30, 2006, The State should believe in our artists )〕 in a reference to the official portraits Rushworth painted of Nevada Governors Kenny Guinn and Jim Gibbons. American Artist Magazine wrote “In the span of seven years Michele Rushworth has gone from having little to no commission work to being one of the most reputable professional portraitists today" and called her “one of the most successful portrait painters in the country today.”〔(American Artist Magazine, March 2010, A Professional Portraitist Offers Her Best Advice )〕 In a 2011 article in Barron’s about portraiture, Rushworth was said to “produce realistic paintings rich with color,” and the article referred to “the clean style of Michele Rushworth.”〔(Barron’s, December 3, 2011, Captured On Canvas )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michele Rushworth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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