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Born in 1939 in Park City, Utah, Edward Fraughton is a distinguished American artist, sculptor and inventor, renowned for his monumental works and collector editions, many that reflect the rich history of the American West. With a civil engineering background and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Utah, Fraughton's evolution from a struggling artist to a celebrated sculptor is as captivating as the narratives portrayed in his artworks. Selected as the Portrait Society's 2024 Gold Medal Recipient, Christine Egnoski recently interviewed Fraughton about his career, inventions and latest project.
Christine Egnoski: You attended the University of Utah, majoring in civil engineering, but changed your major to sculpture. Can you tell us about that time in your life and how you made that decision?
Edward Fraughton: My University of Utah experience was somewhat exasperating. As a civil engineering student in 1957, I loved inventing and building things. I also played in the concert and marching bands, but I signed up for far too many classes.
Struggling to survive on the $15 a month my family was sending me for food, I was literally starving. I failed a couple of classes, and as a break, decided to take an art class. Most students had studied art in high school, but coming from a poor family in an old mining town that offered no art classes, I had had no formal art training.
However, as a child I had always been creating art. After my first college art class I thought, "I love engineering, I love music, and I love art." Although I hadn't yet made a decision relative to sculpture, and since I wouldn't be taking my first sculpture class until the end of my second year, I definitely made a decision to change my major to art.
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Step by Step: Capturing Expression
I painted Olivier as part of a demonstration for my Wednesday online class. The month's theme was \"Alla Prima Portrait Expressions,\" focusing on capturing dynamic emotion in a static image.
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Intuitive response
My work is known for its raw, dynamic energy and freshness.
![The Portrait Society of America Chairman's Letter Educate, Inspire, Connect The Portrait Society of America Chairman's Letter Educate, Inspire, Connect](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/14326/1964986/8DXqkTv6o1738733682021/THE-PORTRAIT-SOCIETY-OF-AMERICA-CHAIRMANS-LETTER-EDUCATE-INSPIRE-CONNECT.jpg)
The Portrait Society of America Chairman's Letter Educate, Inspire, Connect
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, \"How much of human life is lost in waiting.\"
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No Place Like Home
Focusing on color mixing and composition, Kayla Martell paints blissful interior scenes
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Moved by Instinct
Inspired by the beauty of nature, Jean Haines' watercolors bloom with spontaneity
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BACK-UP PLAN
An overview of the data storage options for all of the digital files that make up your art business
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Apex Predators
Growing up in Kenya surrounded by nature, Guy Combes talks about the passions of painting wildlife
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Skyscapes
Ksenya Verse highlights the intricate textures, variability and sculptural nature of clouds
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Something beguiling
In watercolor, I work exclusively with transparent pigments, carefully building textural effects through multiple glazes (sometimes up to five or six layers) to achieve dimension and detail in my realistic watercolors.
![HUNCHES ARE BUILT UPON WISDOM HUNCHES ARE BUILT UPON WISDOM](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/14326/1964986/6ktNutTtN1738734691873/HUNCHES-ARE-BUILT-UPON-WISDOM.jpg)
HUNCHES ARE BUILT UPON WISDOM
Harley Brown's fascinating things no one else will tell you