The crowd watched as the artist developed a spectacular piece and led them through his process. Liberace engaged with his audience by describing the materials he used, how to create certain details, and how to paint the human body. #ROBERT LIBERACE PAINTING DEMO PROFESSIONAL#.“Exploring the French Quarter Art Walk in Charleston, SC.” Living the Artful Life Blog, November 2014 “Painting Parents – Rob and Lina Liberace.” Painting Parents Blog, May, 2016 Īnnette Goings. “Gilded Magic.” Picture Framing Magazine, August 2016, pp. “From Portraiture to Illustration: And Interview with Robert Liberace and Lina Chesak-Liberace.” Plaza Artist Materials’ Plaza Art Blog, November 2016 Their work is currently displayed at The Principle Gallery, Alexandria, Viginia. Their family Instagram page is LiberaceArt. Lina and her husband, artist Robert Liberace, internationally recognized for his portrait and figure work, have two very creative daughters and live in Virginia. Lina occasionally teaches sculpture to both children and adults. Her recreations of “worn” shoes from past centuries can be found at Baileywycks in The Plains, Virginia. In August 2016, her “sgraffito/ granito” (old Italian style) gilded frame and her painting to go with it were featured in Picture Framing Magazine’s article “Gilded Magic,” written by Master Gilder William Adair (see link below). In recent years Lina’s focus has shifted toward painting and sculpture where she enjoys painting from nature and combining realism with whimsy. In 2002, she was one of eight SJC alumni selected to represent her alma mater in a publication called Success. Lina has received awards from The Society of Illustrators and The Illustrator’s Club of Washington. Her “Shepherd” Humpty Dumpty illustration is part of The Society of Illustrators’ exhibition and permanent collection, Women Illustrators, Past and Present. Though focusing on editorial illustration, books she has illustrated include Polly Hopper’s Pouch written by Louise Rampersaud for Dutton, and Charlie Muffin’s Miracle Mouse written by Dick King-Smith for Crown Publishers. Her preferred illustration mediums are oil or watercolor with the addition of pencil or ink. where she worked several years at “Arts and Words” Graphic Design before embarking on a full-time career as an illustrator, working for a variety of clients including National Geographic, The Smithsonian, Scholastic, and America Airlines. She grew up in a large artistic family in Rensselaer, Indiana, and graduated from Saint Joseph’s College with a degree in marketing and art. Lina Liberace (formerly Lina Chesak) is an illustrator and fine artist.
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