Portraits of American Veterans Project
About Portraits of American Veterans Project
In 2009 Algonquin artist Jeanine Hill-Soldner founded the Portraits of American Veterans Project as a continuation of her artwork about war and veterans. This groundbreaking exhibit presents original oil paintings of local veterans with their photographs and stories. The Artist’s goal is to create new art about war that authentically depicts and honors the citizen soldiers, Marines, sailors and Airmen that have served in foreign conflicts from the 20th to the 21st Centuries. The lives of these men and women were defined or shaped by their experience while serving in the military.
A portrait begins with the veteran visiting the Jeanine’s studio where she, quietly listens, as they talk about their military experience, at times, reviving long forgotten memories. The painting begins in the studio for two hours while Jeanine starts the painting from life, and completed with photo references. Meaningful objects such as medals, uniforms, and photographs, chosen by the veteran are included to provide key elements in the visual story telling process. The paintings and stories provide a visual dialogue, a connection between the viewer and the veterans. This is a healing project that aims to touch all who view the portraits and read the stories.
In 2009 Algonquin artist Jeanine Hill-Soldner founded the Portraits of American Veterans Project as a continuation of her artwork about war and veterans. This groundbreaking exhibit presents original oil paintings of local veterans with their photographs and stories. The Artist’s goal is to create new art about war that authentically depicts and honors the citizen soldiers, Marines, sailors and Airmen that have served in foreign conflicts from the 20th to the 21st Centuries. The lives of these men and women were defined or shaped by their experience while serving in the military.
A portrait begins with the veteran visiting the Jeanine’s studio where she, quietly listens, as they talk about their military experience, at times, reviving long forgotten memories. The painting begins in the studio for two hours while Jeanine starts the painting from life, and completed with photo references. Meaningful objects such as medals, uniforms, and photographs, chosen by the veteran are included to provide key elements in the visual story telling process. The paintings and stories provide a visual dialogue, a connection between the viewer and the veterans. This is a healing project that aims to touch all who view the portraits and read the stories.
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