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Birgit Porter has been a professional artist since 1978. She started her art career at KPM, the Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin, Germany with a three year apprenticeship. After completion of her training, she was chosen to create works of art at KPM for high government officials and embassies around the world. Mrs. Porter has studied art at the university level in Berlin, England, and the United States. She is recognized as one of the top flower painters on porcelain, trained at a European porcelain factory. She was honored to be asked by a European publisher to write the first book on 18th century porcelain painting techniques as practiced by the Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin. Porcelain Painting: Flowers from the KPM Berlin, publisher Callwey, Munich, Germany, 2001. (It has been sold on Amazon.com. Now Available in Germany at www.amazon.de, in France at www.amazon.fr, in Japan at www.amazon.co.jp, in Canada at www.amazon.ca, and in the United Kingdom at www.amazon.co.uk. See links below.) During a recent trip to Berlin, while at KPM, she was excited to learn that her book is now part of the resource center for apprentice training at KPM. What an honor! Her career has included floral paintings, gold work, miniature portraits on porcelain, character design and animation for advertising, children's book illustration, mural painting, watercolor and oil botanicals, custom kitchen tiles, and fine oil portraiture. She has taught seminars throughout the United States, and Puerto Rico. Students from Japan and Thailand have flown over the Pacific to study with her. In 1997, Birgit Porter was awarded first place in classical painting in an international competition in Venezuela, South America. This international artist has created floral paintings and portraits for private collections in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Birgit Porter is a member of the Portrait Society of America, and the Portrait Society of Atlanta.
"If there is a special project that you have in mind, let's talk. I love to create portraits and designs using natural elements, especially floral and tropical themes. You can reach me at 404-610-9292."
"If your thinking of commissioning an artist for a Custom Art Project, start with my Portrait Page."
Copyright 2011 - All images and content on this website are the property of Birgit and Robert Porter.
Photography, Writing, Speech Preparation, Web Designing and Hosting. robert@porterfineart.com
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