Truthful Elegance by Stacy Briggs continued

His portrait work is very highly regarded, with one of Maria Callas, used to promote the Tony Award-winning play “Master Class,” auctioned off to benefit the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Then, there’s golf. The former Golf Magazine illustrator has created portraits of Payne Stewart and Ben Hogan that hang at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Ohio, and more than 20 others are in the permanent collection at the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla., including the latest which helped celebrate Monday’s induction ceremony.

Thirty oils, highlighting the career of Jack Nicklaus, have been purchased by his museum. Recent commissions include a portrait of Wilbur Ross and
murals featuring golfers Greg Norman and Padraig Harrington installed in the entry halls and dining room at Doonberg Golf Club on the coast in County Clare, Ireland, earlier this year.

When it comes to describing Harrington’s oil paintings, art experts can weigh in with the grandest of praise. more...