Portrait painting is having its 20th Century heyday and an American woman artist living on this Italian island is cashing in on three continents. Portrait painting is once again being celebrated in the 20th century and an artist living somewhere in Italy is making it big on three continents.

There are several ways to learn how to paint a person. Painting the "indication" of a person is probably the easiest. While painting a portrait of a person will take a bit more study, time and practice.