Alan Shuptrine

Who is Alan Shuptrine?

Alan Shuptrine is an American realist painter, as well as a master gilder. He has emerged as a leading practitioner in the centuries-old art of water gilding fine frames, wood carving, sgrafitto etching, antique gold leaf restorations, faux finishing, and decorative arts in several other mediums. Alan is known for his fine, realistic and dramatic watercolors. His desire to pursue a career in the arts grew out of watching his father, the late Hubert Shuptrine, a nationally recognized watercolor realist.

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Alan's pursuit of the arts included schooling at The Baylor School, The University of the South, and the University Of Tennessee. Alan is renowned for his precise attention to detail and draws inspiration from studying the techniques of Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Thomas Eakins, Andrew Wyeth, Stephen Scott Young, and his father's drybrush watercolors. Hubert Shuptrine was known for chronicling the “dying South” as subject matter for his realistic watercolors. Hubert co-created the book Jericho: The South Beheld with the late poet James Dickey, and received a Pulitzer Prize Nomination as well as the coveted Carey Thomas Award.