{"title":"Portrait Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFor years, I painted the human figure in live studio sessions—learning to see light, form, and emotion through oil on canvas. Over time, my focus shifted from the model to the soul: friends, family, and the faces of New Yorkers I encountered on the streets and subways of this city. Each portrait is a story, a connection, a moment frozen in time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eI developed my craft at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eArt Students League of New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, following a tradition that includes some of America's most iconic artists—Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Norman Rockwell, and Roy Lichtenstein, Ai Weiwei, among many others. This lineage inspires me to push further, to paint with honesty and depth, and to honor the people who make New York the vibrant, complicated, beautiful city that it is.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/9006\/0402\/collections\/pt_Portrait_of_Spring.jpg?v=1782162093","url":"https:\/\/chandle.art\/collections\/portrait-collection.oembed","provider":"Chandle Lee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}