My goal as an artist is to create a dialogue without words, seeking to resonate with anyone who gives my art their time. Each piece I create is an exploration of light, texture, and anatomy, and is rendered with a great respect for detail and precision. I embrace the rigorous demands of academic realism, not as a burden, but as the highest calling to capture the complex human spirit,  just as the masters of the Renaissance did. In my work I strictly use archival, acid-free, and lightfast materials, ensuring each original artwork lasts longer than all of us.

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Thousands of years ago, people made statues and paintings as if to whisper into the ages: "You know I truly love you",

and thousands of years later we get to marvel at their creations and say:

"Yes, I do."

"I do know that you loved them". 

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That’s exactly why I’m here.

To make art like that.

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-Alan J. Yeargan, 2024