{"id":575,"date":"2025-11-19T16:57:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/?page_id=575"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:38:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:38:24","slug":"early-portraits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/?page_id=575","title":{"rendered":"Early Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"575\" class=\"elementor elementor-575\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9edbad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9edbad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94fdf04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94fdf04\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d1dde9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d1dde9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502d09c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"502d09c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_b3c44e438c3a4751a1cfebaa31840c78_mv2_d_1924_1527_s_2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-67\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bfed46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bfed46\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6148e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a6148e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_28cd8995c8ce4e6784885e1952b8a34d_mv2_d_1920_2560_s_2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-68\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79a7af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a79a7af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d84043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d84043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portraits<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8e465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b8e465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Celebrity &amp; Fine Art<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef240b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cef240b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6c506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b6c506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Charcoal and Pastel Drawings\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a6eeb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74a6eeb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04d097 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a04d097\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239dbf1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"239dbf1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a3a0a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47a3a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lgz2syrp\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrp wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lgz2syrr\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrr wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"color_42 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span style=\"color: #fc9351; text-decoration: underline;\">Early Portraits<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_44 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"color: #59dfee;\"><span class=\"color_44 wixui-rich-text__text\">Selected Portraits<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><div id=\"comp-lgz33gp5\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz33gp5 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_42 wixui-rich-text__text\">1980s &#8211; 2000<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b1bc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92b1bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Beginnings of a Fulfilling Career<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092b577 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"092b577\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1289ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1289ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_2eabd0da7ce64415904dd343207db005.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_2eabd0da7ce64415904dd343207db005.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_2eabd0da7ce64415904dd343207db005-205x300.jpeg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d1c76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6d1c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_32e9bf0f5c0448d385ff454a416daead.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_32e9bf0f5c0448d385ff454a416daead.jpeg 249w, https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_32e9bf0f5c0448d385ff454a416daead-136x300.jpeg 136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0919f75 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0919f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lgz2syrp\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrp wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lgz2syrk\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrk wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">I was called upon to paint Heads of State Former New York Governor Mario M. Cuomo<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83dc8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e83dc8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_d2c122fa88e74dadae5f917265a0b1a6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-543\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_d2c122fa88e74dadae5f917265a0b1a6.png 458w, https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_d2c122fa88e74dadae5f917265a0b1a6-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba0dc0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_19b7f02de22148aa9e491e4893d78d4f.jpg 463w, https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_19b7f02de22148aa9e491e4893d78d4f-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20edafd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20edafd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lgz2syrp\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrp wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lgz2syrk\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrk wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">&#8220;Lead Us In Peace&#8221;<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>Courtesy Sherwin Miller Museum<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1176b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa1176b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_a767adade1e74102be0caffd4b5303ce.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_a767adade1e74102be0caffd4b5303ce.png 626w, https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_a767adade1e74102be0caffd4b5303ce-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5efe6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d5efe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lgz2syrp\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrp wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lgz2syrk\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrk wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">I painted Nobel Laureates<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>Dr. Vincent du Vigneaud<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ed5df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4ed5df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"357\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_90bb2bebe49d45c9820dad257c1a7308.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3079e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lgz2syrp\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrp wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lgz2syrk\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrk wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">I had a diverse group of clients who came from all walks of life<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa01da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fa01da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03888bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03888bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_92104ed115e74098b7827119d8c20236-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-537\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_92104ed115e74098b7827119d8c20236-1.png 380w, https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_92104ed115e74098b7827119d8c20236-1-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1dac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a1dac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_852f9f2a30914454b1df0e69f2baea48.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_852f9f2a30914454b1df0e69f2baea48.png 401w, https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_852f9f2a30914454b1df0e69f2baea48-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e4050 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84e4050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lgz2syrp\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrp wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lgz2syrk\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrk wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p>My clientele included notable members of society<\/p><p>Courtesy Cornell Museum Of American Art<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4570866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4570866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_e8b86cb781f64586904b129694545a28.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_e8b86cb781f64586904b129694545a28.jpg 360w, https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_e8b86cb781f64586904b129694545a28-148x300.jpg 148w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0c4a8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c0c4a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lgz2syrp\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrp wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lgz2syrk\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrk wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p>I was commissioned to paint Captains of Industry<br \/>Tambrands, Thomas Casey CEO<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a51709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a51709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_694375dcfcfc4ccc9d1af5e36c0396e8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_694375dcfcfc4ccc9d1af5e36c0396e8.jpg 359w, https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_694375dcfcfc4ccc9d1af5e36c0396e8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0a4e7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e0a4e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lgz2syrp\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrp wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lgz2syrk\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrk wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p>Interpublic Group of Companies<\/p><p>Philip Geier, Jr. Past CEO<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b66d149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b66d149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_c598c35906544e5dbde1bcd5ac053e5b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_c598c35906544e5dbde1bcd5ac053e5b.jpg 359w, https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_c598c35906544e5dbde1bcd5ac053e5b-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e89bb16 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e89bb16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lgz2syrp\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrp wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lgz2syrk\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrk wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p>Granatell Industries<\/p><p>Charles Granatell, Founder<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c558173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c558173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_245d3010b1c046afa7dd6e2e012fc694.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_245d3010b1c046afa7dd6e2e012fc694.jpg 359w, https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_245d3010b1c046afa7dd6e2e012fc694-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f206b76 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f206b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lgz2syrp\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrp wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lgz2syrk\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrk wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_36 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Testwell Craig Laboratories<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_36 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Daniel Damiano, Past CEO<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de22578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de22578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_cebcb874362b40f998bb38ec51072b6a.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-542\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_cebcb874362b40f998bb38ec51072b6a.png 359w, https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_cebcb874362b40f998bb38ec51072b6a-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fcec66 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fcec66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lgz2syrp\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrp wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lgz2syrk\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrk wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_36 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">I painted distinguished members of the clergy<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_36 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Rabbi Maurice Davis<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lgz2syrp\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrp wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lgz2syrk\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-lgz2syrk wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">I was called upon to paint children<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ed3da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95ed3da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/fran.nizaamdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/79be86_078bb4c7a7a041a1abb049e2b565ded6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-532\" alt=\"\" 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