For all the centuries before the camera, we had only paintings or sketches to give us a look at the personages of the time. To many, such oil paintings remain the ultimate in fine portraiture, to grace their homes, to make an imprint on their offices—but modern life rarely allows us the hours for a series of sittings with a painter. Now, through an arrangement with respected artist Sharon Grubbs, Pro Studio can resolve that dilemma for you. And, although those artworks of old sometimes disappointed the subjects when they saw the finished paintings, you will have great say in the results. The process starts with a photographic session at Pro Studio. When you see the proofs, you choose the pose you want Sharon Grubbs to use to capture on canvas the fleeting expressions recorded with the release of the shutter...the lingering drowsiness brushing a child's face after a nap, the half-determined, half-reluctant air of adolescence grappling with shyness, the gleam in the eyes that brings a real sense of the individual behind the commanding aura of the formal executive portrait. In Sharon Grubb's rich palette of oils, face and body are fully detailed with artistry and with clarity. her backgrounds are generally impressionistic, and can be varied to suit your own décor. For these are heirloom portraits, paintings you will want to display now and proudly pass down to the generations to come.