Corel Painter Master - Fay Sirkis

Name: Fay Sirkis Occupation/Profession: Portrait Artist, Photographer, and Instructor

Fay Sirkis is an internationally-recognized portrait artist, photographer and instructor. She speaks at conferences and seminars both here in the US and in Europe. She recently spoke in England at "Focus on Imaging", one of the largest photography conventions Europe, in honor of the of Painter X launch.

She is a New York based contemporary digital artist, with a background in traditional fine art. She attended the Pratt School of Professional Studies in New York City, where she became certified in Graphic and Web Design. She also attended Rockhurst College CE in New York City for her certification in printing and pre-press.

Fay has been honored by Canon as a "Canon Print Master" and her work is featured in numerous Canon brochures as well.

Fay is part of the "Dream Team" Instructors that teach at the National Association of Photoshop Professional's Photoshop World Conferences. Her tutorial on "Photo Painting" with Photoshop and Corel Painter was the featured article at Photoshop World Boston, and in the Photoshop User Magazine. She is best known for her simplistic way of teaching, making the learning curve in the digital world easier to master!

In honor of The Painter X launch, Fay just released her first of a series of DVD's "A Celebration of Art" Paint Like A Master ! a Photo Painting Tutorial, including her new Master Workspace with 7 new brush categories that will make your paintings shimmer with brilliance!

Her commissioned portraits and paintings are held in private collections internationally, and also exhibited in museums and art galleries.

Fay is the founder of "Fays Art Studio," a high-end commission portrait painting studio, as well as a digital art training and consulting firm based in New York.

To see more of Fay's work, please visit www.faysartstudio.com.