What are your favorite contemporary portrait artists?

Portrait, Photography Artists?

• For my art project i'm doing it based around vintagey retro things and so far i've done a black and white portrait of a vintage 50's woman but it was a photo i found online, i need to find an artist for my project, it doesn't have to be related to what i'm doing really but does anyone know any realistic portrait artists? Or Artists that draw old fashioned objects like cameras? I like quirky artists with unique style

• Answer:

  Try Ronald Sweeney. He does a lot of country music stars... but he also does portraits for others as well,,, his black and white paintings look so realistic its kind of unimaginable... Ron Sweeneys Art Gallery is on facebook... http://www.facebook.com/SweeneyArtGallery#!/SweeneyArtGallery/photos