[cite web |url=http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_95721.asp |title=10/30/2006 - Downtown Happenings Through Nov. 6 - Happenings - Chattanoogan.com |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 2006-10-30|format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/5a54xvwfJ|archivedate= 2008-08-14|quote= |accessdate=2008-08-14] He has emerged as a leading practitioner in the centuries-old art of water gilding fine frames, wood carving, sgrafitto etching, antique gold leaf restorations, faux finishing, and decorative arts in several other mediums. Alan is known for his fine, realistic and dramatic watercolors. His desire to pursue a career in the arts grew out of watching his father, the late Hubert Shuptrine [http://www.goldleafdesigns.com/hubertshuptrine/hubertshuptrine.html] , a nationally recognized watercolor realist. ]Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Alan's pursuit of the arts included schooling at The Baylor School (Chattanooga, TN), The University of the South(Sewanee, TN), and the University Of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN). Alan is renowned for his precise attention to detail and draws inspiration from studying the techniques of Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Thomas Eakins, Andrew Wyeth, [http://www.goldleafdesigns.com/stephenscottyoung/stephenscottyoung.html Stephen Scott Young] , and his father's drybrush watercolors. Hubert Shuptrine was known for chronicling the “dying South” as subject matter for his realistic watercolors. Hubert co-created the book Jericho: The South Beheld with the late poet James Dickey, and received a Pulitzer Prize Nomination as well as the coveted Carey Thomas Award.
Like his father, Alan has also won numerous awards in the arts. Alan is a member of the [http://www.societyofgilders.org/ Society of Gilders] , The American Institute for Conservation, [http://www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org/ The National Watercolor Society] , [http://www.tnws.org/ The Tennessee Watercolor Society] , [http://www.southernwatercolorsociety.org/ The Southern Watercolor Society] , [http://www.southernartistry.org/ Southern Artistry] , and the Salmagundi Club.
Honors in 2008 include being selected as a finalist in the [http://www.myamericanartist.com/2008/06/watercolor-2008.html American Artist: Watercolor Magazine Cover Competition] and invitations to participate in numerous juried exhibitions including the 31st Annual Tennessee Watercolor Society, the 31st Annual Southern Watercolor Society, the Tennessee Art League's Central South Art Exhibition, and membership into the prestigious Salmagundi Club of New York City. Alan is also the owner of [http://www.shuptrinefineartgroup.com Shuptrine Fine Art Group] , which houses Gold Leaf Designs and Shuptrine Fine Art.
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