Michael Shane Neal, a portrait painter, is just the third artist in 117 years to occupy this live/work studio at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park. He won rights to live here when his name ...

Revered Nashville portrait artist Michael Shane Neal has passed his talent to his daughter. Both now have their artwork hanging in U.S. Capitol.

Everything about Michael Shane Neal nods to the sophistication and splendor of the past: ... his livelihood as a portrait artist. Neal's impressive career has spanned 25 ... and he loves painting.

Neal had previously painted portraits of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd and actor Morgan Freeman. The painting was paid for with private donations ...