John Lawrence Seay (see) was born July 16, 1949 in Birmingham, Alabama. He resides there with his wife, Portia and son, Jacob today.

   John served in the United States Army as a mechanic, illustrator, and draftsman from 1969 to 1978. After his service career, he received formal drafting and design training at the Horn School of Drafting (1978) and has an Associate Degree in Drafting and Design from Bessemer State Technical College (1999) both of which are in Alabama.

   John is a self-taught artist in charcoal portrait drawing from photographs. He creates architectural renderings from photographs using black ink and charcoal as well as restoring damaged photographs. He has been teaching charcoal portrait drawing from photographs since 2000. John is the author of the portrait drawing instruction CD titled:

The Must"Seay" Approach to Portrait Drawing 

   Click here> PORTRAIT DRAWING CD OFFER to read about John L. Seay's portrait drawing instruction CD. Click here> HOW TO ORDER to learn how to order his book and enjoy learning how to create your own charcoal portraits from photographs.

   In the area of music, John is also an accomplished accordionist with over 52 years playing the instrument. He has performed in many parts of the United States and Europe.