Thursday, September 8 at 7:30 p.m. on WSRE, “Conversations with Jeff Weeks” welcomes internationally known portrait artist Jeff Bass. Bass’ work graces some of the most famous venues in the world: The Smithsonian, The CIA, The National World War II Museum, The International Spy Museum and the National Naval Aviation Museum. Bass has meticulously put history on canvas; during the interview, Bass gives shares a thorough history lesson on some of his most famous paintings. Viewers will be amazed at the background preparation and detailed re-creation that goes into one of Bass’ paintings. After hearing the process in which he goes through to create his fine art, viewers will have an increased level of understanding and appreciation of what it takes to bring history to canvas.
Born in Mobile, Ala., Jeff Bass has been painting since age nine, and credits his mother, an artist herself, for starting him on his path as an artist. He went on to study the rudiments of traditional academic art, but pursued a career in broadcast journalism. After an accomplished career in television, he returned to his first love — painting. Today, Jeff Bass completes fine art portraits for private collections, colleges, boardrooms and museums. His work is not limited to portraiture — Bass has a passion for history and combines that discipline with painting to produce historical subject paintings for museums.
“Conversations with Jeff Weeks” is a half-hour, weekly series that is “personality-driven,” featuring in-depth discussions with unique individuals and leading newsmakers from all walks of life. The program airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Friday nights at 9 p.m. and Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. on WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast.
