Gordon Pelton, a portrait artist, has been experimenting with ways to produce portraits in three dimensions. When a portrait artist paints on canvas, whether it be in oil, acrylic or watercolor, the result is a two dimensional representation of what is actually a three dimensional subject.

Recently, Pelton has developed a technique for adding the third dimension to his portraits.

Pelston’s three dimensional portraits (Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson and a clown) are on exhibit at the James Harold Galleries in Tahoe City.