[Chris Saper]

Dear Juan,

Excellent post. Not being a lawyer, I can't speak to the law here, but I can tell you that I routinely ask my sitters to sign a written agreement giving me permission to use their image, both in photos and paintings, as well as the painting itself (owner permission). This way my bases are covered, and the permission is in a file. (Of course if someone prefers me not to do so, I am fine with this,too). Getting your permission slips signed at the time to the painting is so important..it was an administrative nightmare trying to track down ten years of sitters to print images in "Painting Beautiful Skin Tones". Don't assume you'll never need them, because you just never know!

Chris