Photo of Neil Gittings

by Paul Swendson

2009 to present

Painter,sculptor,

and photographer

in Plano,Texas

1991 to 2009

Artist and photographer

in Paris,France

Gittings lived and painted in the New Moon for several years in Paris.

(formerly Le Nouvelle Athens)

Photo taken in 1925

View from the New Moon overlooking Place pigalle.

At Chez Ammads'

The Sons Of Nusku

Early photo of the Hotel de Clermont.

The Hotel De Clermont (Chez Ammads')  as it looks today.

Neil Gittings lived and painted portraits in this cafe/hotel between 1991 and 2009.

Click here for Chez Ammads' website.

1987 to 1991

Gittings worked as a photographer for the family studio at the Biltmore Fashion Park in Phoenix.

In 1990,

Paul Skipworth attemted to sue Neil Gittings

in federal court for trademark infringement.

At that time,Skipworth claimed to own the trademark.

Several years later,

Skipworth sold the company to Greg Lorphing

who now claimes to hold a monopoly on the name.

Click here for more information 

1982 to 1987

BULLOCKS WILSHIRE

Gittings managed a studio/gallery

on the second floor of  Bullocks Wilshire in Los Angeles.

  (more info)

1968 to 1982

Gittings worked at the family studio in Houston (Galleria) and the laboratory on D'Amico.

1973 to 1974

Gittings attended school at Orme Ranch.

Neils' art teacher at Orme was Dorothy (Dot) Lewis

Dorothy Swain Lewis

1971

In the summer of 1971,Readers Digest organized a cultural/student exchange between the United States and Romania. As the groups' photographer, Neil Gittings traveled with the Memorial Junior High choir to Romania.

The choir traveled throughout the country culminating in a concert for Nicholi Couchescu in Bucherest.

Romanian family

photo by Neil Gittings

To see Port folio,click here.