12x16oil on canvas
I painted most of this while holding my 3-month-old son in a front carrier. It's not as developed as some of my other portraits, but I think it has a fresher quality to it-- I didn't have time to mess it up!
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Showing posts with label portrait. Show all posts
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Portrait - Doug
12x16I painted most of this while holding my 3-month-old son in a front carrier. It's not as developed as some of my other portraits, but I think it has a fresher quality to it-- I didn't have time to mess it up!
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Judy II
12x16oil on canvas
After a couple of months absence, I finally was able to attend a portrait session at the local gallery; here's the result.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Portrait
12x16oil on canvas
My most recent portrait painting, this one of Brandon. He's only 13 years old, but an excellent model. He posed for our group last Friday.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
More Portraits
More portraits I've painted lately, of Glenn, Laura and Judy. Painting portraits helps improve my "eye," and I enjoy it for itself.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Portraits
I started painting portraits when I was invited by an artist friend to join a local group which meets once a week. After a fitful start (about 6 months' worth), my portraits finally moved beyond drawing to being more "painterly." Here are a few of my better efforts:
This portrait of Cosmos was done in October 2008. It was one where I felt the shadow and light sides worked well together, and was also my first attempt at glasses.
Dominique's portrait was done for a portrait swap challenge for the Different Strokes From Different Folks blog. It was a challenge to paint from a photograph instead of a live model, and I wasn't completely pleased, but there it is. January 2009.
This portrait of Cosmos was done in October 2008. It was one where I felt the shadow and light sides worked well together, and was also my first attempt at glasses.
The hard edge of Ken's nose is jarring, and the rendering of the clothing is atrocious, but what I liked about this painting was the skin tones and the contour of his forehead. November 2008.
Dominique's portrait was done for a portrait swap challenge for the Different Strokes From Different Folks blog. It was a challenge to paint from a photograph instead of a live model, and I wasn't completely pleased, but there it is. January 2009.
Although this is not the greatest painting, I felt it really captured the essence of the model, Judy, so I'm including it. January 2009. Sold
This portrait doesn't do the model, Kathy, justice, but I'm finally learning to soften the edge of the nose and see the green in the receding planes, which makes me happy. January 2009.
This one of Irene is my best, to date. there are some issues with it, of course, but I was pleased with the overall effect. February 2009.
I really am going to get back to landscapes; in fact, I have one on my easel right now. In the meantime, though, I thought I'd post these as proof I haven't been completely idle!
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