it's Twitter, it's Fun, squawk!

a mosaic of my twitter followers today.
thanks to walter higgins for creating the mosaic maker.

Twitter Follower Mosaic : A Sxoop Technologies Creation. Imaging Software for the Web.

Matt portrait update

More or less finished, this was the most difficult one of my recent portraits, think I was overly invested in making it look "right". But I enjoyed doing it nonetheless, and feel it has a renaissance connection, the beard and robe adding to that I'm sure.

update on matthew portrait in oil

I made some progress on the portrait, not finished, tho. It takes real concentration to paint a likeness, more focus required. A challenging and rewarding exercise in painting!

Matthew portrait in oil, unfinished

I started this yesterday, but the proportions were off so I scraped it off and began again today. Think this one work out. One of the nice things about oil paint is that is malleable, you can smooth, mix and push paint around to get it to be where you like it , more or less.
Went to BestBuy with my niece this a.m. so got a late start.

"Painted Lady" portrait of my sister in oil

Believe I have finished this one, but for the sig. Really love the way this turned out, and plan to do more portraits as a result. Allowing the raw sienna underpainting to show thru adds some interest, as does the pose I chose.

Title: "Painted Lady"
Size: 14"x11" oil on wrapped, stretched linen.
NFS

Painted Lady, a Portrait of my Sister in oil

Suddenly, faces are fascinating to me. So I took a few photos of my sis the other day and decided to try painting her, since I am pleased with the one I painted of myself. Needs some touch-up, but overall I am satisfied. She will see it later today, hope she likes! 14"x11" oil on stretched linen.

Self Portrait 2009 oil on linen painting

Had a good time photoshopping, then painting 3 of me for a new self-portrait. 10"x20" oil on stretched linen. Still tape on the canvas, will remove when the painting dries. I like the variation amongst the 3, didn't work too hard on "likeness". I think my recent color explorations from the book "How to See Color and Paint It" by Arthur Stern had an influence on this painting.

self-portrait

I feel it's time to work on a self-portrait--I am my most accomodating model! Took some photos and played in photoshop, fun for a change. Am thinking about painting this, maybe with acrylic.


My truck is in the shop again, what a hassle and expense. I cannot recommend the '02 Ranger! Luckily I have family nearby to rescue me.