this is a portrait of my mom! i started it in person when i visited her this summer, and i finally finished it with photo reference today. let's hope she likes it.
i want to start doing more portraits of the people i know, so if i know you, your phiz may be showing up here soon!
i made this drawing into a t-shirt! you can buy it here.
i swear, if he doesn't win...let's just say i might want to make a loooong visit to another country.
but then, the chemicals make my skin peel. maybe i shouldn't wash my hands in the turpentine, no?
this painting was done en plein air at the sands point preserve on long island. i made three paintings that day, and this was the first one, which ended up being my favorite. i guess i should've heeded the words of the wise man kenny rogers, who said, "you got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, etc."
sorry i let you down, kenny.
i always liked cate blanchett, but i was truly blown away by her portrayal of dylan in i'm not there. the people with whom i saw the movie were not impressed with the film all that much, but i thought it was a unique way to explore the life of one unique individual. the only drawback in my eyes was that in using so many actors to play one character, the viewers inevitably choose a favorite, which causes them to like the other versions less. and the other actors were certainly left in the dust by dear cate here.
i wanted to do a picture of her as dylan(or "jude," as her version of dylan is named), but didn't find a decently-sized photo that i liked enough. so i went with a glamour shot, and i'm pretty happy with how it came out. she certainly inspired a nice, subtle palette, i think.
click on them for better detail (it's worth it, i think).
so i made this image via a process called solarplate printing, or solar etching, as it is also known. it is a very nice way to do the look and feel of metal plate etching, without all the acid on your hands and breathing in the aquatint dust and such. check out this guy for more information about it.
by the way, the models here are the lovely julia and emily brandt, wife and sister-in-law of the artist. i'm the artist.
anyhoo, i need your input here! i want to put one of these on my official website, but i cannot decide which one. well, i suppose i could, but i thought it would be an interesting little project to involve all three of you folks who actually stop by here. so what do you say, can you help me?
oh, and if you didn't catch my last post, it's got some nice stuff. click here, and scroll down for the portrait of dr. house!
and that was miss parker posey, whom i ran across during my former incarnation as a hipster-east-village-record-store-employee. see this post for more info.
of the five portraits you see here, i am particularly proud of the bjork and the hugh laurie. i'm not quite as satisfied with the jack and the jim, but i do feel like i'm generally starting to get my speed and accuracy up to levels i'm comfortable with.
ooh, when i typed the word "satisfied" just now, that exact word was mentioned in the song that was playing. that song owes me a coke!
