Liberty wanting you to choose her for your team
I usually include a self-portrait in any conceptual series I am working on, and Apple Pie is no exception.
This (for example) is a real person.
A square is a rectangle but a rectangle is not always a square: similarly, a portrait is usually figurative but not all figurative work is portraiture. Just what makes the painting of a person a portrait?
“Your paintings actually look better in person.”
According to someone who came to a recent show of my work, my portraits are more vibrant in person than online, something that’s unfortunately not always the case, they asserted.
Engaged and engaging
Painting from photographs: the best way to make a lively and lifelike portrait.
My name is Gwenn Seemel. I live in Portland, Oregon, USA. I’m a full-time artist and I’ve sold my soul to the genre of portraiture. I blog in French as well as in English. More...
Je m’appelle Gwenn Seemel, et j’habite aux États-Unis. Je suis artiste peintre. Je crée des vidéoblogs et des articles en français et en anglais. En savoir plus...
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