Face Making

Artist Gwenn Seemel’s bilingual blog about all the faces she makes while painting faces.

Le blog de l’artiste peintre franco-américaine Gwenn Seemel. Les articles sont en anglais et en français, et souvent ils sont bilingues.


A different kind of Apple Pie

Tuesday 28 April 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

Leonie and Sara at DIVA


I may have already exhibited Apple Pie in Portland, but the version of the show which opens in Eugene on Friday seems like a whole new series in its new space!


Miniature world

Thursday 23 April 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (6)

two miniature portraits in a wooden box


These two little paintings and the box they live in have opened a whole new world of small but very satisfying possibilities for me.


Love at first sight.

Monday 20 April 2009

a very old document with holes in it


This title could refer to any number of things.  For Claire (pictured here), it might refer to France as a whole, the archives at Tours and the study of Renaissance France, or the man she married last weekend!  In my case, it has more to do with the myriad of discoveries I made while creating a wedding present for my dear friend.


“An artist’s job is to tell the truth.”

Wednesday 15 April 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (1)

Sham Ibrahim's Rihanna print


The maker of this image, Sham Ibrahim, is also the person I quote in the title.  But if an artist’s job really is to tell the truth, then Ibrahim is clearly no artist. 


Good dog!

Monday 13 April 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

black Cocker Spaniel


Joey is still just a puppy, but he taught an old dog (me!) some new tricks.


What’s in a name?

Monday 6 April 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (1)

watercolor by Adolf Hitler


Adolf Hitler is one famous guy and the sale of his amateurish art only proves it.


On making a mark

Wednesday 1 April 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

detail images of two portraits


In between these detail images of two portraits of Jesse are four years and almost two hundred paintings.  They prove that style isn’t something you cultivate, but something that cultivates you.


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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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