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.


Goal!

Tuesday 29 December 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (1)

David's portrait


I didn’t understand the value of setting real goals until I met David.


Gratitude

Thursday 24 December 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

holding an award letter


A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Artists’ Fellowship Inc and Change Inc helping me out with recent medical expenses.  On Monday, the Haven Foundation awarded me a generous grant that completely pays off my bills.


In defense of the freelance life

Wednesday 23 December 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

American portrait artist Gwenn Seemel


Freelancers may have a reputation for being loners and rogues, but we’re actually more connected to society than those who work for institutions.


The context makes the art.

Monday 21 December 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa


Behind her famous smile, Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa hides the key to understanding context.


Drip

Thursday 17 December 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (5)

painted portrait of Chris Sabin


Besides crosshatching, the most obvious and characteristic aspect of my mark-making is the drip.


Crosshatch

Monday 14 December 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (7)

detail image


Overlaying lines isn’t just the way I love to make a mark.  It’s also useful for making a good likeness.


Calendar girl

Friday 11 December 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (6)

Oregon Public Broadcasting's 2010 calendar


Oregon Public Broadcasting has just published their 2010 calendar and I’m July…


Portrait of the portraitist

Thursday 10 December 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

portrait drawing


I’ve only had my portrait done on a handful of occasions—the first time being when my friend drew me to celebrate my sixteenth birthday (drawing shown here).  But I’ve never had a portrait painted of me until now…


Granting emergency relief

Monday 7 December 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (1)

in my hospital room


I had heard that there are foundations which give money to artists experiencing financial difficulties, but, until I spent three days in the hospital last summer, I didn’t fully appreciate them.


An air of family

Friday 4 December 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

Bobby Neel Adams' Family Tree


I get the impression that the artist Bobby Neel Adams would understand Subjective’s focus on family.


Changing ideas about copyright

Thursday 3 December 2009 - Comments / Commentaires (12)

copyright symbol


Over the past two years, my ideas about copyright and its usefulness to artists has evolved.  While I’ve always thought of myself as an open source kind of girl, there was a time, not so long ago, that I didn’t fully live up to my ideals. 


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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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