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.


Social currency

Wednesday 16 May 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

painting of two grizzlies and their babies


Artists worry that big-money companies will swoop in and steal their work, but they shouldn’t, because what creatives do is about a lot more than what they make.


Not painting my vagina / Ne pas peindre mon vagin

Monday 14 May 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (4)

a pair of black swans


Crime Against Nature may be paintings of animals, but it’s really all about me…and probably you too.  Même si les tableaux du Crime contre la nature sont tous des images d’animaux, ma nouvelle série est avant tout un exploration de ma vie…et de la vôtre aussi sans doute.


Making the little look big / Faire du grand avec du petit

Thursday 10 May 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

still from a video


When done right, a little painting can portray a big thing.  Si c’est fait correctement, une petite peinture peut décrire quelque chose de grand.


On felted wool sculptures and being the patron

Tuesday 8 May 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

Roo sculpture


I just commissioned Amelia Santiago to make a sculpture of my favorite Brittany, and being on the buying end of art was a little unreal.


What is your favorite color? / Quelle est votre couleur préférée?

Monday 7 May 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

portrait in acrylic


Palette choices are very important when it comes to portraits.  Les choix de couleurs sont très importants quand il s’agit de portraits.


The stupids

Thursday 3 May 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (7)

painting of a woman


Every so often as I’m working, I come down with a big case of the stupids.


Identifying with animals / S’identifier avec des animaux

Tuesday 1 May 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

lioness tackling a warthog


My upcoming series, Crime Against Nature, plays on this human trait.  Ma série, Le crime contre la nature, joue sur ce trait humain.


Smallness and the artist’s struggle for immortality

Sunday 29 April 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

girl


Art-making is less about making a lasting mark and more about celebrating the absurdity of existence.


Austin Kleon: creativity, copyright, and superstition

Thursday 26 April 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

screenshot


Austin Kleon may be an advocate for creativity, but he also has a strange relationship with copyright, as this snippet of the “Image Use and Copyright” page of his site proves.


Copyright is for scaredy-cats. / Le droit d’auteur, c’est pour les peureux.

Wednesday 25 April 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (9)

still for a video


If I sound all “school yard,” it’s because I mean this as a challenge for every artist who still embraces copyright.  J’invite à tous les artistes qui acceptent avec plaisir le droit d’auteur de penser un petit peu plus là-dessus.


Un modèle d’affaires pour un artiste qui renonce au droit d’auteur

Tuesday 24 April 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

Mimi and Eunice


L’auteur de cette bande dessinée n’est pas le seul artiste qui gagne sa vie sans le copyright, et le modèle d’affaires pour faire pareil n’est pas si compliqué que ça.


Bigger, better / La plus grande, la meilleure

Sunday 22 April 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

Gwenn Seemel


I don’t actually believe that bigger is better, but, where the female of a species is concerned, I’d like to think it’s true.  Je ne crois pas que plus grand est toujours mieux, mais, où la femelle d’une espèce est concernée, j’aimerai y croire.


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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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