Oregon Art Beat, me, and everyone I know

When KC contacted me about featuring my work on Oregon Art Beat, I was thrilled, but my exhilaration was followed immediately by an overwhelming sense of terror.  I was convinced I would be boring.  So I did what any portrait artist would do: I put my subjects in the spotlight!

Subjective is open in Portland…

...but Wednesday is the big day.  Join us for our artist talk and stay for the food and partying!

I ♥ Becca Bernstein!

When I met Becca years ago, I never imagined we would team up.  Now that we are in the midst of touring our collaborative series, I am so glad we did!

The brush makes the painting.

I’ve always been particular about all the different tools I use in my work, but, more than any other brush, the Da Vinci Cosmotop Spin Flat Wash Series 5080 size 60 have changed the look of my paintings.  Finding these brushes was a revelation: they forced me to re-evaluate the way that I put paint on canvas. 

Goal!

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

Gratitude

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

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.

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

Drip

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

Crosshatch

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

Calendar girl

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

Portrait of the portraitist

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…

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