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.


About Series X / À propos de la Série X

Monday 27 February 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (6)

fanfin seadevil


I’ve been secretive about this series long enough.  Il est temps de raconter un peu plus sur cette série.


The energetic nature of art-making

Friday 24 February 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

red tulip bouquet


I got flowers at my opening this week and they represent so much more than just a nice gesture.


The discipline of portraiture / La discipline du portrait

Thursday 23 February 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

une femme artiste


Painting portraits for years helps an artist to make very different work more easily.  Peindre des portraits pendant des années permet à un artiste de créer des œuvres très différentes plus facilement.


I don’t do drugs.

Monday 20 February 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (9)

beach foam


In which I talk about what illegal substances, religion, and art have in common.


The moral of the story / La morale de l’histoire

Friday 17 February 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

une femme artiste


Today is my fourth blog birthday and day for saying thank you.  Aujourd’hui c’est le quatrième anniversaire de mon blog et un jour pour dire un grand merci.


Dead, tired, or vital?

Thursday 16 February 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (6)

detail image of a painting


Is it okay to exhibit the same work multiple times?  Or does art lose a certain luster once it has been displayed?


The best kind of artist / La meilleure sorte d’artiste

Monday 13 February 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

une femme artiste


There are three different kinds of artists but just one who accomplishes much of anything.  Il existe trois différentes sortes d’artistes mais une seule qui réussit à faire quelque chose d’intéressant.


“Comme ça!”

Thursday 9 February 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (4)

small ceramic figurine


Visits to my childhood in France are never unemotional, but this one brought things to a new level.


Between portraiture and figurative art / Entre le portrait et l’art figuratif

Monday 6 February 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

portrait painted on a canvas bag


Portraiture can be considered a figurative art, but figurative art is not always portraiture.  Le portrait peut être considéré comme un art figuratif, mais tout art figuratif n’est pas du portrait.


Who I was, who I am

Thursday 2 February 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (3)

Brittany spaniel drawn by a little girl


This drawing by my nine year old self was just one of the many uncomfortable treasures I dug up while I was in France last month, helping my mother get rid of her parents’ things.


Why I talk about art / Pourquoi je parle de l’art

Monday 30 January 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

une femme artiste


The people who don’t talk about art tend to be vocal about their non-verbalizing stance so I can’t help but make a rebuttal.  Les gens qui n’aiment pas parler de l’art ont tendance à être loquaces sur leur silence et c’est pour ça que je me sens obligée de répondre.


Following paintings: Mary Anne and Katie

Friday 27 January 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

portrait diptych


This is my third in a series of videos of chats I have with subjects of my paintings.


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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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