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.


Endometriosis: this category includes articles and videos which refer to my struggles with the disease endometriosis.

Lutter contre l’endométriose

Wednesday 9 March 2011 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

artiste peintre Gwenn Seemel


Des millions de femmes ont cette maladie mais la plupart des gens ne savent pas ce que c’est.  Cette ignorance est dangereuse pour beaucoup de femmes.


Why endometriosis awareness matters

Tuesday 1 March 2011 - Comments / Commentaires (10)

inside a tulip


Millions of women suffer from this disease but most people still don’t have any idea what it is.  That ignorance puts a lot more women in danger. 


Feminine

Monday 14 February 2011 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

portraits by Gwenn Seemel


What does that word even mean?


Still a vegetarian

Tuesday 18 January 2011 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

lettuce


I’ve always known that what I put in my face affects my whole body, but it wasn’t until this last year that I realized how much it does.


Ready

Thursday 30 December 2010 - Comments / Commentaires (10)

artist's self-portrait


Though the good moments were really good, this year wasn’t my favorite for a lot of reasons.  I’m looking forward to 2011 in a big way!


The note is the winding path it takes.

Monday 1 November 2010 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

still from a vlog


People are made up of all the moments that got them to the place they are at.


Between life and death / Entre la vie et la mort

Monday 27 September 2010 - Comments / Commentaires (4)

two portraits of the same person


A lesson learned painting two portraits.  Ce que j’ai appris en peignant deux portraits.


Raising awareness about endometriosis

Wednesday 11 August 2010 - Comments / Commentaires (19)

still from a vlog


Because the more we know, the better off we all are.


Searching for my bearings

Wednesday 4 August 2010 - Comments / Commentaires (10)

marionberries ripening


It’s been almost a year now since a doctor sat me down and explained to me that I have endometriosis, and I’m still not certain I understand the diagnosis.


Sympathetic magic

Monday 5 July 2010 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

still from a video


In this vlog, I talk about sympathetic magic not as a supernatural phenomenon, but as a concept that reveals what’s special about portraiture.


Change

Monday 8 March 2010 - Comments / Commentaires (3)

Gwenn Seemel's self-portrait from 2006


I thought I understood change when I did a series of “before” and “after” portraits in 2006 and 2007, but, recently, I’ve discovered just how little I knew.


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.


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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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