Practice: this category includes all articles and videos that discuss the practice of making art.
Making my reference images / Créer mes images de référence

Sometimes, there’s no painting from life. Parfois, il n’y a pas moyen de peindre d’après nature.
Ira Glass in the looking glass

Ira Glass saying that Mike Daisey doesn’t tell the truth is like saying that René Magritte doesn’t represent reality. The statement is at least as wrong as it is right.
Abstraction attraction

I’m not usually a fan of abstract art, but a recent encounter with some of Mark Rothko’s work reminded me that I can be.
Art that’s worth copying / L’art qui vaut le coup d’être copié

Being copied is good for a person’s creative health. Se faire imiter, c’est bon pour la santé créative.
Full studio, empty brain / Un atelier bien rempli, un cerveau qui se vide

It’s a very nice feeling! Ça fait du bien!
About Series X / À propos de la Série X

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

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

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

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

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.
Portraiture is hard. / Le portrait est difficile.

That’s why most artists avoid it. Voilà pourquoi la plupart d’artistes evite ce genre.
A little bit in love / Un petit peu amoureuse

Painting portraits is a loving act. Peindre des portraits est un acte d’amour.

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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