Having opinions about art / Avoir des opinions sur l’art

Because it’s important to have them.  Parce que c’est important d’en avoir.

On comment books and the psychology of feedback

Comment books might just be my favorite part of showing art, even if I don’t always understand what viewers are trying to tell me.

Choosing the right expression / Choisir la bonne expression

It’s important to pick a good expression when painting a portrait, but sometimes I do the opposite on purpose.  Il est important de choisir la bonne expression pour peindre un portrait, mais parfois je fais tout le contraire.

About the chip on my shoulder

Soon after I started blogging, a friend told me that the tone of some of my articles revealed that I had a bit of a chip on my shoulder.  I remain grateful for that precious piece of feedback.  Though I didn’t want to come across like that, I could certainly see what she was saying.

Paintings within paintings

When we took down Subjective last weekend, Becca had the brilliant idea of trading paintings for a while.  As soon as she suggested it, I knew I wanted to take this one home: I love the painting within the painting.

Subjectively Bend

Subjective is up in central Oregon for another week.

Post-show depression and touring

Touring a show is a lot of work, but the rewards make the effort worthwhile.

The Seemel twins

My brother and I are not twins, but, ever since we’ve been old enough to make the three years between us less conspicuous, people have assumed that we are.

Painting portraits from photos

I work from photographs I take myself in order to make my paintings, but, depending on the kind of portrait I intend to make, the photo shoot varies.

 

Partner

In the paintings of my own family for Subjective, it was important to me that the the portraits contain essential details about my relationships with each of my family members.  In this way David’s portrait was especially fun to work on. 

My family and me

In many ways, Subjective has gone beyond its original intent to explore portraiture’s nature.  My favorite unexpected benefit of the series is how it has allowed me to celebrate the people in my life who have been so formative to me as a person and as an artist.

“There are however little snakes among the beams.”

Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun understood the complex social dynamics surrounding portraits and, more specifically, portraits painted by a woman.

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