Face Making

Artist Gwenn Seemel’s bilingual blog about all the faces she makes while painting faces and other things.

Le blog de l’artiste peintre franco-américaine Gwenn Seemel. Les articles sont en anglais et en français, et souvent ils sont bilingues.


Events: this category of my blog includes articles and videos that announce upcoming events and show photos from events or from my other adventures.

Waiting on the water

Thursday 18 April 2013 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

anemone


Visiting the coast not too long ago, I found myself really relating to the anemones.


Trillium training / S’entraîner avec le trille

Monday 8 April 2013 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

trillium


When these three-petaled flowers come up, I come out to admire them.  Lorsque ces fleurs à trois pétales arrivent, je prends le temps de les admirer.


My guru

Tuesday 2 April 2013 - Comments / Commentaires (4)

dog at the beach


This dog knows how to live better than almost anyone I know.  I look to him as an example.


Speaker of the conference

Thursday 21 March 2013 - Comments / Commentaires (3)

museum


At the beginning of March, I visited the Big Apple but also DC.  In fact, the New York part of trip was extra credit.  I was actually flying east to talk at the Freedom to Connect conference in Washington.


New York and new context

Wednesday 13 March 2013 - Comments / Commentaires (2)

Kristan


I just got back from two days in the Big Apple where I had big fun with my big brother.


Event-full

Wednesday 12 December 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

show card


There are three more events happening surrounding Crime Against Nature and two of them are happening this week!


Not just paintings of animals

Friday 23 November 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (5)

Place PDX


Crime Against Nature is now up at Place, and the opening was both extremely educational and a total blast.


Gabe’s magic

Saturday 17 November 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

Gabe Flores, Place


This man makes my art look so good, and I pretty much adore him for it.


Sail away / Partir en bateau

Monday 1 October 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

sunset


What I learned about art by spending an afternoon on a boat.  Ce que j’ai appris sur l’art en passant un après-midi sur un bateau à voile.


Making friends

Saturday 29 September 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (4)

red pine needles on gray background


What a toddler taught me about being social.


Working while playing / Travailler tout en jouant

Wednesday 12 September 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

metal shavings


Sometimes the only way to get work done is to go on vacation.  Parfois, la seule façon d’accomplir quelque chose dans l’atelier est d’aller en vacances.


One of the perks of portraiture

Saturday 8 September 2012 - Comments / Commentaires (0)

horse lips


Interviewing a subject for a portrait means encountering a new culture to some degree, and this fact was recently emphasized to me by the happy Haflinger pictured here.


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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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