Portraiture: this category includes articles and videos that talk about the genre of portraiture.

On felted wool sculptures and being the patron

I just commissioned Amelia Santiago to make a sculpture of my favorite Brittany, and being on the buying end of art was a little unreal.

How I paint my portraits

There’s a lot of work that’s done before I ever get into the studio.

The privilege of being on CubFluffer

This still from my recent interview with Gabe Flores pretty much sums up our relationship and probably everything we talked about too.

Showing your teeth / Montrer ses dents

Painting teeth is a real challenge.  Peindre les dents dans un portrait n’est pas facile.

Portraiture’s profitability

It isn’t easy to make a living as an artist, but, if a creative is willing to embrace the delicate nature of portraiture, the inherent friendliness of the genre makes it possible to be an artist professionally.

Portrait professional

The software that enhanced this photo by Jose Mondia may make the portrait into a lie, but my way of painting people does too.

Following paintings: Gabe

This is my fourth in a series of videos of chats I have with subjects of my paintings, and it happens to be a conversation with the only curator who has ever played an important role in forming my work, Gabe Flores.

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.

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.

Following paintings: Mary Anne and Katie

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

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.

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