Artwork / Archives / 2011

artwork painting of a good looking man fine art commissioned portrait portrait of a handsome young man portrait of a woman on a canvas tote portrait of a woman who loves The Little Prince painted portrait of a little girl who is missing teeth cat painting by pet portraitist Gwenn Seemel David Vanadia and Gwenn Seemel painted on a canvas tote deer painting by wildlife artist Gwenn Seemel pet portrait by Gwenn Seemel cat portrait by Gwenn Seemel sea dragon painting a woman and her elderly mother, portrait painting portrait of a baby, fine art commission mother and baby fine art portrait commission old woman with her chicken painted on a canvas bag double portrait of sisters portrait of a white woman with bright white hair

In 2011, I moved to a much larger studio and did a fair amount of commission work, like most of the paintings in this gallery.

goat drawing by Oregon artist Gwenn Seemel tiger illustration by wildlife artist Gwenn Seemel rainbow groundhog drawing by Gwenn Seemel kitty drawing rabbit drawing in marker on paper rooster drawing baby elephant drawing crow on a branch illustration by bird artist Gwenn Seemel black dog artwork tiger illustration kerry blue terrier illustration impala illustration lion drawing owl drawing shark illustration by wildlife artist Gwenn Seemel moose drawing wolf drawing purple squirrel drawing maine coon cat illustration duck drawing in marker on paper

What’s more, I started work on a project full of non-portrait paintings. With the help of a lot of lovely people, I ran a successful Kickstarter for the series, and these animal drawings were gifts for the project’s backers.

art show in the Pearl in Portland, Oregon
photo by David Vanadia

On the exhibition end of things, Subjective’s tour ended in 2011 after four successful stops, and I was pleased to participate in A Somewhat Secret Place, a show focusing on disability. This self-portrait was my contribution to that show.

Painting in Acrylics: The Indispensable Guide, book by Lorena Kloosterboer featuring Gwenn Seemel’s art
photo by Gwenn Seemel

A couple of my paintings, including this one from 2011, are featured in Lorena Kloosterboer’s book Painting in Acrylics: The Indispensable Guide, and my vocal support of free culture was noted by Barry Johnson at Oregon ArtsWatch. I was also interviewed by Cory Huff of The Abundant Artist and part of our conversation is available here.