Artwork / Archives / 2015

commissioned portrait of a handsome black man Annie Seemel, the artist’s mom Richard Seemel and his brother Bob commissioned portrait of a young white woman rabbit drawing in marker on paper rabbit and moon art octopus illustion in marker on paper octopus artwork colorful turtle drawing bohemian waxwing art flying owl painting by bird artist Gwenn Seemel rooster illustration by Gwenn Seemel marigolds painting floral art by American artist Gwenn Seemel purple poppies painted by floral artist Gwenn Seemel portrait of a beautiful person portrait of a man Gabe Flores and Gwenn Seemel painting black dog artwork fox illustration squirrel monkey artwork by wildlife painter Gwenn Seemel beautiful dragon drawing by Gwenn Seemel crocodile artwork by wildlife artist Gwenn Seemel fun sea turtle drawing heron drawing in marker on paper blue jay painting falcon artwork cat hypnotized by copyright lion profile artwork house portrait painting by Gwenn Seemel Mayor Charlie Hales sucks David Vanadia and Gwenn Seemel double portrait portrait of a yound couple cuddling ladybug artwork drawing French bulldog painting pet painting, chihuahua dog harvest mouse drawing by wildlife artist Gwenn Seeme; mongoose artwork by wildlife painter Gwenn Seemel bear drawing baby racoon painting unicorn drawing in pink and blue cat artwork art on a box lion drawing home portrait drawing

After 23 years as an Oregonian, in 2015 I moved with my partner first to Virginia and then to New Jersey. For more about why we left Portland check out this art I made about it, and for more about how I ended up a Jersey girl there’s this video summary of 2015.

Gwenn Seemel
photo by David Vanadia

In April, I started writing for Professional Artist magazine. This gig was very important to me as it validated my writing in a new way—by paying me for my words for the first time ever. I enjoyed writing for the magazine for a few years, but I ended up quitting because of the publisher’s unethical behavior.

Gwenn Seemel speaking at the Rencontres Mondiales du Logiciel Libre in Beauvais, France
photo by Martin Geddes

In July, I participated in the Rencontres Mondiales du Logiciel Libre, a copyleft conference in France. My presentation explained how to free your work while making a living with your art, and it is based on my book, You Share Good. The talk was in French, but there is an English version of it here.

Gwenn Seemel speaking at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery
photo by Charlotte Hager

In the fall, some of my work was included in Implicit Bias, a group show that was exhibited at multiple locations in DC, including the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery and the Takoma Park location of Busboys and Poets.