More progress on father and son portrait

I've done a bit more work refining the baby, and started on the father's arm and shirt. Since the painting is somewhat small (20x16), I'm trying to work enough detail into the piece to make it look realistic from a normal viewing distance, yet I'm leaving enough "painterly" quality that you can see the paint strokes when you view it closeup. Painting the watch really slowed me down, though!

New Painting In Progress

I've just begun work on a new painting of my husband, Brian, and son, Patrick! This painting is 20" x 16", oil on sanded board. I began by painting a quick thinned out layer of paint, using a larger brush, and trying to keep a distance from the work as much as possible to avoid getting too much detail. I have begun laying in a thicker layer of paint with more detail, as you can see in the arm on the left, as well as the baby's face and shirt.

CLWAC 116th Annual

I'm getting ready to ship my portrait Ethan to NYC, as it has been accepted into the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 116th Annual Open Juried Exhibition. The exhibition will feature work by women artists in media including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, graphics and mixed media, and will be held at the National Arts Club from October 2nd through October 26th. For more information, see my Events page or http://www.clwac.org/.

Strokes of Genius 5

I just found out that my colored pencil piece, A Second Cup, which is currently on display as part of the 20th Annual CPSA Exhibition, has been chosen for North Light Books’ latest publication Strokes of Genius 5: Best of Drawing | Composition. Several other colored pencil artists have been selected as well - the full list of winners can be found here: http://www.artistsnetwork.com/medium/drawing/strokes-5-winners

I am looking forward to seeing the final publication, and will write more when I find out more about its release.

Art Kudos Exhibition

I am excited to announce that my portrait, Danny was selected as a Finalist in the 2012 Art Kudos International Juried Art Competition & Exhibition. You can view all of the award winners and finalists on their website, http://artkudos.com/, and my portrait can be found on this page.

Finalist in ARC Salon

I'm so honored that my portrait of Danny has been selected as a Finalist in the Figurative Category of the ARC 2011/2012 International Salon: http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/salon_winners.php?contest=2011-2012%20Salon&page=Figurative

All of the award winners can be viewed here: http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/salon_winners.php?contest=2011-2012%20Salon&page=Main

What I've been up to...

Above is a snapshot of my recent portrait Josh that I just got back from the framer. I've also just completed three portrait commissions, but I do not have permission from the client to post them. I have a couple of commissions lined up for late summer and early fall, and I will be starting another piece soon, but I am debating starting it before or after the baby arrives (my due date is June 17th!) Stay tuned...