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While I’m not happy about the fact that you watch Chicken Little three times a day on occasion, I can at least smile knowing it slowed you down enough for me to paint your portrait. Also, thank you for letting me paint again today while you watched the movie. Again. I’m trying to be the artist who can write a check for a trip to the Cascades so you can finally see Ranier and Hood and St. Helens in person. Because you are so so so worth it. And because I love you so so much. Well, I’d better get back to work. |
Amy | 02-Jul-06 at 1:36 pm | Permalink
Smile.
Bea currently likes her “Sea Life Vi-de-op” — whales and sea creatures video to some super cute kid’s songs. It sounds nicer than Chicken Little but the songs are ear worms.
I hope you become that artist #1 for you and #2 so you can go to WA. I’m like an evangelist for that state — so wonderful.
And, weren’t you smart knowing those photos on my blog were from the wildflower center — I didn’t even realize you had picked up on that without my saying so until this morning in the shower. Duh…
Papa | 03-Jul-06 at 1:53 pm | Permalink
Steph, I really like this portrait. You have really picked up on Charles Reid’s loose style with a good mix of wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry, as well as a good and limited selection of color.
I wish I had painted portraits of you and John while you were young (or grown for that matter). I sketched and painted other people, but never you guys. Maybe I should do my grandchildren.
At anyrate, keep up the good work, kiddo.
Steph | 03-Jul-06 at 2:59 pm | Permalink
Thanks, Pop. 🙂
I really like using a limited palette, and training myself not to labor too long on my sketches. The hardest thing for me to do is not labor too long on my final pieces. Maybe I just need to lock up all brushes smaller than #6 round! Maybe I should just paint with my Japanese brushes for a while?
Or maybe I should just satisfy the urge to paint tight by painting myself a little series of tiny tiny paintings….I’m thinking of encaustic underpaintings for that….
I love that you commented. That made my day.
*s
carolyn hall | 03-Jul-06 at 3:33 pm | Permalink
Stephanie,
Papa came down to ask me if I’d seen your blog. He said, “Stephanie did a portrait of Ford; it’s good.” Speaks volumes, as we know!!! That coming from Papa!
p.s. I’ts good!
xxx, mom
love squalor | 06-Jul-06 at 1:22 am | Permalink
wow! beautiful!
jenny vorwaller | 06-Jul-06 at 11:21 am | Permalink
oh steph!! i absolutely LOVE this, the loose brushstrokes, but the tender profile and sense of him….the suggestive painterly style…its so wonderful! 🙂
Steph | 06-Jul-06 at 3:55 pm | Permalink
Thank you so much! I love this style of painting because you have to paint quickly, which makes it look so fresh and the strokes are only essential ones. If I were to give myself a half hour to labor on a portrait, it looks entirely different.