2015 Self Portrait 2

"2015 Self Portrait #2"

Oil on board 12" x 9"

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I painted this in Ingrid's class. We were to use all the colours on our palette and keep switching from warm to cool to warm etc. colours. I had set my mirror up on my easel above my canvas and hadn't noticed that my eyes were looking up at it until I stepped away to have a look as you normally do at art. I decided not to work on it at home to make it more realistic as I liked the variety of colours.

2015 Self Portrait 1

"2015 Self Portrait 1"

Oil on board 12" x 12"

#20020115

I painted this portrait while looking in a mirror on my easel. Ingrid Christensen was trying to teach us to look at large shapes then smaller. We worked with a limited palette. I like this portrait as it was an unusual view of me concentrating and not animated as usual "selfie's"| are. I used a stylus and wrote the Shel Silverstein around my portrait. It is hard to see in this photo.

Shel Silverstein quote:
"Underneath my outside face
There's a face none can see
A little less smiley
A little less sure
But a whole lot more like me."

"Selfie" in my happy place

Spending time doing what I love in a place I love.This "Selfie" painting is going up in my art studio in Sicamous, B.C. My friend Karen took a photo of me painting in my Sicamous art studio and that was my reference. You can tell I enjoy the bright sunlight streaming in through the windows.

"Selfie"

Oi on board

16" x 12"

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