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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Clay


In between my monthly series of 5x7 presents I've been busy convincing family and friends to allow me to take their photograph, so I could paint their portrait.  

My first volunteer/victim is this handsome devil who happens to be my husband. 

I use to paint commissioned portraits years ago, and have had an incredible urge to paint people again.
 
This return has been inspired by Euan Uglow, Alice Neel, a Cezanne portrait I saw in the National Gallery in DC, and Andy Pankhurst (a student of Uglow's whose paintings I saw during Art Chicago.) I have linked all the names to google images of their work ... check it out.

12 comments:

  1. Pragya TiwariJuly 14, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    Brilliant brushwork! Love it :)

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  2. ChristineJuly 15, 2011 at 5:12 AM

    I have been working on a series of family portraits 4"x4" in between still life painting after a Qiang Huang workshop. Yours is wonderful! It inspires me to get back at it.

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  3. Marilyn FlaneganJuly 15, 2011 at 5:14 AM

    Amazing work! I've not seen your earlier portraits, but am so happy that your painting people again. More please!

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  4. ski holmJuly 15, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    Be careful. This is how Chuck Close got started. Great portrait. maybe I missed it (I tend to look mostly at the pictures and not as much at the words) what is the scale of this piece?

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  5. kayce hughesJuly 15, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Wow you are talented!

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  6. AnonymousJuly 15, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Hi Karen! Love it! I like how each color is broken up into a flat plane. I do see the Uglow influence... and yes, your model is handsome. :)

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  7. Kate LewisJuly 17, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    I love the look on Clay's face and I really like the color!

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  8. Karen AppletonJuly 17, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Hi Joshua, thank you so much! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

    Pragya thank you, the planes and angles in his face were fun to exaggerate with the brushwork, thank you!

    Hi Christine, I'd love to see some of your 4x4 portraits!

    Thank you Marilyn, I haven't done any portraits in a while but it is fun to give it a go again, hopefully I'll have another to post soon! Thank you :)

    Thank you Ski. This is 10x10 oil on panel. Thanks for stopping by!

    Hi Kayce, thank you!! Love your blog by the way! :)

    ha ha ha Silvina! :) Isn't he handsome :) Thank you, I really tried to channel Uglow and Pankhurst in this painting, adore their color blocks!

    Hi Kate- your next! :)

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  9. rebeccaJuly 18, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    wow, this is beautiful. amazing work.

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  10. Karen AppletonJuly 21, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    Thank you so much Rebecca!

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  11. katherine skinnerAugust 30, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    my jaw just dropped. oh how i want to see that one in person...wow, karen.

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  12. Online Art GalleriesNovember 9, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    Alright! I knew sooner or later you would be back, just took a little longer than I expected
    Art Teachers

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