Web Site Has Just Been Updated and My 100 Faces in 100 Days Project

Part of my home page at www.JillBanks.com

I just updated my web site. There's more to the home page (like info on my classes, events, current exhibits) than what's shown above and I have more links and testing to do ... but the good news is that the home page isn't filled with pieces that have just been purchased (so no longer available) ... and instead are filled with paintings that you can hang in your home. Lots of paintings that hadn't previously been posted there have now made my way there. I still have many more to add. That may just take time.

But for now, I'm off to paint. I've been working on a rather breathtaking scene from my first Florence trip looking down over the Arno from the Piazza di Michelangelo. It's great FUN!!! I bet you'll see it here soon!

Also, look at yesterday's post about my 2011 resolutions and my 100 Faces in 100 Days Project. I'm rethinking a bit of it after watching a video of Rose Frantzen's project. She's part of the inspiration here although I thought about doing something like this about a year ago in planning for 2010 -- before I'd heard about Rose's work. Still, she offers sage advice and since I'm approaching this second ... I'm excited to learn from her about a possible approach to the project. One change is to go with a standard 12"h x 12"w linen-lined panel. I just ordered 50 Raphael's oil-primed linen panels through Jerry's Artarama and they've shipped. (They have a super sale on them through December 31.) Why didn't I order 100 of them? Just seemed too scary and I didn't like the total $.

Watching Rose's video also clued me into a different time estimate for my sitters. She completed most of her portraits in 4-5 hours and didn't ask her sitters to stay still. She thought she'd speed up like I did ... but instead enjoyed talking with/getting to know each person during that time. She was just interested in them. That sounds just like what would happen to me. (I'm always interested in understanding the people who cross my path.) So, this project is a much greater commitment for me ... and a path I'm ridiculously excited about traveling.

Some volunteers are coming forward ... but that leaves PLENTY more slots to fill.

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