"Randy Banks (husband): Face #27" Round Three. From 1/29/11 |
Before I forget, I will not be speaking at the McLean Art Society meeting tomorrow am (due to weather and roads and school closings, I suspect). Another time. I'll keep you posted.
My painting of Face #27 is quite a conglomeration. Not sure how well I like it. I love him. (I may like this - again, don't know.) But this painting and our "sittings" haven't gone smoothly. It's not as easy to engage my own family as it is friends, acquaintances and strangers. I guess I've talked them out.
I had started this as practice before I began my faces project. I think on December 30 or 31 and it was absolutely awful. I had set up my easel way too close to Randy ... and it was that old "I can't see the forest for the trees" problem. Yuck. It didn't help a bit that I was about to launch 100 of these and hadn't figured out the problem. You need some sort of confidence when jumping off the high dive.
My painting of Randy on 1/27/11. Not so good. |
So, there you have it. Husband Randy. Face #27. This is more detailed than all the rest -- so he'll stand out in the crowd. I prefer the more expressionistic, alla prima style -- but it was easy to apply the paint and get it to stick because the board had already had a layer of paint on it. A friend of our son Sam's is the subject for tomorrow.
Note: the painting at the top was my touched-up version on January 29 (two days later). The painting at the bottom is what I created on January 27 that pertains to this post. I know it's confusing.
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3 comments:
I like how you always seem to capture something in the eyes. Randy's are kind, adoring, just a hint of a smile. I really like it.
I'm in awe of your work and have enjoyed your blog on the 100 faces so much. Your commitment is inspiration to me. ... It was a pleasure to meet your husband.
I've still got work to do ... on him. Poor guy. But I figured out what was bugging me ... and now hopefully I can get to it.
Julia and Christine,Thanks for following my 100 Faces ... and your comments.
Face #28 will be sitting in about 5 minutes.
Jill
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