Tag: Art
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Loop: Revisiting the past
A running theme through my work is the past, whether it be recollections of memories, nostalgia or histories. I met up with an old friend recently, and it got me thinking about how revisiting the past can be important in understanding our present. This goes for life and also for my art, as I sometimes…
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Sneak Peek: The Face & The Hand
Here are some of those promised sneak peeks I mentioned in earlier posts. I’ve been busy in the studio working on this new painting, which I’m really excited about! Without giving too much away, here are some close up detail shots of the progress of the painting, focusing on the face and the hand. I’m…
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Little Big One
I thought it would be fun to show the difference in size between the last couple of paintings I have been doing. Here is the little sister big and the big sister little. I love being able to work in different scales. I find I get to exercise my different painting muscles when I work…
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Three Generations
I was able to find photos of some older portraits of my sister, my mother, my grandmother and me. I think I will start posting more of my early works on this blog. I was going through my files on my computer and found a lot of older works that I really like, but I’ve…
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My Mother’s Daughter
Grace (Little Sister), Oil on wood panel, 8×10 inches, 2010 It’s nice to be able to switch back and forth between my painting series and portraits, as it keeps things interesting for me, and I learn things from each that I can apply to the other. While I’m working on new series, I like to…