Tag: self-portrait
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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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In-Store Demo Photos
Thank you to everyone who came out for my in-store demonstration at Opus Framing. It was great to meet everyone and see some familiar faces as well! During the demonstration, I worked on two miniature portraits, very loosely based on the composition of Piero della Francesca’s portraits of Federico da Montefeltro and his wife Battista…
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“The Return Home” in Toronto
The Return Home is currently being shown at the Waddington Auction Rooms in Toronto, Ontario, as part of the Kingston portrait competition’s traveling exhibition. My painting was featured on the Chinese Ming Pao Toronto online newspaper. If you are in Toronto, the show runs until January 19th, before it closes and moves to the Art…
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It’s all in the details
I’ve always thought that a title is very important to a piece of work. A lot of thought goes into my titles, even when they look very simple, there is either a reason for that or it has a hidden meaning. I don’t really like when works are called “Untitled”, unless there is a reason…
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Looking to Raphael
I have always worked in two veins…one which is very personal and one which is more “public”, for lack of a better word. The people in the paintings in The Way We Were are from pop culture print media, referencing old department store catalogues and pulp romance novels. While they are paintings of people, these…