Monthly Archives: March 2019

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Glitches

There always seem to be glitches. I have been working for two years on a simple video. So many events and problems slowed it down, including time and space. Now that we have finished the production it seems like other problems have interfered with the publishing. I am hoping to make it available on YouTube but the path through cyber space is a tricky one. I don’t want to make it available if there is not an easy route to view it. Yesterday I tried to make a blog post to tell you how it is coming along but no matter how I tried, I could not get my web site to allow me to post. My husband and I have worked all day to get this fixed. I think we have this latest glitch worked out. Maybe soon I will feel free to release the video. I have kept the price at a minimum because I am not an expert at making videos and there have been quite a few things which threatened to collapse the whole idea. But I know so many people who are looking forward to the information and demonstration, so I continued on. I do hope that you will find the different approach to portrait painting helpful and usable. Listen carefully to all the footage because there are hints and advice the whole way through. Take the information and work with it, practice it, develop it. This process will only be useful to you if you make it part of your process and use it regularly. I do not want to scrap the entire project so I will try to get it wrapped up shortly. Thank you all for your patience.

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Award list

I am uploading this list of awards so that clients can see my standing in the shows. I have a few more for 2018 that are not listed yet. I must point out that 2017 was a whirlwind year for me. That fall my sister in law became ill and our family was involved in her care. So, 2018 was not as active as the previous year. I am moving into a more commission and less show type of schedule so the awards will not accumulate so dramatically. It has been a blessing to have garnered so many awards and having the recognition gives an artist a boost for one’s biography. There comes a time, though, when the artist may choose a different path. For a number of years I have planned to move away from a concentration of shows. This does not mean I will drop out of the show scene altogether. I would not be content to go a completely different direction because there are too many wonderful people who participate whom I would see much less often. Artists are fun and interesting people and I have been inspired and encouraged by many of them. I hope I can pass this forward.
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Award Winner

Here is the image of the portrait of Jack at Twelve that I promised to show you when I got it finished. I am very pleased that it has received an award in the Allied Artist Show near here. This is an example of type of portrait that can be created with the techniques I demonstrate in the video that should be released soon. The delay is due to some small details that must be worked out to allow a smooth access to the purchaser. The video will show the basics of how to paint a portrait by using an indirect method of applying transparent layers to establish the features and develop a realistic skin tone. If you are interested in this method and are willing to be patient as your skill increases, this may add portraits to your artistic endeavors.
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