Category Archives: self-portraits
Fun with Graphite
Graphite on Dura Lar is a fun combination – and here’s my COVID-19 selfie.
Exercises or Exorcises? Did I mention a productive 3+ months?
WOW! I’m a bit amazed – I knew it but there’s nothing like a Catherine Kehoe class to ramp up exploration and rethinking the work habits. This semester? how little do you need to make a head? The vertical image … Continue reading
Posted in Exercise, Not Plein Air, oil painting, self-portraits, sketching, Workshops
Tagged art, Boston, exercises, Massachusetts, oil painting, painting
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How to use 2 mirrors for self portraits
Take 2 12 inch mirrors, duct tape them together on one side and prop up the mirrors so they reflect each other and you’ll see how you actually look to the rest of the world instead of the more familiar … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Massachusetts, oil painting, painting
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ANE – 2018: a Sense of Place
It’s been all about the painting, evocative, and atmospheric. This is a motley assortment of some of the paintings thus far, ranging from 6×6 to maybe 24×30 inches. Vera poses challenges that have me shaking up my work habits.
Posted in Plein Air, self-portraits, Workshops
Tagged art, Art New England, landscape, Mass Art, oil painting, painting, Vermont
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Yes, 2 mirrors can eliminate the mirror image problem in self-portraits
Got the set-up worked out this afternoon. For details: http://www.darylscience.com/Demos/TrueImageMirror.html
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