Jenn
On Monday I dropped off my portrait of Jenn at the Howard County Center for the Arts. It is a non-juried exhibit and the entries are taken first-come, first-accepted basis. The show opens tomorrow at 10AM. Here are the directions:
Jenn
An unexpected break in my current web design project allowed me to put in some time on my portrait of Jenn and so was able to complete it yesterday. This photo is far better, more accurate than photos I had previously posted.
You can view my portrait of Jenn on my Portraits gallery.
I am especially glad I bit the bullet and revised the face and hand this last month. Previously I was very satisfied with my portrayal of Jenn, but after three years of marriage I found that the girl in my portrait was not the same girl to whom I am married. What I mean to say is that when I took the original photos of Jenn we were not yet dating. The girl in those photos was far more reserved than the Jenn I photograph today. That reservation could be seen both in her expression and posture. And so my original rendering was accurate to the photos but not to Jenn who is now my wife and mother of our children.
Not doubt someone is wondering why I needed three years to complete a portrait. Well, I didn’t. Things got off to a very good start, but then I got married, our son was born, and then our daughter was born. All the while many other things were going on and so the portrait got put in a corner for a time-out. Only recently did I have the time to return to it and complete it.
Jenn (work-in-progress)
I took advantage of the beautiful weather and got my portrait of Jenn outside for some photos. Though the lighting was great I think my camera settings were not. I color adjusted as best I could and think this image is as close as I’ll get with a JPG.
You will find Jenn in my Portraits Gallery.
My hope is to have the portrait completed and framed by mid-June. There’s a show at the Howard County Arts Center I hope to get it in. If it does get in I’ll blog about it of course and post the address so that you locals can swing by for a look.
Gotta go. There’s an everything bagel calling my name.
Medieval Mouse Archer
With the launch of the newly designed site I have sorted my work into six galleries, including: Fantasy, Fables, Classic Tales, Animals, Portraits and Sketchbook.
Naturally I want to add to each gallery, but the Fantasy gallery is likely to get the most attention. After that maybe Fables as I’ve always liked Aesop’s fables if not simply because the so often feature animals. Anyway, the separate galleries seemed like a good step toward clarity. I like clarity.
