A lot of people do painted portraits. Most of them try to make them photo-realistic. When I’m doing one, I’m painting more from emotion. Joyce is a very spontaneous, cheerful and happy person. I’ve tried to represent her personality with the lighting on her face, the highlight in her eyes, the flow of her hair and the wrinkles in her clothes.
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This is me on February 22nd, 2013, next to my painting at the Twenty-Third Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show and Sale in Muncie, Indiana.
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Claude Monet loved painting what the air looked like. He especially loved fog. He once said London was beautiful because of the fog. He did paintings with the towers of parliament enveloped by it. He also had a studio boat. He liked to go out in the Seine River early in the morning to paint the fog on the water.
I love how things eventually fade to nothing when there is fog. That’s what I’m trying to do with this painting.
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I usually spend two or three weeks on every painting I do. Furthermore, most of them are portraits. Today I just wanted to zone out and enjoy myself. I asked my wife to set up a still life for me to paint. I sat down and did this in two or three hours. It was lots of fun. I wasn’t worried about what anyone thought about it. It wasn’t a commission or for a show. It was just for me to relax and have fun. I think artists should do that once in a while.
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Last year my wife encouraged me to do an annual self-portrait. Rembrandt and Kahlo did it, so she thought I should, also. My first annual self portrait can be seen on my January 2, 2012 post. I wanted to have a different view and lighting this time.
I love doing portraits. I’ve already gotten my first commission this year and hope to have many more.
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I’ve always loved the story of Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem. Artists have always shown her riding the back of a donkey. As I’ve thought about it, I have imagined them on a dry, dusty road. The area is somewhat barren. The sun is hot, and Mary is very uncomfortable with her pregnancy. She has to stop — Joseph holds her as she suffers contractions. To me, this seems more likely than the paintings of the renaissance. This is my version.
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This is a portrait of my wife. I decided to do it on the spur of the moment. I had her pose several different ways, but liked this one the best. I was interested in the back light coming through her hair and the shadow of her face. I didn’t want to do a straight-on portrait, so I had her tilt her head a little bit and look slightly to the left.
I absolutely LOVE doing portraits. They are so much fun!
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This painting is at the Cataract Falls State Recreation Area in Indiana. I wanted to do a painting of the covered bridge there, but found the wildflowers more interesting. I still got the bridge, but it is the background and the flowers are the main subject. I have used atmospheric perspective to give depth to the picture. The flowers are on top, making them look the closest. They are also more detailed and sharp and have brighter colors than the bridge or the trees behind them. The flow of the stems is as important as the blossoms. There is contrast between the yellow petals and the red barn, as well as the stems against the dark background.
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