Painting a Self Portrait

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I love Tom’s portraits. When he does a self-portrait I am completely amazed! It’s one thing to paint someone who is sitting for you, but to paint yourself and do it as well as this one – it’s incredible! -SF

Tom wrote:

I set up my portable easel in front of the mirror over our dresser, then got a canvas, my pallette, and brushes. I opened the blinds so the side of my face would be illuminated. Here is the result of my efforts after a few hours. Note the light and dark sides of my face. Also look for highlights in my eyes.

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Painting at Dusk

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Earlier this year, Tom painted this picturesque corner building in the charming town of Rising Sun. It’s one of my favorites. Enjoy! -SF

Tom wrote: This painting is of a building on Main Street in Rising Sun, Indiana. The words on the side of it have been preserved to add to the history of the place. It is early evening. The streetlights have come on, illuminating the buildings and the street. Two cars are parked. Possibly their owners are inside closing their businesses for the evening.

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Fishing

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Tom enjoys fishing with his son, Jared, and painted this portrait after a day out on the lake. He wrote:

Here is Jared with a rainbow on his line. Note the sunlight is coming from the left side of the painting. There is a sliver of light on his arms, face, leg, and life preserver. The inside of the canoe on the right side of the painting is red, while the left side is dark. There is reflected light from the orange life jacket on his face. Small portions of the trees have sunlight on them, but the rest is in shadow.

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Docked

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Tom painted this beautiful, quiet scene on the Ohio River. He wrote:

As evening comes along the banks of the Ohio River, the water is quiet and smooth. You see reflections of trees, along with the boats put to bed for the night.

You will see atmospheric perspective in this painting. The closest boat is painted larger than the one further away. The colors of the trees go from warm greens to pale blue.

When I paint, I find myself squinting. I am trying to minimalise what I see and I’m going into almost a trance to feel the emotion or magic of each scene.

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Light and Shadow

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Tom painted this after visiting Greektown in Detroit, Michigan. He wrote:

I got to this location early in the afternoon. I did this with backlighting. This way the people near the truck appear as silhouettes and the flags look as if light is showing through them. Shadows are cast from all of the objects. In addition, I used the technique of perspective (objects further in the distance become smaller), so it looks like you can walk right down the street. I also suggest using a car, person, or animal to add interest.

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Painting Reflection

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Tom is a master of painting reflection, as seen in his painting, “Leiden.”  -SF

Tom wrote:

This painting shows a canal in Leiden, Holland. Boats are pulled to the sides. Cars park right at the edge. You can see that I have tried to portray the reflections in the water of the boats, the colorful buildings and the trees. The portrayal of the cars is very simple — just a stripe or two of color.

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Reaching

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It’s interesting how sunflowers turn and reach on their stems toward the sun. Tom painted these, showing the shadows created by the sun, as well as the different colors in the petals and leaves. -SF

 

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