Studio Blog — Self Portrait
Continuing Daily Self Portraits
Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait
This week, I continued my daily self portraits and tried an exercise that popped into my mind: drawing blindly. So instead of working while looking at the mirror, I closed my eyes and did big gesture drawings...
Symbolism: A Journey into Self Portraits
Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait
this week was full of wild, unbridled creativity! I continued both my daily self portraits this week as well as continued a collaborative approach to working with my children in my studio- and I noticed that this method of “work-ing” spring-boarded some incredible energy into my larger works..
Self Portraits: Emerging Stories and Patterns
Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait
Week 4 into my “Playful Project” and this week was heavy and deep. I continued my daily self portraits this week and I noticed that the “work” from the prior week where I was diving into portraits of my relatives was deeply impacting my work...
Self Portraits + The Moon
Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait
This week, I dove into painting a series of self portraits: something I've been wanting to explore for years as an artist. My goal is to paint a self portrait a day between each full moon (for the next 28 days)....
Self Portrait, Part II
Mother Motherhood Self Portrait
I have an immense love for portrait work. Whether it's photography or painting a portrait. In my opinion, a portrait is a timeless form of preserving that person in that moment....