Tag Archives: portrait vignette

I Painted Sherry at the Spider House

January 20, 2009 – 10:18 am

I was painting at the Spider House as dusk was slipping out in under the threshold.  My first painting of her was so awful.  I made her move over to the table opposite of me and have her cards read by “Julian”.  His game might have been a  bit off, because I rattled him by […]

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I Painted Mark McDermott at Epoch Coffee

November 26, 2008 – 11:30 am

OK, I cheated a little bit.  I asked if I could paint him.  I painted him at Epoch at night, causing all sorts of value/color and lighting problems.   I have only asked to paint someone once before, and I sucked so badly that I promised that I wouldn’t do it again.  But, this face, […]

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I Painted This Portrait Vignette at Epoch Coffee

November 11, 2008 – 6:55 pm

Surf’s Up and so is the collar!  He was at Epoch Coffee just long enough for me to paint a quick 6×9 portrait vignette.  When I do these quick vignettes, I always try and tone the canvas a bit to keep the painting from looking too flat.

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