Thursday, May 31, 2012

A Head Too Crowded


"A Head Too Crowded"   This is my recent self-portrait, a digital painting done in Photoshop. Friends and relatives have suggested that I do a self-portrait, but I've resisted, not wanting to dote. But my final assignment in a recent Digital Painting Class at Mesa College was to do a self-portrait...so I was cornered. In the end, I had great fun. I surrounded myself with actors/characters I've painted over the past 12 months, so I'm in grand company. I was less than flattering to many of these people, so I figured I had to be willing to jab myself, too. It was a fun experience.

Friday, May 11, 2012

First Place Winner

Yesterday the San Diego Portrait Society honored my new painting "The Burger Queen" with First Place. I can't wipe the smile from my face. In a few weeks I'll be attending the conference at the National Portrait Society in Philadelphia and I will be able to hold my head a little higher. Thank you San Diego Portrait Society!