"Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul." Vincent Van Gogh

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Self Portrait and a Lovely Day



A 12x12 oil on canvas board self portrait done rather quickly alla prima this afternoon.

This morning I took my 8 paintings all dressed up in their fine frames over to the San Deigo Hospice Gallery 4311. I must say I am very impressed by the organization of the drop off. There was a team of white gloved volunteers who met the artists at their cars. They carried in the paintings and handled each one as if it was a Picasso or a Matisse or a Van Gogh!  I feel totally confident that my paintings are receiving the best of care. The reception is a week from tomorrow and the show runs through  March 4th.  After the drop off, I drove to the Blick Art Store downtown and treated myself to some new brushes and a disposable palette called Grey Matters by Jack Richeson. The paper is a medium grey tone and advertised as just right for mixing color of the correct value. I am excited to try it. Afterwards I had capuccino and a toasted bagel in an outdoor cafe with my daughter and her husband. What a wonderful day!

16 comments:

  1. Belles nuances de couleurs pour ce portrait. Il est aussi intéressant de voir sa progression.
    Biosus

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  2. Thank you, Martinealison - I was very bold in my use of color in this portrait. I reused a canvas panel from a prior wipe out. It was toned brilliant purple and I think that gave me the confidence to use color freely. I like using different and unusual colors for the toned ground occassionally - I find painting on a white canvas to be very intimidating!

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  3. Beautiful painting, Susan- you have inspired me to do my own self-portait!

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  4. Thank you, Bethany - so happy to inspire you! :-)

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  5. wow, to nail it so fast. your exuberance shines thru!

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  6. Thanks for visiting, Robin, and thank you for the nice comment!

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  7. This is a great self portrait and I like the
    unusual colors.

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  8. Hi, Irit. Thanks for visiting and for your coment.

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  9. Thank you, Stephanie - it was a quick exercise in freedom of expression :-)!

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  10. Hi Susan. Your self Portrait is wonderful. Exactly how I like a prtrait to be painted. Also your donkey paintings are brilliant. All the best Susan.
    Vic.

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  11. How nice to hear from you, Victor - thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments.

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  12. You really did a great job with the self portrait. It has a very natural feeling as if you had no struggles along the way.

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  13. I too like this very much, Susan! The angle, expression and those juicy colorful paint strokes are captivating. Lovely.

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    1. This was fun to do, if I remember correctly! Thanks, Diana!

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