Half-Hour Portrait

Probably the best painting lesson ever drilled into me: color is nothing if you don't get the value right.

Half-Hour Portrait

One of the things I love about having to paint fast: I sometimes see and paint things without processing them consciously, only to discover them after I've finished. Look at the diagonals in the shadows under his nose, and in the pink and green blocks of color on the bridge of his nose. Not exactly the same angle, but pretty close!

Art Show Bedford!

I'm thrilled to announce that I will be painting half-hour portraits at Art Show Bedford later this month. Show dates are Jan. 25-26 and Jan. 31-Feb. 2, with a Preview Party Friday, Jan. 24. The show is free; tickets to the party can be purchased here. This curated show features over 40 local and NYC artists, with proceeds donated to local charities. Contact me if you'd like to reserve a portrait sitting!

Spring Baby

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This little lamb is one of several babies born recently at Muscoot Farm. Some of them had to be only a few days old, with their shaky legs and baggy skin. This tiny one was old enough to stand steadily and look at us with the sweetest expression, which my daughter captured perfectly in the wonderful photo on which I based this painting. It’s fun to observe lambs and ewes for a while; you realize that the lambs and moms call to each other. The good mamas recognize their babies’ calls and stand up, tired as they may be, find their lambs, and feed them.