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Painting and National Identity

In Uncategorized by Zoe Nathan

I’m one painting behind, so tonight I’ll be trying to finish two works along the same theme. If you have visited my website prior to 2007, you may have seen the Miscellaneous page [now archived], which shows a face painting project I worked on for a photographer friend, Ernst Mutchnick. The models reported feeling quite peculiar wearing their country of origin on their face for everyone to see for a while after being photographed. The …
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Horse Shows!

In 21 Day Painting Challenge, Painting by Zoe Nathan

Anyone who has showed knows the stress and excitement of it. Here, the rider is composed, waiting in a line to be judged. He is watching the judge make his way around. I positioned him slightly high in the picture to create a sense of nervous isolation. It is just you and the horse, and sometimes, it feels like it’s all about you and the state you are in before and while you ride. As …
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Portrait of an Artist: Karina Puente!

In 21 Day Painting Challenge, Drawing, Painting by Zoe Nathan

What do you do when the web, your DSL, and your computer seems to be conspiring against you? You paint, (at least I did.) For some reason, I tried and failed for the first time to upload new videos to my YouTube account, and for two days in a row! Hours of my life, gone with no return… I actually started the drawing for this yesterday while waiting for videos to render. I’m glad some …