This took longer than I thought it would! I thought, ah, a bit of white, red, blue, and black, how hard can it be? Many hours later, I have a different opinion! Here’s the final: Here’s a surprised shot of me:
This time Korea and Pan Africa. The girl who modeled for Korea has such a quiet elegance, and the Pan-African model has a gorgeous smile! Can’t wait to finish up. I’m also excited to be working on TWO paintings and managing this somehow on a Thursday, one of my busiest days! Awesome! I’m not sure we got the Pan-African Flag quite right… Oh well. We tried!
It’s what keeps things spinnin’! I’m realizing that an artist I recently became aware of has influenced two of my choices already in this challenge. I first saw Shawn Barber’s work at Sullivan Goss Gallery in Downtown Santa Barbara, and was fascinated by his portraits of tattoo artists. I went to his site, and although it kind of creeped me out, I really liked his technique on a series of doll paintings. (Hence my first …