Monday, January 5, 2009

Portrait Challenge

This is a portrait of an artist I do not know. The challenge was from artist Karin Jurick from her blog Different Strokes from Different Folks. 130 artists participated, we were given photos to paint from and this artist was to paint my portrait. What a fun challenge, never meeting someone and then trying to capture their personality by painting them. Whew, I hope she likes the finished piece.
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11 comments:

  1. Edward BurtonJanuary 5, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    Really nice portrait, Gretchen! Beautiful job with her expression.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 5, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    this is WONDERFUL!!! Your skintones are so lovely and so much detail rendered beautiful. Congrats!

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  3. G.M.January 5, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    Thank you both very much!!

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  4. Olga WagnerJanuary 5, 2009 at 3:27 PM

    Gretchen - You are amazing. Thank you for doing such a fantastic job on my portrait- I love it!

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  5. Vern SchwarzJanuary 5, 2009 at 5:55 PM

    Beautiful painting Gretchen. Another great submission to this challenge.

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  6. G.M.January 5, 2009 at 6:06 PM

    Thanks Olga!!! It was fun painting you.
    And thank you Vern!!

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  7. dominique eichiJanuary 5, 2009 at 11:36 PM

    Very nice and rich portrait with a great expression.

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  8. UnknownJanuary 6, 2009 at 7:36 AM

    Gretchen, your portrait is awesome!. The luminosity of the skin is beautiful.

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  9. G.M.January 6, 2009 at 8:15 AM

    Thanks Dominique and Deborah!!

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  10. PeteJanuary 7, 2009 at 7:44 AM

    Gretchen, I have to agree about the skin tones...nicely rendered!

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  11. G.M.January 7, 2009 at 8:06 AM

    Thanks Pete!!

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