Finished 2 paintings last night - this one 32" x 32" to emulate the art of Andrew Wyeth... it's of my bedroom window - the house is over a century old and in New Middletown, IN (about 30 miles from Jeffersonville, IN and near Louisville, KY) - I want to do more to this one but it had to be finished enough to turn in... so here it is...


and this one - a self portrait that I didn't want to do... both for school... I'm pretty happy with the first one but the self portrait will probably be painted over (after it's graded tonight!)  the stairs are from a mansion in Louisiana (I've never been) and I'm sitting on the stairs knitting.. I think it looks like I have makeup on... but for my first portrait in acrylic (ever) and painting of a human form in years (over a decade since I tried!) I think it's pretty good.  I'll try again but this one isn't something I feel interested in saving... unless I'm convinced otherwise...


 


Comments

Judy G.

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:28:18

You were definitely channelling Wyeth with the house picture. Just think- in fifty or a hundred years, someone will uncover your self-portrait and say "Oh, rats. I was hoping for Dogs Playing Poker"."

I hope you've been able to keep warm and dry this week. We've had windchills of minus forty, but I'm still not knitting EZ's leggings.

 

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:34:06

I love both of them!! Great work :)
I'd love to live in the room that window goes into!

 

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:40:27

 

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:42:25

Ah yes, projects are never really done, are they? They're just due. I am most impressed. I may have mentioned this before, but I can barely draw stick figures without a ruler!

Sorry about that blank comment above, I hit the enter key by mistake...

 

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:53:41

Absolutely wonderful paintings. You are a very talented artist, Kyle, keep up the great work!

 

ann

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:51:15

 

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:54:25

I hope you have reconsidered painting over your self portrait. I think you did a great job!

 



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