Once a year the Art Gallery of New South Wales holds a portrait competition.
It is open to all comers.. but of course, only a few get selected and hung.
I like to enter occasionally, just for the fun or it.
I know I won't get hung, but I like a deadline... and an excuse to paint a portrait.
The easiest person to paint is oneself. Always willing to pose, never complains... except I'm not happy with the amount of wrinkles I've had to add this year.
Here is a link to last year's finalists:
4 comments:
What a beautiful job, Shirley! I think you were too harsh on yourself with the wrinkles, though. Your reflection in the mirror is much kinder! What size is this?
Thanks Virginia. I was under a good portrait light and it's a fuzzy phone pic. ;) The canvas is one metre square.
Hi Shirley.
Brilliant portrait. You have left your Glasses out. glasses are a very important part of the person. It is still a brilliant portrait Shirley. All the best.
Vic.
Thanks Victor. You make a good point. But I have only had my glasses for a short while, so I'm not sure they are a part of me yet. I love them, and I hide behind them. For this portrait I wanted to be "out there and naked"... (and glasses are hard to paint! Ha ha.. that's more the truth.) But thanks again for your kind words.
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