Saturday, January 1, 2011

Self Portrait


I am posting this self portrait because I ran across an artist whose work I really admire. She is Catherine Kehoe who was born in Connecticut and teaches at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her still life paintings are great but her self portraits are particularly engaging. In an interview, she said that she does her self portraits quickly with the paint left over from her other paintings. Although I suspect that I will not repeat this exercise often, this week I thought I would try to follow her example.
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11 comments:

  1. myra andersonJanuary 1, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    what a fantastic idea . . . thanks for sharing . . . love your self portrait the colors are magnificent!

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  2. LindaHuntJanuary 1, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    I love this painting! So direct and fresh!! Wonderful use of color!

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  3. MaryJanuary 1, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    Great work! What an interesting idea! This turned out really nice!

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  4. Virginia FloydJanuary 2, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Another proof that it's not about the colors, it's about the values! You really nailed this one! Love it!

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  5. Linda PoppleJanuary 2, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    I LOVE this!! Using leftover paint is such a great idea and is a challenge. I was not familiar with Catherine Kehoe so I clicked your link to her and she is amazing. Easy to understand why you admire her work. I have bookmarked her site so I can look at it often. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. SusanJanuary 5, 2011 at 1:33 AM

    Love your sp - and thank you for the link to Cather Kehoes site. I love how she handles her brush!

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  7. Lorraine ShirkusJanuary 6, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Really enjoy seeing this self portrait and your loose, free brushstrokes and grayed colors. It has a wonderful open feel. Thanks for the link to Kehoe's terrific work. You and she have inspired me to try an sp again . . . still scraping and struggling but having fun!

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  8. Gina BrownJanuary 8, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    This is great Susan... you should definitely do more.

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  9. Pam PerrasFebruary 11, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    I've just discovered your wonderful paintings and as I looked at earlier posts I found this one where you mention Catherine Kehoe! I love her self-portraits, too. I didn't realize she uses leftover paint. She's giving a talk at Mass College of Art on March 24. Great job on your own self-portrait!

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  10. Stephanie BerryMarch 31, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Wonderful portrait--I love the use of color and the way you laid out the planes of your face. Cool.

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  11. Donna Nettis IllustrationSeptember 26, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    I love it! I just today discovered Catherine Kehoe and I love her work. But I really love this one, too! I think you should pursue this style.

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