From the Artist: I have a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Kansas City Art Institute and have shown my paintings in the New England area. I have only been painting for a little over a year (my other work has been drawing or sculpture, and for a few years I was dormant), and know nothing about color. I like the intensity of color and what it represents to me, but I'm not sure when it works and when it doesn't. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
From the Painting Guide: As I said with your first self-portrait, I'm sure some people will find this painting but I think they're powerful and emotional. To me this portrait speaks of someone who's suffered a battering (that slashed eye and the darkness around the other one, the smudged mouth).
Things to Consider When Looking at This Painting:
Likeness Isn't the Only Criteria for a Powerful Portrait: While an artist may call a painting a self-portraits, obviously when we look at it we can rarely judge how much of a likeness, or true representation of the artist's personality, it is. It's not as if the artist is standing there themselves so you can compare. But as with Sheri's expressive self-portraits, you don't need to know in order to respond emotionally to the paintings.
From the Painting Guide: As I said with your first self-portrait, I'm sure some people will find this painting but I think they're powerful and emotional. To me this portrait speaks of someone who's suffered a battering (that slashed eye and the darkness around the other one, the smudged mouth).
Things to Consider When Looking at This Painting:
Likeness Isn't the Only Criteria for a Powerful Portrait: While an artist may call a painting a self-portraits, obviously when we look at it we can rarely judge how much of a likeness, or true representation of the artist's personality, it is. It's not as if the artist is standing there themselves so you can compare. But as with Sheri's expressive self-portraits, you don't need to know in order to respond emotionally to the paintings.