An Emerging Self Portrait Of An Artist

Saatchi Gallery Online Member Competition

2007-03-06T23:07:00.000-08:00

Hello...

I'm posting this again hoping to get more people to rate my work....

I have entered another online competition where people have to rate your work. Would you consider rating mine? Just click on this addy and it will take you right there:

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/showdown/index.php?showpic=944

The winner wins $1000 pounds but more inportantly they get to show there work at Saatchi, a London based gallery....one of the most influencial galleries today. Showing work there would makes an artists career.

Please consider it. There's no signing up, any visitor can vote/rate.

Liana
xo

whodun?t

2006-10-31T17:18:00.000-08:00

Esther
silver point
5" x 7"

This is my 2006 donation to OCAD's whodun?t mystery auction. It's an image that I took in Italy of Esther during one of my photo shoots for my encaustic work. It's a nice piece and it's good to finally be producing work again. It's feels like a lifetime. I also did a small encaustic but it didn't turn out as well and the photo I took of it turned out even worse.

Erin-belated X-mas present

2006-10-31T17:10:00.000-08:00

Erin
silver point and pastel
16.75" x 12"

Last Christmas in Italy, my room mates and I exchanged names and made a present for the person we picked. I pocked Erin and she ended up pocking me. I did this drawing for her. I had finished it after Christmas but hung in to it to decide about adding colour. Well, here it is with a little dash of red....

Whodun?t

2005-11-24T12:25:00.000-08:00

Today I wrote the school to ask about how the Whodun?t auction went this year. I had Lance send in a piece I had completed last year during my Materials and Process class taught by Professor Michéle White. It's a picture of me done in oils on stained paper. They liked it so much that they put it in the opening night gala, that people pay $125 to get into. During the evening they can bid on the work selected that night and it can go to anything. The rest of the work is sold over the weekend and everything goes for $75. My piece sold for $260 which is thrilling because it is only the size of a postcard and when it was done it was as a study more than anything. The school also asked me if they could use the image in their promotional package that was ogoing out to all the newspapers etc. Of course I said yes and because of this they used my image on Breakfast Television as well as in an article in the Toronto Star. I'm very happy.

New Encaustic

2005-11-16T05:26:00.000-08:00

Well here it is. I started this one at the startof the semester and thought it was time to finish it. I may work a littl more on the very top of the mask but otherwise I'm pretty happy with it. It's the second piece that I've now done of my roomate Linda. Next I am doing pieces on Erin and Lindsay.

New Painting

2005-10-14T04:55:00.000-07:00

Here is my latest painting. Again, it's quite large...at least 8 ft by mayb 3 ft. I took pictures at 3 different sittings so far. It should be done pretty soon. It's great that I can work much more quickly these days. It shows me that I've learned quite a bit about colour mixing and it's becoming second nature to me.

Jessica

2005-08-16T18:00:00.000-07:00

encaustic on canvas
12" x 12"

Scholarships 2004/2005

2005-06-06T17:54:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm very pleased as well as shocked when I read my name on the scholarship postings this year. I not only won one scholarship for my work but I won 3 of them. One goes towards my tuition in Florence, which will obviously help.

Charles Magee Memorial Tuition Scholarship
Donna MacLean Scholarship
Duncan MacPherson Award of Excellence

It's nice to get this sort of recognition. It's very encouraging.

"Vogue"

2005-06-06T17:22:00.000-07:00

6 ft x 3.5 ft
charcoal and soft pastel on mylar

This is the second finished work from the 24 Hour Marathon. It's my favourite.

"Blue Girl In Pilot Hat"

2005-06-06T17:10:00.000-07:00

6 ft x 3.5 ft
charcoal and soft pastel on mylar

The work was drawn for life within the 24 hours. Jane came and posed from 10 pm until 4 am. If I had more time she wouldn't look so blue. I don't really like life drawings because any long pose is never very exciting. It's to hard to hold interesting poses for any length of time. Jane was great, as always, at the opening. She wore the same costume and brought a lot of attention to my work.

Sleep Is For Dead People

2005-05-29T08:36:00.000-07:00

This is a picture from the 24 Hour Art Marathon held at Whipper Snapper Gallery here in Toronto. This picture was taken at about 8 am, a very exhausting hour in the marathon. I could barely keep my eyes open and I was covered from head to toe in chalk pastel dust. Working in the window area was also extremely hot. I finished two 6 ft x 3.5 ft drawings on mylar during the 24 hours. It's amazing what can be done if you are working under a time limit like this. Both works are for sale at the gallery and the show is on for two weeks.

The picture was taken by: Sam Javanrouh

and more of his work coving the 24 hour show can be found on his
photoblog at: http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/

Cousins

2005-04-18T18:14:00.000-07:00

self portrait

2005-04-18T18:06:00.000-07:00

Self Portrait

2005-04-10T10:17:00.000-07:00

This is the second in the series on mylar. It is about
the same size as the one of Jane on mylar. Again I am
using charcoal and soft pastels. I love this medium as
well as working on the mylar. It isn't finished but it
should be early this week. I am going to try to get
this work in a show before I leave in the fall for Florence.

Jane Close Up

2005-04-10T10:13:00.000-07:00

Jane, almost finished

2005-04-10T10:11:00.000-07:00

Here is where I presently am with Jane's painting. I
finally managed to get a decent photo of it. I am only
going to work a little more on it. Everyone who saw
it during the figurative show loved it. I even got a nibble.

Jane Two

2005-03-11T21:43:00.000-08:00

Jane Two

Charcoal and pastel on mylar
7 ft x 3.5 ft

I did this drawing on Wednesday. It is beautiful in person. This close up version shows it against a piece of wood. This one is a bit blurry but it shows the texture of the mylar better. I'll take another picture of it against a white background tomorrow show the colour will show even better. As well I will work on getting some better images from my camera. These ones definitely are not the best. This one will definitely be in the figurative show next week.

Jane

2005-03-11T21:37:00.001-08:00

Oil on wood
8 ft x 4 ft

This is my newest painting. I also think it will be my best yet. At this point it is still in the starting stages. Everything is just blocked in. There are still some adjustments that I need to make. I am showing the full version and a close up one. I hope to get it completed for the figurative show next week.

Jane

2005-03-11T21:37:00.000-08:00

Oil on wood
8 ft x 4 ft

Pin Up Girl

2005-01-08T18:25:00.000-08:00

It's not quite finished. I'm adding a tattoo on her arm and I still need to do some work on her face. This painting looks 100 times better than when I first started it.

Encaustic - Unfinished

2004-12-14T19:08:00.000-08:00

Encaustic on canvas and wood
14 x 32

Hands Holding Egg

2004-12-14T17:14:00.000-08:00

encaustic on canvas
10 x 10

Sophia Egg Tempera

2004-12-13T21:30:00.000-08:00

egg tempera on panel
12 x 8
This is the beginning of painting over the silver point. At first I tried mixing oils in with the egg as we did in class. I wasted two days trying to do this and the egg tempera would lift up when I painted over it. I wasted two painting days. Not good when your time is running out. Jane suggested that I use water colours. That is what I'm doing and it works beautifully.

One Down Four to Go

2004-12-13T18:14:00.000-08:00

So the finger painting is finished. I'm not sure what I think about it. Actually I'm not sure what I think of any of my work this semester. I definitely need to put a little more thought into my pieces next semester. All in all I do feel this semester has been a great one for learning a ton of new stuff. Speaking of that I have to go work on my egg tempera now.

Come Dance With Me

2004-12-13T18:05:00.000-08:00

Oil on Wood
30 x 60