This portrait series is the most cohesive ten-piece collection that I have completed so far, which is why I have chosen to use it for my Professional Seminar Project. It began because I wanted to practice working in the oil medium. I had people that I know fairly well sit for me for about an hour (people I know well enough to make that request at least) and painted them in a style that could probably be described displaying Fauvist and Impressionist influences. I didn't ask my subjects to pose for me or to dress up and I liked how that made the portraits seem more intimate. I used a lot of color in these, with the backgrounds just being seemingly random colors blended in. The project was fairly unstructured for a reason. I didn't want to limit the pieces by attempting to be to faithful to what was there, especially as given my time frame, that wouldn't have worked out that well anyway. I think that the subconscious decisions I made ended up reflecting these people much better than a photo-realistic portrait of them could have.
Tiffany (2008), oil on canvas
Nick (2008), oil on canvas
Rob (2008), oil on canvas
Thomas (2008), oil on canvas
Tyler (2008), oil on canvas
Meghan (2008), oil on canvas
Kelli (2008), oil on canvas
Jeannie (2008), oil on canvas
Delaney (2008), oil on canvas
(the first portrait in the series)
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