Cosmo5″ x 5″ acrylic on canvas©Xan Blackburn 2012 Fall Portrait Marathon, Cosmo Done. Cosmo’s portrait, and the Fall Portrait Marathon of 2011, both done. Cosmo’s portrait was based on a black and white photo, which has such power on its own that, given the option, I decided to stick with a monochromatic approach. I … Read More “FPM Finale: Cosmo is Complete!”
Cosmo – work in progress #55″ x 5″ acrylic on canvas©Xan Blackburn 2012 Cosmo – work in progress #65″ x 5″ acrylic on canvas©Xan Blackburn 2012 Fall Portrait Marathon, Cosmo I managed to resurrect one of my tinier brushes, which sure helped with the little hair details. I’ve been working on building up that fur texture, … Read More “FPM #10: Cosmo, still black and white”
Cosmo – work in progress5″ x 5″ acrylic on canvas©Xan Blackburn 2012 Fall Portrait Marathon, Cosmo One more little update for today. You know what? It’s not as easy to “draw” with acrylic as it is to draw with a pencil, say. Anyway, it’s coming along! We’ll call this stage 2a. Have a nice Friday … Read More “FPM #10: Cosmo, leeeetle update”
Fall Portrait Marathon, Cosmo I’m going to try to remember to take more scans along the way for Cosmo’s portrait, and write a bit about each stage as I go. Cosmo – work in progress5″ x 5″ acrylic on canvas©Xan Blackburn 2012 So, with the washy start from our last look as a starting place, most … Read More “FPM #10: Cosmo progresses”
Cosmoall rights reserved Fall Portrait Marathon, Cosmo Cosmo the cat chose his family by befriending every person, dog and cat in the house, and then just walking in the door for good one winter day. A sweet and congenial guy, his people are still missing his gentle presence since his passing 3 years ago. We … Read More “FPM #10: Cosmo kitty”
Matt5″ x 5″, Acrylic on canvas©Xan Blackburn 2012 Fall Portrait Marathon, Painting #7: Matt Matt’s painting finished up in one sustained burst, and I didn’t get any more progress pics for you. Sorry about that! We left off here. One of the first things I did when I picked my brushes back up was … Read More “FPM: Matt is Done!”
Matt – reference photo Fall Portrait Marathon, Painting #7: Matt This is Matt. Those bedroom eyes with their serious gaze are inspiring feelings of warmth, and a distinct desire to give him cookies! His owner, Christine, got in on an earlier marathon, giving me the chance to paint her boy Hamilton in a field of … Read More “FPM: I’m baa-aack! Meet Matt”
Kasey – work in progressacrylic on canvas, 5″ x 5″© Xan Blackburn, 2011 Fall Portrait Marathon, Painting #6: Kasey The Holiday Hiatus, if I may so name it retroactively, has passed, and work has resumed. Kasey, whom we last saw smiling brightly as you see him on the right, has moved through the last few stages … Read More “FPM: Kasey is DONE!”
Fall Portrait Marathon, Painting #6: Kasey Kasey – work in progressacrylic on canvas, 5″ x 5″© Xan Blackburn, 2011 Tightened up some of the darks, corrected a little around the nose-ball, and did some more of the subtle shading on his neck and the shadowed side of his face. Then I dove in with some … Read More “FPM Painting #6: Kasey, color-y!”
Faye Oops portrait catching some side-light© Xan Blackburn 2011 Fall Portrait Marathon, Painting #5: Faye Oops Faye Oops left her family broken-hearted last week. While her passing was gentle, with her loved ones present, it is never easy to lose the ones we love. Even though so much of my work is to give a … Read More “FPM: Faye Oops Portrait Completed!”
