I don't often do the same painting twice but for Trevor Linden I will definitely make the exception. It wasn't too much like repeating myself anyway; as I shifted styles, muted the colours and played with the cropping between these 2 pieces. Both were done in oils, the top one was a commission.
Another class assignment in which we had to paint a self portrait in the style of another artist.The catch was that we also had to dress ourselves as the artist that we chose.I went with Rembrandt for his use of puffy shirts, frilly coats, and classic lighting.This one was done in egg tempera.
I did this piece back in 2005/2006 -ish, it was one of the pieces that I put in my portfolio the second time around when I was applying for the program that I am currently in at Capilano University.It is one of the few pieces that I still like from my pool of work at that time.Back then I took a few painting classes that focused on layering acrylics and texture work. I was really into trees as subject matter back then as well.It adorned my wall for several years and stood as my favourite for some time (likely due to my foolish tree infatuation) before I gave it away to a friend who I knew would appreciate it.I still like it for its composition, colour and sense of movement - but mostly because I don't paint in this style anymore.
So, I have actually been biding my time before actually beginning this hefty endeavour of having a blog of my artwork. I have been stewing over what works to put in it and what to write about - as there are a lot of crappy blogs out there I wanted to post material relevant to other artists and art enthusiasts alike. I came to the conclusion that I would start by posting some of my older works (which is hard for artists because anything older than a week tends to suck). Hopefully I have chosen pieces that aren't too embarrassing and in doing so they will show some of the steps that I have taken to get where I am in terms of style, subject and technique.
