Have you ever painted a fellow Artist?

Enzie Shahmiri · 12-13-2006, 01:29 PM

These are nice Mike.

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I think that would have it's own particular set of challenges knowing that the subject was capable of critique.

You are absolutely right, that's probably why most artist stick to painting friends and relatives over fellow artists, unless of course they have years of experience behind them. It is interesting to see though, that the generations before us, did not shy away from this intimidating task for some of the various reasons I have listed before.

Well, I decided to take the plunge and have asked a fellow artist friend, who has received her art education at Julliard and is a portrait artist herself, to pose for me. Due to her schooling, I am sure I will hear critique, but that is welcomed and it will create a collaborative work environment. I have always wanted to paint her, because she has such a chiseled, classical look about her and I just love her speckled green eyes. It will be interesting to see what setting she wants me to portray her in, as the artist or the socialite. Since she loves to chat non stop, concentrating on capturing her while chatting will be the biggest challenge and learning curve to overcome.

Jeanine Jackson · 12-27-2006, 06:41 PM

Believing this topic most valuable a few years back, CSOPA invited member-artists to pose for eachother for two hours over several weeks. A surprising benefit we gained was a great appreciation for professional models!

All three shown here are oil on 20" x 16" canvas.

First is my study of CSOPA Co-Chair, Cindy Wagner. I was inspired by the demo that Nelson Shanks did of Marissa Tomei at the ASOPA event at the Met, and donned a crown of flowers in her hair. Cindy is a wonderful artist, friend, and leader. Look for her in DC this May!

The second is Grace DeVito whose name, I promise, will become very familiar to you all one day.

Last, but not least, is my quick painting of another wonderful painter and frequent award winner, Karen Martin.

Dianne Gardner · 05-20-2008, 11:32 AM

These are great examples, thanks for the thread!

I've just finished painting a fellow artist. She is an arcrylic artist working out of Tacoma and does bright bold paintings. Here is the portrait I did of her. I am actually painting another artist today at open studio. I've posed also...it kind of puts a bandaid on the poor starving artist syndrome when we can pose for each other. (We pay!)

Dianne Gardner · 05-20-2008, 12:06 PM

Thank you Sharon!

Enzie Shahmiri · 05-20-2008, 02:35 PM

Diane this is a lovely painting and a great idea! I still have not had a chance to paint a fellow artist, but it is on my long list of thing to do.

Dianne Gardner · 05-20-2008, 08:58 PM

Thanks Enzie. We actually have a couple of open studio groups and when a model doesn't show up or just whatever one of us poses and gets the same rate. This is Christy. She does amazing colored pencil work and is in nine galleries here! This was a 2 hour session so it's a little rougher around the edges but I hope to touch it up at home.

16 X 20 oils
Dianne