Month: February 2024
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Anna Chlumsky
I was watching Armondo Iannucci’s In The Loop, and one of the background players really jumped out at me. Anna Chlumsky held her own in a production all about blistering insults. She must have stood out to Iannucci as well because she got a pivotal role in his follow-up show Veep. She played Amy Bruckheimer,…
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Choi Min-sik
Another quick, sketch-free painting, this time of South Korean actor Choi Min-sik in his unforgettable role as Oh Dae-su in Oldboy. It’s a hard-edged movie that calls for a searing portrayal. I cannot think of another actor better suited to that degree of commitment than him. I first took note of him as the bad…
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Eugene Hutz
This is a quick shapes-only portrait of singer Eugene Hütz, Ukrainian frontman of “gypsy punk” band Gogol Bordello. The reference photo was taken from the same concert (and by the same photographer!) as the Regina Spektor shot I painted a few weeks ago. I’ve been following that band for ages — I just adore them!…
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Happy Friday (painted)
A portrait of Aftyn Rose, looking comfortable and beautiful on her deck. This time, the painting succeeded. As I noted on the previous attempt, I painted this version without the use of a sketch. No guidelines, no Loomis head or whatever, just shapes. The dark mass of hair goes about here. Wait, too much. Carve…
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Happy Friday
I decided I should add some Aftyn portraits to my current painting series. Like the last one, this painting was a failure. What you’re seeing above is the sketch I made before going to color. It’s a nice sketch, but the painting was never able to achieve a similar level of quality or likeness. It’s…
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In Bruges
Portrait of Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, the leads from the wonderful In Bruges. As soon as I saw the movie, I fell in love with Martin McDonagh’s (the writer) sense of humor. It is dark, but with a weird love for the foibles of human behavior. This was intended to be the groundwork for…
