Wednesday, August 11, 2010

"100 Faces, No. 4"

4 x 4"
oil on masonite
sold

My next victim to study.




10 comments:

Erika Lee @ A Tiny Rocket said...

I love your portraits- they are more mysterious then your usual paintings :) Can't wait to see them all.

Ann Gorbett said...

Karin-these are wonderful. And I just love that they are from mugshots. Great idea.

CJ Mulloy said...

I don't even want to KNOW what that baby face did to get his mug shot taken! Great painting Karin - i so love your brush strokes and knowledge of color - just so much fun to see what you're up to!

Johanna Spinks said...

nice portrait work...doing a daily challenge myself, a lot of it around faces, for the whole of 2010. Not a day missed so far.

Paintings by Irit Bourla said...

Great piece.
Where do u find them? Your victems?

Hope Cunningham Daily Paintings said...

Love this, Karen. I am curious about how you are corralling your victims. Are you working from life or photographs? Did you get folks to volunteer to pose or do you hire models? How long does one of these portraits take to do? And finally, how on earth do you put up with such nosy inquiries as mine?

Amy Hillenbrand said...

Wow, had to look twice when this popped up in my screen. It has such a whismical quality to it, maybe the light background or the expression on his face. You are always so good at catching some kind of feeling in your paintings.

CHRIS MURRAY said...

this is wonderful. love the shirt picking up the color of the eyes and the lean, intense look

Elaine Hurst said...

Love seeing these faces. What a great series!

Dyanne Parker, Artist said...

LOVE that you are doing faces. I am currently doing a Celebrity Study. 12 so far. I look forward to your posts always! Paint on!