Showing posts with label self portraits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label self portraits. Show all posts

Friday, October 16, 2009

self-portrait/ blood milk give a way!



hi. i've been thinking long & hard about what to do for my next giveaway. the last one was very emotion rousing, as all your comments were really heartfelt & surprised me in their sincere interest in my work.

since october is my favorite month! & halloween my favorite holiday (even more so since it now marks the union of my love & i!), i want to offer another opportunity for winning a piece of custom blood milk. the winner & i will speak about their interests & beliefs & i will make a custom piece just for them!

all you have to do is take a self portrait. i've been thinking a lot about identity as i prepare for my upcoming show at omoi in december. i'm not sure where i will go with it, but i thought it would be fun to see some of you! the photos will be posted on this site at the close of the contest. 

to enter:
send in a photo of yourself to jlschnabel@gmail.com
 i'd prefer it to be a self-portrait, but its up to you!
i like to use the old time photo generator i posted about here, but again, it's your choice.
if you're uncomfortable with sending in a photo of yourself, you can also write a comment on this post about identity, anything about what you believe yours to be & what may have influenced the shaping of it.

the deadline is the night before halloween! october 30. i'll randomly pick the winner on halloween & i'll post the results the following week!

Friday, June 12, 2009

being a lover of portraiture, especially portraits of females who look slightly crazed, i was immediately drawn into this painting by gavin nolan called 'ride a white horse'. his other work features like minded individuals who more or less are out of proportion and all have a touch of hysteria and mystery. i was pleased to find him currently showing with another genius painter, julie heffernan, who seemingly obsessively paints her long white body and pale red hair in various landscapes reminiscent of renissance paintings and costumed by heaps of dead animals or natural elements. if you're a lucky californian, check out their joint show at mark moore gallery, open until july 3rd.