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Getting Wiggy
Selfie with Wig, oil on paper, 10×7“ My social media feeds kept showing me wigs (how do they know my formerly boisterously curly hair was getting thin, grey and wimpy?) The influencers looked so cute...
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Shellac Under Oil Painting on Paper (and Summer Haircut Selfie)
Summer Selfie, Oil on Shellacked Arches Oil Paper, 9”x 6.5” After the wig experiment I got even braver and cut my hair very short for the first time since I was about 12. I was going for something...
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Portrait of Ilhan Omar’s Daughter
Isra Hirsi, daughter of Ilhan Omar, oil on paper, 8×7.5” I was so struck by the photo (see below) of Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Representative Ilhan Omar, when I saw it in the New York Times. She was...
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Fallen Star: Portrait of Justin Timberlake after DWI
Justin Timberlake After DUI Bust, Zorn palette, oil on paper, 11×7’ There was something so poignant about the news photo of Justin Timberlake after his bust for Driving While Intoxicated and I wanted...
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Freckles Minus Freckles
Freckles Minus Freckles, oil on gessoed Arches Oil paper, Zorn palette, 9×7” Her nose! That interesting shape is why I wanted to paint her when I saw her photo (see below) on Pinterest. In the photo...
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The Hawaiian?
The Hawaiian, Oil on paper, 10”x7” When I saw a photo of this guy, I loved his funny rooster-tail man bun and made him my next portrait victim. I decided he was Hawaiian, gave him a tan and put him in...
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Grumpy Old Brit Character Actor
Old Brit Character Actor, Gouache, 10×7” My last painting of 2024 is this gouache painting of a British or Irish character actor from one of the great detective shows on BritBox (but I forget which...
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