Self Portrait 3 of 30

To celebrate my 30th birthday, I am painting 30 self portraits for my 30th year. This one is #3 of the 30 part series.

In Progress: Paint Doodles

The Year of the Dragon

Jan 23rd is the Chinese New Year. This year is the year of the Dragon. In celebration (and because I just read the Inheritance Cycle- a series about dragons & their riders- THAT I LOVED) I decided to challenge myself to painting a few dragons this weekend. I think they turned out alright considering I've never even sketched one of these creatures before.

Self Portrait 2 of 30

Well, between last night and this morning, I ruined 2 watercolor self portraits.

When I set out for the third I decided to try using purple as a base coat- I think it turned out surprisingly well.

IN Progress: Self Portrait 1 of 30

2012 Goals: Portraits and Grad School?

Most of us make Resolutions for the New Year.

Here are a few of my 2012 Art Resolutions. Im writing them here to help me stick to them.

30 Self Portraits

Why? Well, Im turning 30 this year. I refuse to hide from this or be sad about it. I am happier now than any other time in my life and I think this new decade might be the best decade yet.
I also think challenging myself to 30 portraits will challenge me to create in new ways.


GRAD School

This year I WILL figure out if pursuing an MFA is something that I should do, and if so- I WILL figure out what I need to do to get into Grad School.

I am hoping these 2 goals will propel me closer to where I want to be artisticly.

Acrylics

SO many fantastic artists paint with Acrylics: Dan May, Jessey Schaudt, and Mark Elliott to name a few. I plan to expand my talent with acrylics this year.