More Progress

Here's a newer progress shot of Marques's portrait. This one will be done soon, and Courtney's is coming up right after. Then it's Marty. Then either Natalia or Angie.

Commissions are closed, btw.

I forgot I had to let you guys know that I won't be accepting commissions again until after the show. There's too much work that needs to be done right now, and I can't have people relying on me for finished products within a reasonable amount of time at the same time that I have to finish my piece for the show.

That said, I won't be accepting portrait requests, either. I know I've already said that, but I think it needs to be repeated.

I just kind of realized that this grid thing is going to take more planning than I thought, since not all of the portraits are going to be the same size and shape. I'm gonna have to rework the layout of this thing, so I'm not sure how many portraits will actually be included in the final piece. Everyone that I mentioned in the list earlier will still have a portrait done of them, though, no matter how many of them I'm actually going to need. There is also a chance that I'll need more faces, and if that happens, it will be sort of a first come first serve request thing. But not yet.

Again, don't be offended if your portrait isn't chosen in the end. It just means that yours didn't "match" the others, if that makes any sense. It's 5 AM, so it probably doesn't make sense, so if you don't understand, you can ask me and I'll explain it to you better.

Thank you, guys. Good night. <3

Courtney and Marques WIPs

I'm working on these two at the same time. Here's the work in progress. I think they should both be done in the next few days.

Senior Show Piece

So there's not gonna be any art in this post, but I wanted to give you guys an update. The senior art show is coming up soon, and I think I've decided on what I want to do. I'm going to put together a grid of portraits that I've done. The people whose faces I'm thinking of using are as follows:

Courtney Schultz
Adriana Foley
Sarah Brooks
Anthony Smith
Marques Duggans
Kelsey Rakes
Marni Charnow
Marty Conklin
Natalia Borges
Charlene Rupert

Not everyone is guaranteed a spot, and my closest friends take top priority. I don't want anyone to be offended if their portrait doesn't make it into the final piece, as the final decision will be largely based on which portraits look best together.

On an unrelated note, I wanted to thank everyone who follows this blog. I know there aren't many of you, but to know that there are people who actually go to the trouble to read all of my posts makes me so happy. Lately I've been starting to gain fans from different places around the world, and it gives me hope that someday people might recognize my work and that I might be able to make a living off of this someday. I love all of you and I want you to remember that.

Thank you. <3