Friday, February 12, 2010

KARIN JURICK

5x7 oil on canvas

Last year (or was it the year before) Karin Jurick created a blog called Different Strokes From Different Folks where artists joined together to participate in some inspiring challenges. The year end challenge is a fun exchange of artists painting artists! In an effort to thank Karin for her extraordinary efforts, Jill Polsby (thank you Jill!) requested we paint a portrait of Karin Jurick, 118 artists have participated and you can see the entire portfolio here.

Thank you Karin for DSFDF and creating a wonderful network of artists and friends!

18 comments:

Gwen Bell said...

Love this Angela! You did such a fine job. Great shading and very expressive eyes. Like that red on the side and the vertical format too.

Edward Burton said...

Great job, Angela! I love the way you cropped it - well done.

adebanji said...

Great piece!

Autumn Leaves said...

Angela, you did a beautiful job on Karin's portrait. It is stunning!

Ann Rogers said...

Angela, such a wonderful crop on the portrait for Karin. Jill did a great job on such a large task.

Dana Cooper said...

Lovely, lovely, Angela! Great crop too.

Carol Horzempa said...

I agree with every one here...love the cropping. The red border with your signature adds a special touch.
Great job Angela, I'm sure Karin will love it!

Unknown said...

I love the composition. You were brave enough to give us Karin up close and personal. I think your signature on the side is very cool too!

Thoughtfully Blended Hearts said...

What an interesting concept...imagine seeing 118 portraits of yourself...gotta be a strong person for that...
Love your portrait...

L.Holm said...

Great work, Angela. I like the close cropping.
Karin's an inspiration to so many of us.

Claire Beadon Carnell said...

Beautifully done, Angela. The eyes are expecially well done.

Gary Keimig said...

you did a great job, Angela.
the cropping is just right.
Like your color application too.

Camille LaRue Olsen said...

You really got her character and expression and the dignified way she was holding her head, Angela. She looks beautiful. Well done!

Camille LaRue Olsen said...

Angela, I seem to have a wrong email for you. If you have mine would you drop me a note so I'll have it when I need to tell you something? Thanks! (mine is clolsen at austin dot rr dot com )

Regula Scheifele said...

Beautiful piece - I love how she's gazing into the distance... Thinking of the next challenge to post on her blog? ;-)

Kelley Carey MacDonald said...

Oh, this is just GREAT - congratulations!

Pattie Wall said...

Way to change this one up - sign of a true artist. Very nice!

Dean H. said...

Way to go, Angela! Great crop and love the red background. Love the subtle touches in the eyes.