Daily Painting

Daily painting: Self Portrait in February

Self Portrait in February

12cm x 19cm (4¼"x7½"), oil on gessoed card

Painting status: SOLD

Painted Friday, 6 February 2009 · Portraits

The conversation

Thoughts on this painting

11 comments

gillian bull

I really like your portraits. I paint and teach dry and oil pastels. I work in oils and pastels and paint plein aire- still life- portraits etc. My favorite genre is portrait painting and my least successful/favorite is working with still Life. However, I think it is such good discipline!

I don't have a web site but am on Women Painters of Washington site. I really have to update the images because they are 2 years old.
I enjoy receiving your daily images very much.

Dona S

Dear Julian, I think this is my favorite of the self-portraits you have shown us here.
The warmth of the light and the warm glints in the skin and the wonderful glow from the turtleneck. It all just glows with a winter spark.
Thanks

anon.

What a gorgeous way to celebrate your 50th birthday! You look pensive, intense, as well as serene and extremely happy!

Prabha

Your paintings are exotic and I love the play of color strokes in shade and light. Seeing your paintings makes me restless to try out some still life myself.

mariah

wow- the richness and variety of color , the dance of brushstrokes in this ,are dazzling- a gentle tour de force .

yvonne lunde-andreassen


Magnificent self portrait, honest and direct !

am still in love with the scrunchy apple - did you eat it ?

Jenny Mackay

This is incredible Julian, honest, direct, transparent and sensitive, a very moving portrait.

Jenny Mackay

This is incredible Julian, wonderfully transparent and sensitive, a very moving self portrait.

Harriet

What a great portrait. I love the colors and the brush strokes.

Your piercing eyes look deeply into our souls.