Monday, February 11, 2013

Love Letters: 112 Sketches



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Love Letters
Wood, 2x2" each, pen, ink, and acrylic.




















These are portraits of my family and friends, drawn and painted mostly from pictures that I took. This was done for a class assignment: 100 paintings in two weeks. Thanks to the panels that are simply writing or washes, I was able to finish this in time (I was worried). One scary aspect of this project: letting mistakes happen. Due to the amount needed and the time constraint, I couldn't be picky. That somewhat annoyed me, but it mostly freed me to be loose and  sketchy. If a piece didn't turn out quite right, I called it "character" and moved on.
This has plenty of character.



The "Love Letters" concept has two facets:
The first refers to the panels that only have writing on them; these are mostly scripture. I  consider these to be "love letters" from God to us.
The second idea has to do with the portraits themselves. I believe that in a person's face is the evidence of careful consideration and the loving touch of a Master artist. We are God's artistry, or "letters."



2 Corinthians 3:3
"You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts."




View more pictures of the individual portraits on my Facebook page:






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