Jami childers

2011-12-03T07:51:00.001-08:00

All finished!

Portrait step by step

2011-11-21T17:22:00.001-08:00

I took photos at each stage of the portrait process.
I started in pencil, making sure I get all the important details.
Then I block it all in, in a dark shade.
After that I am ready for color. I spend a little time in the beginning to mix up some basic skin tones. I can always tweak them a little if they are not just right.
After a few hours it's good to step away from your work. It gives the oil paint a little time to set up. Everything looks better in the morning anyway!

Art Class

2011-11-09T19:11:00.001-08:00

We had a great art class tonight. Shakir did a painting in one sitting.
Jerri who has been out for a few weeks is doing a fabulous job on her beach scene. She is working the colors into wet paint & finding out that blending is much easier that way.
Janet is working on her still life & learning how to shade colors on fabric. This is her first still life.
Leilani is doing a portrait of her favorite person (no it's not me) lol! It's Marilyn Monroe. Portraits can be a little time consuming but worth the effort!
Great job guys!

New Portrait Painting

2011-11-09T10:38:00.001-08:00

Here is my new portrait I am doing of my friend & co worker. I asked her to go through her letters & keepsakes & gather things that described who she is. I also asked her to look through magazines & tear out places she would like to go, places she had explored & anything that appealed to her.
I used those things to create an exciting background. She loves it so far.

In the second photo I added some acrylic paint to bring the images together. I also glazed over the top of a letter from her husband (in the upper left hand corner) to give keep it cohesive with the overall painting.
After a coat of clear gesso it is ready for oil paint. On to the portrait!

New work

2011-03-11T08:59:00.000-08:00

Sarge is a police dog who lost his life in the line of duty Dec. 27 2010.

The Florida Times Union did a story on the painting.

Life in The Tall Grass was created from a friend's photo. He went last summer to Africa & brought back some great shots. I fell in love with this one.

Here are the portraits I painted for Elizabeth. Here is her blog http://elizabethsthilairenelson.blogspot.com/ They are fun & vibrant, much like Elizabeth herself!

Downtown Jacksonville series

2010-09-03T12:31:00.001-07:00

I have started walking downtown to get some exercise & found out that we really have a beautiful city! So I have decided to do some paintings from the photos I have been snapping.

Fun portrait!

2010-08-20T08:58:00.000-07:00

Here are the finished portraits. I really like the way they turned out. They are fun & so colorful.

Step by step portraits

2010-08-20T07:06:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of new portraits I did for a very talented artist & teacher Elizabeth St. Hiliare Nelson. This is her blog http://elizabethsthilairenelson.blogspot.com/. I thought you might enjoy seeing the painting process step by step.

2010-05-05T09:49:00.000-07:00

Here is a portrait done in paper. What fun. Went to an amazing workshop with Elizabeth St.Hilaire Nelson. She taught us to paint with paper! Now I'm hooked. I had never done it before but it makes for such an interesting picture.

2009-10-29T12:57:00.000-07:00

This is the completed one below. The photo above is the photo I painted it from.

This is a painting I just finished. I painted it from a photo a friend of mine shot. I thought you might like to see it's progression.

Recent art work

2009-10-13T06:50:00.000-07:00

Her are some of the things I have been working on. If you can call it work, I am having such fun!

Hello

2009-06-12T09:05:00.000-07:00

Hello all & welcome. This is my first blog so I am new to all of this. Be patient with me. I hope this will be fun & informative once I get it all going & learn to do everything! Here is one of me portraits that I have done. I do most of commissioned portraits for the customers in the Barber Shop. Oh did I tell you I am also a Cosmetologist who own & runs a Barber Shop? I have many hats. Please feel free to share your art with me! I love talking with fellow artists. I will upload more photos soon. See you!