In my last days in Portland, I concentrated on portraits. I’ve always shied away from the likeness, it’s been very difficult for me. These are collaborations with two models, Zayda and Amy. Amy happened to be nine months pregnant at the time.
Here’s a portrait of Zayda on tape with another underneath. I’m saving my tapes for a future project. Working with Zayda was great, she has a unique energy.
I met Amy and asked her to sit for me. She’s expecting at the end of March. We had a great conversation about babies. I really enjoyed working with her, she’s a great person. I did two portraits, one on canvas and the second on gessoed paper and more loose that the first. I like to explore a couple of approaches and pick the one I like the best.
