Wendy Wick Reaves, curator at the National Portrait Gallery, discusses the portrait that came to symbolize the historic campaign of President-elect Barack Obama. The portrait is on display at the museum. .
The piece, created by Los Angeles based graphic designer and street artist Shepard Fairey, came to the museum through the generosity of Washington, D.C., art collectors Heather and Tony Podesta, in honor of Tony Podestas mother, the late Mary K. Podesta.
This large-scale mixed-media stenciled collage is on view in the New Arrivals exhibition, on the museums first floor. For more on the poster, see the NPG blog at: http://face2face.si.edu/my_weblog/2009/01/now-on-view-portrait-of-barack-obama-by-shepard-fairey.html
Credit info: Barack Obama / Shepard Fairey, 2008 / Hand-finished collage, stencil and acrylic on paper / Gift of the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection in honor of Mary K. Podesta / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution / © Shepard Fairey/ObeyGiant.com
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I love ART! Creative is fun 
Love Peace Joy to all!
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JAN LeComte EMPRESS ARTIST from Cleveland Ohio.
I am one of the few “Ambidextrous Artists” online.
I also do CARICATURE, PORTRAITS, ILLUSTRATION, FRACTALS, PAINTING, MURALS, CALLIGRAPHY,CARTOONING,CREATIVE WRITING,
I love anything creative!
I am available for SKETCHING ENTERTAINMENT AT PARTIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS, promotional events, trade shows, schools, fundraisers ,churches, bar and bat mitzvahs, parties, coporate events…
I also create ORIGINAL ART, just contact me and I’ll answer any questions.
janlecomteart@yahoo.com
Artistic influences;
DiVinci, Michaelangelo, Maxfield Parrish, MC Escher, Renoir, Dali, Picasso, Cassatt, Alphonse Mucha, John Waterhouse, Marcel Marceau, Walt Disney, Jim Henson, Mort Drucker, Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley
Fun influences;
Dilbert, Mickey Mouse, the Muppets, Dr. Suess, Beatrix Potter, Fairy Tales, Harry Potter
.Inspirational influences; Jesus, Buddah, Angels,Og Mandino, Jack Canfield,Venice Bloodworth, Bob Proctor, Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, Oprah Winfrey,Wallace Wattles,Bill Gates, Clement Stone .and lately I’ve been inspired by Paul Potts the opera singer! Just love his story
In answer to the question; “How do you do this?” or “I wish I could draw” I will be creating and posting instructional videos on technique and how to draw at
http://www.myspace.com/artfunwithjan Check for updates
Special thanks to Karin Hiebert for her “How to shampoo and condition your hair” video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inEoCB…
http://www.squidoo.com/karinhiebert
and for explaining web 2.0 Thanks for the inspiration and reminders of the Law of Attraction!
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teaching children
DRAWING
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SKETCHING
soft sculpting
CARTOONS
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MIME
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My process 1.) Sketch 2.) Illustration Markers 3.) Color Pencils and 4.) Oil paint. Sometimes I add even more steps with Photoshop, but I didnt for this portrait. I wanted to see how far I could push oil paint as a medium. I prefer painterly realism to photorealism (photo realistic stuff gets boring…..whats the point of simply reproducing a picture?). I was satisfied with the results, despite my unorthodox approach to making this….(painting? work of art? mixed media?….I dont know what to call it.) The markers were Prismacolor and Chartpak Ad. The color pencils were Prisma and the oil paint was Old Holland, Maimeri, Vasari, Bloxx, Grumbacher and Holbein Colors. I used Liquin as a paint medium. I used Flat, Round and Filbert Brushes and occasionally a fan brush (for delicate blending). This time lapse speed portrait consolidated four hours in to less than four minutes.
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James Kalm takes a brisk walk through a collection of recent portrait paintings by Francesco Clemente. Having embraced his position as the court portraitist to New York’s social elite, Clemente brings a sense of irony and a dash of satire to his elegantly naive depictions of the rich and famous.
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Philippe Faraut, French / American portrait sculptor
Philippe Faraut is a figurative artist specializing in life- size portrait sculptures and monumental stone sculptures.
His media of choise are water- based clay and marble.
As an award winning stone sculptor specializing in representational art, Philippe feels that the renewed interest and willingness of artists to return to the study of the human form has the potential to bring back to our society an appreciation for traditional beauty.
Philip Faraut received his degree in woodcarving and the construction of French fine furniture from Germain Sommellier in Annency, France, his boyhood home.
An avid traveller, Phillipe’s destinations have allowed him the opportunity to study the cultures of many countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, thus influencing his work in portraiture sculpting.
Afther establishing residence in the Chesapeake Bay area of Virginia, he developed an interest in modeling the head in clay.
Soon thereafter, he relocated his studio to New York State and began teaching sculpting classes.
Philippe has created numerous original works ranging from six- inch porcelain figurines to monuments in both stone and bronze.
He has exhibited his sculptures in various galleries and national competitions including several of the national sculpture society’s annual exhibitions shown in New York city.
In addition, he has studied forensic reconstruction with internationally recognized expert Betty Pat Gatliff.
For over fifteen years Philippe has traveled trhoughout the United States and Canada, teaching sculptors and aspiring sculptors how to render portraits in clay at private studios and institutions such as the Longvieuw museum of fine art in Texas.
Together with his wife Charisse, the couple has made Philippe’s techniques available to students in the form of a three- part video series, in addition to step- by- step instructional sculpting books.
link to Phillippe Faraut http://philippefaraut.com/index.html
Music by Mussorgsky
“Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle”
Thanks to Philippe for the approval.
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This episode covers sketching, how to properly sharpen a pencil, and ways to hold a pencil.
Find all the videos for this series in one easy playlist…
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE90A0B005052EFB
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Experimenting with white charcoal…
unlike other portraits, this one is all about focusing on highlights instead of shadows, which makes most parts more challenging. Pretty fun and interesting to draw.. white charcoal doesn’t stick to paper well so accidental smudging is more of a problem.
tools used: white charcoal pencil, white compressed charcoal, my fingers for blending, kneaded eraser.
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This episode covers sketching, how to properly sharpen a pencil, and ways to hold a pencil.
Find all the videos for this series in one easy playlist…
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE90A0B005052EFB
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finally got my hands on some soft pastel, been wanting to mess around with color portraits for the longest time.. i think i accidental bought the landscape soft pastel set…I was wondering why it had so much blue and green variety lol
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Watch Australian portrait artist (Tom Gibbs) create a painting… www.tomgibbsart.com
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