Miniature Self Portrait in Progress

"Self Portrait at 34" (in progress), egg tempera miniature painting on Kelmscott vellum

I'm really enjoying the challenge of working on this miniature portrait of myself when I was 34, painting it from my own photos which were taken with the self-timer on my camera back then.  I had fun posing in one of my all-time favorite wardrobe items, a black velvet cocktail dress.  This is shown approximately same-size as the art, so the tricky part will be to see if I can adequately articulate in paint at miniature portrait scale (1/6th of life size) the details of the rhinestone necklace I was wearing.  

Portraits of Lauren

"Sweet Pea Blossom," 2 5/16" x 1 13/16", egg tempera on vellum

Throughout her life I have done a number of portraits of my niece, Lauren, and here

are two of them. "Sweet Pea Blossom" is a miniature portrait of Lauren between the age of

1 and 2, and "Lauren's Graduation Day" portrays her on the day of her college

graduation in May of this year.

"Lauren's Graduation Day," 5" x 7", silverpoint, graphite, and egg tempera on toned panel