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Tuesday, 26 June 2007

A Peek at my Dawkins Portrait



Just a tiny peek.

This is a portrait I am doing of Richard Dawkins. Much of my work for many years has been inspired by his science writing, particularly River Out of Eden. I hope to have the finished work completed soon. (Soon being a loose and playful term.) It is an unauthorised tribute.

I welcome comments.

"Painting is the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critics."
-Ambrose Bierce
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11 comments:

  1. The Key Question27 June 2007 at 05:54:00 GMT-4

    Has the gravitas of Dawkins, tad stern looking though.

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  2. Glendon Mellow27 June 2007 at 06:18:00 GMT-4

    Thanks, Lim. Yeah, I know what you're saying. I may change it to show his smile, a bit like a smirk.
    Thanks for checking it out.

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  3. The Key Question27 June 2007 at 23:51:00 GMT-4

    Ooh the anticipation! I'm looking forward to the completed portrait.

    You have great artistic skill and a great blog. I write a science blog called Fresh Brainz mainly about evolutionary biology, some neuroscience and a bit of art as well.

    Would you like to exchange blog links?

    Best regards!

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  4. Glendon Mellow28 June 2007 at 05:50:00 GMT-4

    Thanks for the compliments, Lim!

    I checked out Real Parables for the Modern Person after your first post...I'd like to link to both. The fibreoptic tree of life is just too good an idea.

    Maybe you could build it in Kentucky, across the street from another building there, hmm?

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  5. The Key Question29 June 2007 at 04:45:00 GMT-4

    Thanks for the links! I'll check back often.

    Cheers!

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  6. Anonymous2 July 2007 at 16:51:00 GMT-4

    I like it! I want to see it when it's completely done because this little slice of it is really not satisfying at all :)

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  7. Glendon Mellow2 July 2007 at 17:05:00 GMT-4

    Thanks Annie. I've been painting most of today trying to get it through its "ugly phase". Most of my paintings go through a period of colour layering where I can't stand them. Slowly, the finished piece will emerge. Or I go bonkers.

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  8. Anonymous4 July 2007 at 22:11:00 GMT-4

    Came in to look around. Love the quote about painting being a way of 'protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to critics'.
    Reassuring to know that 'the ugly phase' is a real animal. I go through it, too. Push on.

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  9. Glendon Mellow5 July 2007 at 05:34:00 GMT-4

    Yeah, the Ugly Phase is only beaten down by perseverence. But really Leslie! Your process with the Christmas Fairy was elegant and frameable the whole way through! I hope you don't mind a link from me to you. Fantastic work.

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  10. Anonymous22 August 2007 at 20:51:00 GMT-4

    Sorry Trilobite..I lost you!
    Of course you can link to me. I truly apologize for losing your blog. It is in my favorites list, and then I went and alphabetized them! I hate that when that happens.

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  11. Glendon Mellow22 August 2007 at 22:01:00 GMT-4

    The portrait is still chugging along. I hope to have something more complete in the next couple of weeks.

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Posts over 14 days old have their comments held in moderation - I've been getting an unusual amount of spam for a guy who paints trilobites. I'll release it lickety-split though.