Vicki Ross Art: Scourge of the Botkin Challenge!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Scourge of the Botkin Challenge!

For the June 2011 Moses Botkin Challenge, I managed to come up with a real 'challenge'...a self-portrait. Started mine before we left for a week at IAPS, and worked on it 2 sessions after we got home. I think I should call it lobster-bake. However, when it gets dry, I can adjust those colors to my pale pink Irish complexion that better suits my flourescent red hair :)

"Me...2011"

11x14" oil on panel

"Morning Light" 10x8-inches

“Lady In Red aka Me at 60”

oil on hardboard 8x8”

"Robin"

10x10 oil on linen board

"Untitled"

©Suzanne Berry

10x10" oil on linen

"Mirror"

7"x8" Oil on canvas board

4 comments:

Diana Moses Botkin said...: Your smiling self-portrait is a winner, Vicki!; June 21, 2011 at 12:41 AM
Art By Erika said...: Beautiful! I need more red on that flame HAHAHA! Love it love uuuuuuuuuu; June 25, 2011 at 1:07 PM
Crystal Cook said...: I love your self portrait! And egads, is that a challenge or what? I just painted my self portrait and. . . yikes. Was. Not. Fun. it's cool to see your blog, I've been a fan of Suzanne's for a while and just barely discovered you. Great work!; July 13, 2011 at 4:42 PM
VickiRossArt said...: thanks, Crystal. I should have left it alone...but was trying to get a more realistic skin tone. At least I have the photo! AND maybe a better painting.

First time i did a self, I would look in the mirror, squint, then paint. Did a wonderful rendition of a squinty-eyed not real happy looking person! Just what I was seeing!

check out www.myarttutor.com too...it's mine; July 13, 2011 at 4:46 PM