Call For Models

I need live models for a portrait series to present at the Portland Open Studios 2010 in October. I cannot pay for professional sitters and do not have enough commissioned pieces for a show, so I am going to be giving away the finished paintings to the individual sitters after the show is over, and the pieces properly documented.

If you are interested in participating in the project you will need to agree to the following terms:

• No requirements as far as age, sex, race or appearance

• Need to be willing to meet at least once a week for 2-3 hours for at least 6 sessions

• The sitter cannot make any demands on the actual content of the painting; lighting, composition, color choice, size, and level of detail will all be determined by the artist

• Must have own transportation, or can easily reach my studio at 2211 NE Front Ave, Portland Oregon (About a 10 minute walk from the edge of the Pearl District and accessible by the 16 bus line)

• Must wear the same simple outfit featuring no logos, text or copyrighted images to each sitting (flat colors and patterns are fine). The outfit can be kept at the studio and changed into each day if preferred. For women, wearing little or no makeup is preferred.

• No drastic changes to the sitter's appearance in the middle of the process (Newly shaved head, new face or neck tattoo, new facial piercing or gauging, etc... a haircut is not a problem as long as it isn't a major change in style or color)

• The painting will be turned over to the sitter after it has been properly documented; no earlier than November 2010, and no later than one year after the painting is completed.

• If the sitter moves away from the area or cannot pick up the painting themselves for any reason, they will need to pay any shipping costs.

• If the sitter cannot be contacted or located after one year, the artist will retain ownership of the painting.


I don't really like setting up lists of rules for this type of thing, but I know from experience that it's always best to try and anticipate problems or misunderstandings before they happen.

If you're interested in being a model, or know someone that is; please contact me by email or phone

dhenderson@dana-illustration.com
617-888-3411

New Studio Space, New Project

Moved into a new studio space a couple weeks ago. It's a great space in a co-op studio fairly near my house; I already feel pretty at home there. My next project is going to be getting a body of work together for the Portland Open Studios Show, to that end I'm going to be doing free portraits of live models; the details will be explained in a separate post. Since I haven't done much work since October I've recently been painting simple sketches to try and get back into an art-creating mode.

Here are a couple photos of the space: