Owl on April 16th, 2010

Julia Kay, originally uploaded by purple0wl. If you’re keen on painting portraits, you’ll never be short of a model at Julia’s Portrait Party. Flickr groups, as far as I know, are all free to join, and this portrait group is a splendid opportunity. Post up a photo of yourself for others to paint, and lo [...]

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Owl on October 7th, 2009

Week 32: Alberto Giacometti, originally uploaded by purple0wl. This week I’ve been posing on my iphone for a portrait by Alberto Giacometti Mind you, I had to diet a bit, but I learned a lot… Copying famous artists’ styles is a wonderful way of discovering your own iphone or ipod finger painting style. Added to [...]

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Owl on February 20th, 2009

Photographer. (Pointing camera at X.) “Smile please.” X. “Cheese.” Photographer. “Good. Lovely. Er… Oh, wait a minute…” (Fumbles with camera.) “Funny. I could have sworn that button was the flash.” X. “…Cheeeeeese…” Photographer. “Can you move a little to the left.” X. “Cheeeeeeeeeee… That enough? …..eeeeese.” Photographer. (Scowls.) “Can’t you look a bit happier?” X. [...]

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