Artist TAWK'D

Well it's done. My Face of Ventura project artist talk at the Museum of Ventura County on Saturday  is now all TAWK"d.

Thanks to everyone who came. It meant the world It was a wonderful warm revisit with some old and new friends. A great memory  I won't forget. Grateful to be on this art journey.

Ventura mayor, the lovely Cheryl Heitmann  attends the talk standing near her portrait sketch

Anna Bermudez, Curator of Collections, Museum of Ventura County, introduces my talk.

A great warm crowd - THANK YOU everyone. Blessed.

Portrait Painting Relevant Versus "Selfies"?

Is portrait painting still relevant in the age of the 'seflie'? Read here:

www.theepochtimes.com

Thanks to journalist Christin Lin for this great piece about my portrait projects The Face of Ventura and The Face of Malibu, still ongoing.

Face of Malibu By Johanna Spinks

I have reached double digits!!!
My tenth sitter Ms. Sherman Baylin,  Face of Malibu project appearing in The Malibu Times.  Each sitter is painted in a single life sitting reflecting the real folk in this modern day ritzy beach town. This projects follows my Face of Ventura project, those 58 portraits now in the permanent collection of The Museum of Ventura County.


Read about Sherman here
http://www.malibutimes.com/malibu_life/article_f6d84bb0-04af-11e3-af8a-0019bb2963f4.html?_dc=55852907011.28542

The Face of Malibu By Johanna Spinks

The Face of Malibu By Johanna Spinks, Dr Bill Swarout, featured in this week's Malibu Times
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I remain honored that The Malibu Times is featuring my Face of Malibu portrait series. This series is hot on the heels of my Face of Ventura project, now in the permanent collection of the Museum of Ventura County.

Here is the latest sitter Dr. Bill Swartout, painted from life in a single sitting. He has an interesting story. Read by clicking here

Turned out to be quite a colorful sketch. A camera crew was behind me. That may explain why.

I seem to be in a very colorful mode right now.