Sometimes you just have to pimp projects for the people you love. It's an added bonus that I'm a part of this one. For anyone who has admired my Blogger profile pic, it is worth noting that this photograph was originally a reference image for a painting yet to be completed.
Terry Strickland (Terry Strickland Art) is one of the many ridiculously talented people that became part of my family on April 24, 2010. She is a realist figure painter and her portraits go for a pretty penny. Her work over the last decade has tended to stray back to a theme of playing pretend. This popular, Incognito series, has now inspired the Incognito Project.
Strickland's work has been praised for its realism, its sense of drama, and its connection with its viewers. A common phrase uttered by viewers who are not versed in art is "It looks like a photograph", but never fear, painting purists; closer inspection of the details of her paintings show that this tight realism is actually achieved with remarkably loose brush-work.
Last summer Terry Strickland asked friends, collectors, and other local artists, to share their alter egos with the camera. These personas range from hidden personalities to secret desires to characters that the subject identifies with.
My husband posed as a Knight in plate mail, my sister-in-law posed as a Steampunk scientist covered in adorable (clean) rats, and I posed as the Greek Goddess, Athena. Among the other subjects are mothers, teachers, caregivers, sculptors, photographers, students, and engineers.
The purpose of this project is to document the project, paint a portrait series for a show (tentatively scheduled for February 2012) and then document the show. All of the photographs, statements, and stories from the series will be collected and edited into a coffee table book about the Incognito Project, published by Matter Deep Publishing.
The response has been so strong that Strickland has more reference photos than she has time to paint. It is also worth noting that of the completed paintings, almost every single one of them has sold.
Look for the Incognito Series book this Spring!
The paintings shown in this post are just a few of the works completed for the show. You can view the rest of the Incognito series at her site and browse to see her other works. Sign up for her newsletter to be updated on the book and other works.
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Strickland's work has been praised for its realism, its sense of drama, and its connection with its viewers. A common phrase uttered by viewers who are not versed in art is "It looks like a photograph", but never fear, painting purists; closer inspection of the details of her paintings show that this tight realism is actually achieved with remarkably loose brush-work.
Last summer Terry Strickland asked friends, collectors, and other local artists, to share their alter egos with the camera. These personas range from hidden personalities to secret desires to characters that the subject identifies with.
My husband posed as a Knight in plate mail, my sister-in-law posed as a Steampunk scientist covered in adorable (clean) rats, and I posed as the Greek Goddess, Athena. Among the other subjects are mothers, teachers, caregivers, sculptors, photographers, students, and engineers.
The purpose of this project is to document the project, paint a portrait series for a show (tentatively scheduled for February 2012) and then document the show. All of the photographs, statements, and stories from the series will be collected and edited into a coffee table book about the Incognito Project, published by Matter Deep Publishing.
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| Brams Lullaby by Terry Strickland Oil on Panel 16in. x 16in. |
Look for the Incognito Series book this Spring!
The paintings shown in this post are just a few of the works completed for the show. You can view the rest of the Incognito series at her site and browse to see her other works. Sign up for her newsletter to be updated on the book and other works.
