New Artraiture: Carrie Welch

The word new in itself usually implies that there is something which by nature of context is also rendered old. Which is true in this case, it's just that I haven't mentioned Artraiture yet specifically in this blog, and since I just finished putting together the website, now is probably a good time to do so.

I've been doing portraits for a while. Probably since I was a Freshman in Highschool, truth be told. But recently, I got blindsided by a muse or three* and found myself painting a portrait a night for over a month. Not only one, but for most of them I'd even take the initial glamour painting and start adding on warpaint, or extrapolating an alter-ego based on wherever whim would take my stylus. The paintings started gaining popularity amongst the fairer sex in particular, and after some much appreciated prodding, the artraiture concept was born. You can see most of the rest of what was born of said inspiration by following this banner:


Yesterday I received my very first commission from the website, from the lovely Carrie Welch, and in honor of this event, starting today I will post new artwork to the blog, along with some explanation about the process.




When I first saw Carrie's picture, I immediately thought vampire. The full source pic was taken in a bar, and Carrie is posed quite languidly with a cup of red liquid about which we might speculate, in one hand. Combined with the ever so slight bite of the lip, it practically screamed "arrogant bloodsucker". Somewhere along the line after finishing up the glamour shot, I decided to try a more classic widow's peak look with the hair, to go with the more modern alabaster skin and golden eyes popularized by pop culture phenoms such as Twilight. The result is pretty striking, with an almost cartoonish 50's feel to it, and a strong feline quality.

Be sure to check out the rest of the portraits at http://www.sunstormsaga.com/portraits and keep an eye on this space for new additions.