For me the portraits are “journalistic”, that is, I just paint what is in front of me, No “imagination” necessary. I apparently “see” those weird colors (auras?) that I paint on people’s faces in the oil color portraits. I definitely try to make the marking rhythmically fit the exact energy and mood of the person resonating in front of me. Like the new physicists, I see energy everywhere, call me an animist.
Special Event Saturday, February 17, 2007 Noon Portrait Painting Marathon By Barnaby Ruhe