Friday, August 31, 2007

helen waters & kerstin klein

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helen (portrayed above) did a last minute portrait swap with kerstin (below).

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are you chewing your fingernails yet?

jeannette langmead & james vaucher

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OF COURSE, jeannette (portrayed above) had an eleventh hour portrait up her sleeve! to cement her winning of the only contest in which she has ever participated, she drew her old middle school friend, james vaucher (below).

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Martín Dibujandoarte & Kerstin Klein

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thanks to a plea on her website, martin (portrayed above) surprised kerstin with a last minute push to the finish line of the portrait party contest.

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josh pincus & sarah biteyourowntail

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josh (portrayed above) and sarah (below) return for seconds and thirds!

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Thursday, August 30, 2007

leonie allen & shan

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leonie (portrayed above) is inspired by shan (below) to be even more like herself.

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

karen sandstrom & kerstin klein

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i was kind of kidding that anyone could challenge jeannette's lead in the current portrait party contest. at this rate though and with the help of more artists like karen (portrayed above), kerstin (below) could actually do it.

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i have to confess that i'm a little bit nervous. i already started jeannette's portrait.

carol huddleston & kerstin klein

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uh oh! that's two portraits in two hours! carol (portrayed above) is helping kerstin (portrayed below) give jeannette (portrayed all over) a run for her money!

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roy mosby & kerstin klein

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believe it or not, this drawing of roy (above) was drawn by kerstin (below) before she received this drawing of herself as a pirate. believe it or not!

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Sunday, August 26, 2007

jeannette langmead & jenna deluca

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competitors don't be discouraged but this is jeannette's 2,374th portrait swap with her former classmate, jenna (portrayed below).

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you can witness the creation of this drawing on youtube. (it's worth watching!)

Saturday, August 25, 2007

michael cho & claudia davila

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The Feebles is a little self-publishing imprint run by michael and claudia. the talented couple have drawn each other many times over the years. claudia's drawing is above. this one is michael's.

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Friday, August 24, 2007

grant & helen forte

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grant (portrayed above) and helen (below) drew each other in a pub in broadheath, worcester, right next door to elgar's birthplace.

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Thursday, August 23, 2007

damien weighil & kerstin klein

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mystery man, damien (imagined above), draws portraits of anyone who asks. you may end up with antennas or a wig... or the accoutrements for a pirate party, like kerstin (below).

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Friday, August 17, 2007

shelly & jeannette langmead

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shelly (portrayed above) treated jeannette (below) to the funniest -and most accurate?- portrait swap ever.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2007

henri matisse & andre derain

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i don't know how artistic movements are really formed but i love the fact that most of them emerge from a circle of friends or classmates or rivals. fauves like matisse (above) and andre derain (below) are a great example of all three.

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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

jeannette langmead & ammon perry

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jeannette (portrayed above) has "never tried to win anything" but she is well on her way to winning to the first ever portrait party contest with the help of newcomers like ammon (below).

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if anyone wants to give jeannette a run for her money, just do a portrait swap every day of the week for the rest of the month! (i think that's the only way to catch up.)

Monday, August 13, 2007

jeannette langmead & josh pincus

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jeannette (portrayed above) continues her bid for world domination. this time with the help of "josh pincus is crying" (portrayed below).

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Saturday, August 11, 2007

aaron renier & craig thompson

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aaron renier (portrayed above) created one of my favorite comics, Spiral-Bound. one of the many characters in his story is a dog named stucky (portrayed below). while his classmates work on pinch pots in the art room, stucky creates a larger-than-life fully functional clay submarine that is put to use in the climax of the book. it's hard not to love stucky. his ambition and his perseverance are inspiring. can you imagine how delighted i was to discover that stucky is actually a portrait of aaron's good friend, craig thompson? and the submarine is craig's comic book masterpiece, Blankets.

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this is maybe my favorite portrait of the party so far! because it tells us more than what craig looks like. it tells us what it's like to be his friend.

Friday, August 10, 2007

jeannette langmead & frederik jurk

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contestants beware: jeannette (portrayed above) has taken an early but powerful lead in the first portrait party contest. with the help of portrait partners like fred jurk (below).

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is that his real name, we all wonder?

Thursday, August 9, 2007

jennifer m. lee & jeannette langmead

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jennifer (portrayed above) waited forever for this drawing because jeannette, the portrait dynamo, tried a painting first. we'll have to take her word that it was "miserable."

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jeannette langmead & karl stevens

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jeannette (portrayed by the eiffel tower) partied her way into one of karl steven's comic strips.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

lance king & olli juutilainen

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lance (portrayed above) is hosting a portrait party even more ambitious than this one. on Draw Me Draw You, he promises to draw charicatures of anyone who draws him. it's obviously a lot of work but i look forward to his updates. here is his trade with olli juutilainen (below).

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Tuesday, August 7, 2007

jeannette langmead & nate bellegarde

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jeannette (portrayed above) brought nate (below) to the party.

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Monday, August 6, 2007

tato rodriguez & edel rodriguez

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tato (portrayed above) hadn't seen his son, edel (below) in a year or so. he was up for anything when they got together on memorial day. they had a portrait party.

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edel uploaded both portraits to drawger to show his dad how this whole internets thing works.

Sunday, August 5, 2007

jeannette langmead & sarah biteyourowntail

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jeannette (above) and sarah (below) thought it would be fun to draw each other "looking kind of creepy."

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christine castro & rama hughes

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my wife (portrayed above) christened her new journal this evening with a bunch of one minute portraits (below) of me! i think we were in agreement that, when drawing against a clock, the first portrait is always painful but the last one's pretty fine.

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