Hi everyone! I realize it has been a remarkably long time since I’ve written a blog post. I’ve decided to use my natural long form style to make my blog posts meatier. I am writing TLDR for some of you. If not you though, grab a cup of coffee or glass of wine and settle in. First, here’s news on …
Selecting Eyeglass Frames – Part 3
This is the third and last of the series on eyeglass frame selection. To recap quickly you can read the first article here…and the second one which is technical, here… I’ve painted several possible shapes onto a photo of Greg’s face (I’m a classically trained painter and old habits die hard) to see which ones are: 1. Harmonious with the …
Selecting Eyeglass Frames – Part 2
In Part 1 we looked at the general considerations when selecting eyeglass frames, and my process of painting or “trying on” several shapes in the process of finding harmonious eyeglass frames for Greg. Those key general considerations are: Who you are in terms of your archetypal season. Clarifying your dominant intentions and style identity. The overall appearance design of …
Selecting Harmonious Eyeglass Frames – Part 1
The suitability and choice of eyeglasses don’t come down to one factor – it’s a matrix of multiple factors: width, depth, nose bridge shape, width, style, and image, etc….. it goes on. Usually, I select eyeglass frames with the client at the frame shop. But, recently my client, Greg, asked me to give him guidance digitally, using a well-known online frame …
Rose Tone Summer: Sarah
Here is a splendid example of the Rose Tone Summer seasonal type. This was a painted palette which I don’t do much anymore because I found the swatch fan palettes are more practical for shopping use for my clients. My unique process for finding a client’s fashion image and archetype involves analyzing her physical appearance as well as her …
Turn Your Head Upside Down
A simple but effective trick I learned in atelier training for classical painting and drawing, is to view the subject upside down. This confuses the brain’s tendency to label things. I would hold a small hand held mirror up to the bridge of my nose, and view the subject (then model, now client) upside down. I still do this occasionally …
Spring Is Turning To Summer – Here is a Realtor Client Displaying That Same Combination
Spring with some Summer: A.R. My client, A.R, carries many of the classic characteristics of the Spring type, and some of the softness of the Summer. She has other things going on as well; my impression of her personality and appearance design is she is heart-centered, helpful, dynamic, driven, quick, buoyant with some softness, and compact. These characteristics suit her …
The Emotional Power Of Red: Happy Valentine’s Day
Wanna hot date? Then I advise wearing your “Related Red”, the most powerful and emotional color on your palette. Here is a great article on the power of red that I thought you would enjoy. Fashion designer Bill Blass has been known to say, “Whenever in doubt, wear red.” And we’ll admit, there really is nothing like a red dress …
You Don’t Know What You Like
Following up on my last post where I touched on the idea that we don’t know what we look like, I’m including here a poignant video that illustrates my point. A picture is worth a thousand words so I’ll let the video do the talking. It’s 6 minutes long and you might be amazed. There is a paradox here: while …
The Painted Palette: A Day’s Work In Just 10,000 Hours
Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 Hour Rule, that 10,000 hours of “deliberate practice” are needed to become world-class in any field, drives the passion and excellence in every personal, handmade, painted palette that I create. Knowing yourself visually is the first step to experiencing the “art of looking like yourself” but it’s a process for the objective, trained eye because…….you don’t know …