tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46501999573998991732024-03-14T00:22:30.162-07:00Windows of the Soul ~ Eye Portraits in MiniatureMona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-13733412153054398382010-12-12T14:20:00.002-08:002012-03-15T14:35:52.207-07:00Miniatures, Eye Portraits, and Paintings for Your Christmas Giving<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50338519/framed-original-art-ammas-eyes"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549932130856374626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMo7UF7m6PN0Xq_AwHexHZ2O9a8XiYe2fU8bgqQC3Pa2mGtlhf1dyboNIZoKN_8k7WPJ8xmbcVbguoSEk4-Zc2l7BZbS7tEtV9vllZeqoyMDFe01WpFi2MV_Lkxufg0YJ41N7TuswpRyw/s400/AmmasEyesActualSizebyMonaDianeConner.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 290px; width: 231px;" /></a><br />
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Eye portraits will still post here as they are created, but enjoy visiting <a href="http://monaconnerportraits.blogspot.com"><i>MONA CONNER PORTRAITS</i></a> to see more on my portraits in general.</span></span></i></div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-50750745284602542082010-05-28T17:10:00.000-07:002010-05-28T17:14:18.745-07:00Important Announcement About My Egg Tempera Workshop<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">I will need to hear from five or more definite participants by June 10th in order to hold the opportunity of the private summer workshop in egg tempera in position for early August.</span></i> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">To help you decide if you are considering attending, here is some additional information:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">The location in Brooklyn, NY is within driving distance from most neighboring major cities and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> approx. 30 minutes from mid-Manhattan via subway.</span> <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">PLEASE NOTE: the d</span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">ates have moved slightly to </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Tuesday through Thursday, August 3, 4, and 5. The cost is $300 for two full days of instruction 10 AM to 6PM with a one-hour lunch break, and $400 for three full days,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"> excluding accommodations</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">which are running approx. $200 and up per night, BUT only if booked now at the Holiday Inn Express and and at similar locations very near the venue in Brooklyn. The workshop fee also covers a gesso panel to paint on, and a few basics (like eggs!), but not all of your art materials, so please plan to bring paints and brushes with you, and a reasonable supply list will be provided to guide you on what you will need.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">For those who wish for it, and because I have included the optional of three days instruction: if it is the group's desire to spend part or all of the additional day out on a field trip, it is also my personal delight to take you to one or more possible locations: The Bronx Zoo, the New York Aquarium at Coney Island, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, or a New York City Cathedral tour including St Patrick's Cathedral. I hear that an exciting new version of the musical "Promises, Promises" is returning to Broadway this summer, and there are many exciting ways to spend your evenings in the Big Apple during your stay.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Your $100 check holds your spot in the workshop, but I will need to at least receive your email</span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"> responses by June 10th</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">(please email mona@monadianeconner.com). Inquiries also welcomed.</span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><br /></span></div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-55750690691268640852010-04-12T12:52:00.000-07:002010-04-12T13:35:46.565-07:00Announcing a NYC Summer Workshop in Egg Tempera<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkb5pk7nNlzPlZOy5QK2R8UrjKQLLNOhQIesVLKPKeYGfqSp0VDy32YBL4p19rWmIkEU3BTevblvQi8LQ9_UPiTo5Vjlq938isbdTPI24joUw5kguhVPdZjPmO1p3KZ4w8Mz5rBONGKaEV/s1600/EggTemperaWorkshopMonaDianeConner.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkb5pk7nNlzPlZOy5QK2R8UrjKQLLNOhQIesVLKPKeYGfqSp0VDy32YBL4p19rWmIkEU3BTevblvQi8LQ9_UPiTo5Vjlq938isbdTPI24joUw5kguhVPdZjPmO1p3KZ4w8Mz5rBONGKaEV/s400/EggTemperaWorkshopMonaDianeConner.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459341660205046530" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkb5pk7nNlzPlZOy5QK2R8UrjKQLLNOhQIesVLKPKeYGfqSp0VDy32YBL4p19rWmIkEU3BTevblvQi8LQ9_UPiTo5Vjlq938isbdTPI24joUw5kguhVPdZjPmO1p3KZ4w8Mz5rBONGKaEV/s1600/EggTemperaWorkshopMonaDianeConner.jpg"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">materials used in painting with egg tempera include powder pigments and yolk of egg</span></span></i><br /><div><div><br /></div><div>For those of you who may be interested in learning first-hand about painting with the medium of egg tempera which I often use for eye-portraits:</div><div><br /></div><div> I am holding an in-person workshop for two full days in Brooklyn, NY, Thurs. - Fri., August 5 - 6. Please email mona@monadianeconner.com for more information as it develops. If there is sufficient interest I will also consider setting up another workshop for June too.</div></div></div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-41671332960134685762010-03-10T17:18:00.000-08:002010-03-10T17:34:26.117-08:00Commission your own eye portrait!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><i>I welcome you to commission your very own eye portrait, for yourself or a loved one.</i> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"> Except for periodic examples of eye portraits I paint, this blog is commission-based, and is set up to display eye portraits which others commission me to paint for them. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;">Prices to commission your eye portrait are listed on the right-hand side of this blog, and I welcome you to email me with your request or if you have any questions about a commission at: mona@monadianeconner.com </span></div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-22582117384716870532009-09-21T12:56:00.000-07:002009-09-21T13:05:27.893-07:00Miniature Show Prep & UpdateMore soon, but August and September have been busy months for me as I prepare for several miniature shows. Several of my eye portraits below are included in "It's a Small World," a miniature show at Elder Street Gallery in Houston, Texas, which opened Saturday, Sept. 19, and runs through October 4, and until my next eye portrait post, here is a link to see what else I am currently painting in miniature: <a href="http://miniaturepaintingdaily.blogspot.com/">The Ruby Slippers</a>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-35261601756907034192009-07-29T22:33:00.000-07:002010-07-15T14:45:35.701-07:00Kimberly's Eye #2, completed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d6Rqs8afI0UmhasjlXc0_5G5bPyHtQ6nvxQGY8610SnlAMLQ6-x-vCMiNkElK4R_ByGPdTQ4NB165fURk9CEyOXF-uYEJdg1vJmT70TVyYMYBiK3LESw33ysBO6os0-yWEXbT6cUVIIi/s1600-h/KimberlysEye2FrameSSe.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364151460267425618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d6Rqs8afI0UmhasjlXc0_5G5bPyHtQ6nvxQGY8610SnlAMLQ6-x-vCMiNkElK4R_ByGPdTQ4NB165fURk9CEyOXF-uYEJdg1vJmT70TVyYMYBiK3LESw33ysBO6os0-yWEXbT6cUVIIi/s400/KimberlysEye2FrameSSe.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 227px; width: 205px;" /></a><br />
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</div></div></div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-46804386839127625432009-07-28T17:03:00.000-07:002009-07-28T23:22:49.295-07:00Painting my eyes on a piano key<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfVByUPXiM5E4RjLqEi19Y4V8EjgBk7a_hOx4PFNdyDdc1yyDQ_vnf6yIqb5f05uHFF0pOLhxEYVZjrq6SjjgKA-aQ3saNsRkgxKsowB0N3NphadzbMV_8ZdBOn814N0Jj54mShe1HDv2/s1600-h/EyesMonaDrawingB.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 325px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfVByUPXiM5E4RjLqEi19Y4V8EjgBk7a_hOx4PFNdyDdc1yyDQ_vnf6yIqb5f05uHFF0pOLhxEYVZjrq6SjjgKA-aQ3saNsRkgxKsowB0N3NphadzbMV_8ZdBOn814N0Jj54mShe1HDv2/s400/EyesMonaDrawingB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363669834446863154" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">my sketch for the painting of my eyes on a piano key</span></span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDemSSE4K-MU1QWxnwGihpWvxlY2nq2-AlnHNrR0pznlx3eLhPWmumb-pRU9cNLT_-GfmLHsxrJSMi2iNdHZ8pGizuC6m6WkYSpCSRMSc9lpvUB6QAgAsvCmn9i66PjJvRzojQBMNoMqp/s1600-h/EyesMonasketch2.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMzlaQ-kryhAtczqyykV-ZT7fz5oVNL-VdM44XwP7fKWneoPvugJoVFrtRvvr2RtqWayNUZT4IQVQfHi4_GHM1OK4RtscFk7Y2h58ivSeKD_oAgJu912jHs6ddUqFBEVqrjBt8Y9ZnkY8/s1600-h/pianokeyivory.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMzlaQ-kryhAtczqyykV-ZT7fz5oVNL-VdM44XwP7fKWneoPvugJoVFrtRvvr2RtqWayNUZT4IQVQfHi4_GHM1OK4RtscFk7Y2h58ivSeKD_oAgJu912jHs6ddUqFBEVqrjBt8Y9ZnkY8/s400/pianokeyivory.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363666409658706546" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">piano key ivory (shown at it's actual size)</span></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In earlier times, the ideal painting surface for many miniature painters was ivory. As most people know, it's no long allowable to market new ivory. One legal source of old ivory is old piano keys which have been stripped off the wooden keys of a piano, so today's miniaturists sometimes like to try painting on 'piano key ivories'. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I wanted to come up with an interesting profile image for my Facebook art fan page, and I thought it would be fun to try painting my own eyes in oil on a piano key ivory, so today I plotted out this sketch.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">More soon on this, but first I'll be posting the framed, finished version of "Kimberly's Eye #2".</span></div></div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-52821474859752664612009-07-21T20:05:00.000-07:002009-07-21T21:05:04.941-07:00The second of two portraits of the same eye in progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2PicBEcDy6Hix4dtFZ8tHoKoErTG62-wyZCSX1A5xnkD1iHhvLSy2nprSqxUSaCrMnsXgBtZZv8j2GsXO1woA2XaZVLv54efrP132bj3SXwRlnD4dy1lff_Xf0T5WC9Evsq-9ep-EwPN/s1600-h/Eye%232inProgress.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2PicBEcDy6Hix4dtFZ8tHoKoErTG62-wyZCSX1A5xnkD1iHhvLSy2nprSqxUSaCrMnsXgBtZZv8j2GsXO1woA2XaZVLv54efrP132bj3SXwRlnD4dy1lff_Xf0T5WC9Evsq-9ep-EwPN/s400/Eye%232inProgress.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361127753733691362" /></a><br /><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;">Kimberly's left eye, Version 2, in progress, 1/2" diameter (enlarged)</span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">'</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">v</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ade this start on the second eye portrait of Kimberly's left eye. This portrait expresses a different mood from the first one in the jeweled brooch, and I found a lovely little frame for this one also, which I'll show you with the finished painting later this week.</span></div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-68827427842114721402009-07-08T23:24:00.000-07:002009-07-08T23:27:19.122-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm returning to blogging soon, but am in the midst of a two-week break for re-organizing and hosting several special guests. I'm looking forward to catching up with some old friends and my F</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">lorida cousin who are coming into town.</span>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-89282890855639409322009-06-28T20:18:00.000-07:002009-10-13T18:41:23.572-07:00Kimberly's Eye in a Pearled Brooch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DrdorpfZsID1RGbhYFTAa-JJjdA7mN_vq6E6s5RN6k_UJg2qbZphNDT2y26P1tFZ_xhJQF3y3qtOiqwwiFs91E_VtAHbhMt6ZjVE60XLhyphenhyphencKFaIIS73qW9d79LuPka4Dmyvs1SWemR2G/s1600-h/KimberlysEye1actualsizeC.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DrdorpfZsID1RGbhYFTAa-JJjdA7mN_vq6E6s5RN6k_UJg2qbZphNDT2y26P1tFZ_xhJQF3y3qtOiqwwiFs91E_VtAHbhMt6ZjVE60XLhyphenhyphencKFaIIS73qW9d79LuPka4Dmyvs1SWemR2G/s400/KimberlysEye1actualsizeC.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352586383187146562" /></a><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"Kimberly's Eye," 1/2" diameter (shown actual size)</span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">egg tempera with gold leaf matt in pearled brooch, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">SOLD</span></span></span></i></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DrdorpfZsID1RGbhYFTAa-JJjdA7mN_vq6E6s5RN6k_UJg2qbZphNDT2y26P1tFZ_xhJQF3y3qtOiqwwiFs91E_VtAHbhMt6ZjVE60XLhyphenhyphencKFaIIS73qW9d79LuPka4Dmyvs1SWemR2G/s1600-h/KimberlysEye1actualsizeC.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXpBVbW_P7JWVnULJeU0LnM8OyHGJhDOeBR-pnDSTRJYWSnhskSZTb4PJa4DndAbzV_gYD49P5LsDo5_zZuhJjwo5jkjSf6ikbPbQv2q0ijc-Ch2hz8yH1uDs4MaZrvOWLChXHaYUHSfC/s1600-h/KimberlysEye1largerC.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXpBVbW_P7JWVnULJeU0LnM8OyHGJhDOeBR-pnDSTRJYWSnhskSZTb4PJa4DndAbzV_gYD49P5LsDo5_zZuhJjwo5jkjSf6ikbPbQv2q0ijc-Ch2hz8yH1uDs4MaZrvOWLChXHaYUHSfC/s400/KimberlysEye1largerC.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352586018745195842" /></a><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"Kimberly's Eye" (enlarged view)</span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here is the first of two versions of Kimberly's eye, painted on a smaller scale, and surrounded with a small vellum matt I made and covered with gold leaf to match it's brooch. The pearled brooch comes from </span><a href="http://www.miniartsupply.biz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">MiniArt Supply</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></span><br /></div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-48980418355892621532009-06-17T21:34:00.000-07:002009-06-17T22:00:27.105-07:00Variety in Two Portraits of the Same Eye<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVyd4UejdR-m3QQUqHUQCItL6jl4kakx9Cqe1VN0tnl5fERNQgwZlYDKi4TP65Q2HbgdWKsuaUsjT9vq2laH-vl5hfBOEFffJmgcGNLBSQz__hFFYp4YAGSsuJlQ33mTUjyd65F152yS6/s1600-h/EyeKimberlyAbsmallcopy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 69px; height: 69px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVyd4UejdR-m3QQUqHUQCItL6jl4kakx9Cqe1VN0tnl5fERNQgwZlYDKi4TP65Q2HbgdWKsuaUsjT9vq2laH-vl5hfBOEFffJmgcGNLBSQz__hFFYp4YAGSsuJlQ33mTUjyd65F152yS6/s400/EyeKimberlyAbsmallcopy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348525027101780994" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVyd4UejdR-m3QQUqHUQCItL6jl4kakx9Cqe1VN0tnl5fERNQgwZlYDKi4TP65Q2HbgdWKsuaUsjT9vq2laH-vl5hfBOEFffJmgcGNLBSQz__hFFYp4YAGSsuJlQ33mTUjyd65F152yS6/s1600-h/EyeKimberlyAbsmallcopy.jpg"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Kimberly's Left Eye, 1st version</span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3yptsZEKx-txdHXkqfFQSoc6LrC5bNGlLXHU4w17Ok8XFEzOQUweyrqkY1FblOwmGaXM0X2vTa8sU-PoXw1sNE_LPvw5eNZdy_qSdKj3gCsOW7Px7AttCwCoG4Lt6ipo6nLLFcMFAEgP/s1600-h/EyeKimberlyBdsmallcopy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 70px; height: 68px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3yptsZEKx-txdHXkqfFQSoc6LrC5bNGlLXHU4w17Ok8XFEzOQUweyrqkY1FblOwmGaXM0X2vTa8sU-PoXw1sNE_LPvw5eNZdy_qSdKj3gCsOW7Px7AttCwCoG4Lt6ipo6nLLFcMFAEgP/s400/EyeKimberlyBdsmallcopy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348524873375812418" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Kimberly's Left Eye, 2nd version</span></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>My next two eye portraits will be based on these two drawings I've prepared. They are smaller than my previous single eye portraits, and in this instance, I will be painting two versions of the same eye from two different photo references. It's very interesting to see how much one eye can change just from a simple shift in angle, lighting, and facial expression.</div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-57282267995450604362009-06-09T21:43:00.000-07:002009-06-09T21:59:20.160-07:00Kathleen and Jason Coy, Husband & Wife Miniature Eye Portraits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSia1NNhbNs_ziEv5SETPLRhUPZ7rMcTgWaCdjcD0FDmPNxv01k4SbqJxdRF8Koe_jBKl0sP1n19CevooeF58XY2ThxbdC-OZiUSoy2XXxYwV-Or_f1oDoKducNiyULwX2EAhh1LwFhsAc/s1600-h/KandJEyes3-4size.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSia1NNhbNs_ziEv5SETPLRhUPZ7rMcTgWaCdjcD0FDmPNxv01k4SbqJxdRF8Koe_jBKl0sP1n19CevooeF58XY2ThxbdC-OZiUSoy2XXxYwV-Or_f1oDoKducNiyULwX2EAhh1LwFhsAc/s400/KandJEyes3-4size.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345556173675042418" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Kathleen and Jason Coy's eye portraits, shown actual size, 3/4" each in diameter, egg tempera on Kelmscott vellum<br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkNZjFGfGSATuWyui-XC21op2biKSgsbXJqlVemL52_a6iXPsmlmTU3l3lx6ZTO3VdtuYyi6VJUrPacRWbfT2-EkMrFSJtWRzc3reLf8dks68DKFlRqFKPhtvk8zT46DF0qzrNZE8xiNx/s1600-h/Keyefinal.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkNZjFGfGSATuWyui-XC21op2biKSgsbXJqlVemL52_a6iXPsmlmTU3l3lx6ZTO3VdtuYyi6VJUrPacRWbfT2-EkMrFSJtWRzc3reLf8dks68DKFlRqFKPhtvk8zT46DF0qzrNZE8xiNx/s400/Keyefinal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345556034087077874" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Kathleen's eye portrait, enlarged</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-RR4mVVbj_0o5mSXKTIVhjSdaDDnPJxgeIkcaAPpYoVLwVnXS7aPTnnLIydHxbSFMPwpnPVr724KcplYIh6BC500w4mfWcBRZfx8MNteqWKeZEXbilT-z-zgiM7nYy_AcD9U9iCOUrk1/s1600-h/JEyeFinal.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-RR4mVVbj_0o5mSXKTIVhjSdaDDnPJxgeIkcaAPpYoVLwVnXS7aPTnnLIydHxbSFMPwpnPVr724KcplYIh6BC500w4mfWcBRZfx8MNteqWKeZEXbilT-z-zgiM7nYy_AcD9U9iCOUrk1/s400/JEyeFinal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345555880440031522" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Jason's eye portrait, enlarged</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMV5wJH6Q-p2Y4YgW1c3kHR-Ju5rGoh4aiwrCZ6Knar_m-DTufwkfCPGn9Vbxy7RIOKpzzOlDDF4hJ6LpR9f34wQYDEBp6LN9wT1JJuoDC-peuJVGeEMSx6BoGMBbQqmwP6mi30h1_qjH/s1600-h/Pendant-FG30b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMV5wJH6Q-p2Y4YgW1c3kHR-Ju5rGoh4aiwrCZ6Knar_m-DTufwkfCPGn9Vbxy7RIOKpzzOlDDF4hJ6LpR9f34wQYDEBp6LN9wT1JJuoDC-peuJVGeEMSx6BoGMBbQqmwP6mi30h1_qjH/s400/Pendant-FG30b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345555773717270754" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">I've ordered this pearled brooch from Nancy Still's MiniArt Supply as a nice way for Kathleen to wear her own eye portrait or her husband's</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); font-style: italic;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Here are the completed eye portraits of friend, fellow artist, and blogger Kathleen Coy and her husband, Jason Coy. The pearled brooch above is just one example of how an eye portrait can be worn. These portraits are my gift to Kathleen and Jason.</span></div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-90923982897122528712009-06-06T23:25:00.001-07:002009-06-08T21:02:25.631-07:00"Terry's Left Eye"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75bsG7yeUuIZgsrTaaIPrHKUMrZoZwNGelVab8xysgwci6sDbRuvzqMwm2esf30-b_XdtT5wuSXAOiaB7S5VMCNGn_YiP_HM9HC02NTsYk4ihCu1utNYeG-iGutlBKDPEpkpJPfPW5sDq/s1600-h/TerrysEyeEpsonSS.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 90px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75bsG7yeUuIZgsrTaaIPrHKUMrZoZwNGelVab8xysgwci6sDbRuvzqMwm2esf30-b_XdtT5wuSXAOiaB7S5VMCNGn_YiP_HM9HC02NTsYk4ihCu1utNYeG-iGutlBKDPEpkpJPfPW5sDq/s400/TerrysEyeEpsonSS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344468338209975426" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"Terry's Left Eye", 3/4" diameter (shown actual size), egg tempera on Kelmscott vellum</span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLRGJUI9CY-_-azQXWc7Qrp4g3exOAIOBFf98gjxaZYfWKG9f3yePYEcxxfmDKnQw5zTo0zOMeR24pBqihajBlAYFC_EsE4RcHsULwSjHKxLc5WdEVyyFy455x4DbbifrRw0n7rkGVsB5/s1600-h/TerrysEyeEpsonlarger.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLRGJUI9CY-_-azQXWc7Qrp4g3exOAIOBFf98gjxaZYfWKG9f3yePYEcxxfmDKnQw5zTo0zOMeR24pBqihajBlAYFC_EsE4RcHsULwSjHKxLc5WdEVyyFy455x4DbbifrRw0n7rkGVsB5/s400/TerrysEyeEpsonlarger.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344468172966792386" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"Terry's Left Eye" enlarged for detail</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is an eye portrait I just completed of my friend Terry Sebastian. I shared high school art classes with Terry, and this month she has been taking special care of her mother who is very ill with cancer. See more about Terry and her special prayer for her mother on my <a href="http://granderjoyofspirit.blogspot.com/">portrait blog</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a link you might enjoy, to a delightful collection of <a href="http://imageevent.com/bluboi/fine">antique eye miniatures</a>!</div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-61619317490558685892009-06-06T20:19:00.000-07:002009-06-06T23:19:30.138-07:00Spiritual eye portraits & double eye portraits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6IS0QdFvZWkgj04oLmv9KcusC5zCbAkQsN6h0NkKF9HKU84d7MSFMKaPWFBLFcA28xZDtnQaIqWVtyX7T43zVKq0X2ROpd16W64j30fA1hYkTZXlIbxziBJanmij_uxEC3gAvKMfSdWl/s1600-h/MotherMeerawebcopy2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 339px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6IS0QdFvZWkgj04oLmv9KcusC5zCbAkQsN6h0NkKF9HKU84d7MSFMKaPWFBLFcA28xZDtnQaIqWVtyX7T43zVKq0X2ROpd16W64j30fA1hYkTZXlIbxziBJanmij_uxEC3gAvKMfSdWl/s400/MotherMeerawebcopy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344451620883525842" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">"Mother Meera's Eyes", 1 3/8" x 1 3/4", egg tempera on Kelmscott vellum in Venetian glass mosaic easel frame, double eye portrait of Indian saint, Mother Meera </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LeLx-aNssbD3nKhzjoVT15VHeZ5-YnvJmNle7PFX_tML-AgWjbR8OBIHjzU93zlBlaYOpl7n0agHYKaiXM-VTDF6K9cs-Mu3lE6baXLxg-j63vm_PFik3CCqMEL3QaKDSXBV_TmYKSKv/s1600-h/AmmaEyePortraitblog.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LeLx-aNssbD3nKhzjoVT15VHeZ5-YnvJmNle7PFX_tML-AgWjbR8OBIHjzU93zlBlaYOpl7n0agHYKaiXM-VTDF6K9cs-Mu3lE6baXLxg-j63vm_PFik3CCqMEL3QaKDSXBV_TmYKSKv/s400/AmmaEyePortraitblog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344451380084050050" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"Amma's Eyes," 1 3/8" x 1 3/4", egg tempera on Kelmscott vellum in Venetian glass mosaic easel frame, double eye portrait of Indian saint, Amritanandamayi Ma (available for sale from my website)</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are two examples of how an eye portrait can also become very spiritual in its tone. I have portrayed the eyes of two Indian women saints whom I revere, Amritanandamayi Ma and Mother Meera. These are also examples of double eye portraits, instead of a single eye.</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you have a favorite saint whose eyes have a special significance for you?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650199957399899173.post-33671278735788791002009-06-06T15:32:00.000-07:002009-06-07T00:49:57.957-07:00About Eye Portraits, and Kathleen's Right Eye<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUEoN83vGOQ8tSZeSqwz1-5Tv1xkpap5sOEwutyfHvENkjDAPVIlHBVM8CsRfw-ZwEu8l5sgx6r5Wb9onAM1MT-cdd_3F5bBGzkRMGnF4ymaKVRfQ7RFUnVEykwB6Lr5TKEH4bn1e-hLZ/s1600-h/KathleenAatSS.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 92px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUEoN83vGOQ8tSZeSqwz1-5Tv1xkpap5sOEwutyfHvENkjDAPVIlHBVM8CsRfw-ZwEu8l5sgx6r5Wb9onAM1MT-cdd_3F5bBGzkRMGnF4ymaKVRfQ7RFUnVEykwB6Lr5TKEH4bn1e-hLZ/s400/KathleenAatSS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344353152945906402" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Kathleen's Right Eye (in progress), 3/4" diameter, egg tempera on Kelmscott vellum</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVeJbIA93yQRGMr7Zry5d8jlyD2-Co-jRTsM7QCQTRD4AueTvtNdoAYZPJOaQaIENAJmMZAYXMwHqVGNt2nk0_xOuBDkls_Ec5pBiTx3LUnfdguG0EVbkwZ_Cam3SlSOrySuMJaa9w2XL/s1600-h/KathleenAonEpsonlarge.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVeJbIA93yQRGMr7Zry5d8jlyD2-Co-jRTsM7QCQTRD4AueTvtNdoAYZPJOaQaIENAJmMZAYXMwHqVGNt2nk0_xOuBDkls_Ec5pBiTx3LUnfdguG0EVbkwZ_Cam3SlSOrySuMJaa9w2XL/s400/KathleenAonEpsonlarge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344352830988825938" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">enlarged view of miniature eye portrait in progress</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCF68Mk4qoP7Asgf1MML-myMXzIa70Zn7Pca3UeU7P9P0e4gk5qHjTDfqYX1oWFzdxar6bTqtLAm8liYAJqIuWgYRZHxhelUKPJ09C3hQSfQUcaxfNX4_jZNfAXlTEYpAEbj7u5ER8oBHu/s1600-h/KathleenJason.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCF68Mk4qoP7Asgf1MML-myMXzIa70Zn7Pca3UeU7P9P0e4gk5qHjTDfqYX1oWFzdxar6bTqtLAm8liYAJqIuWgYRZHxhelUKPJ09C3hQSfQUcaxfNX4_jZNfAXlTEYpAEbj7u5ER8oBHu/s400/KathleenJason.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344352674159327026" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">friend, fellow artist, and blogger, Kathleen Coy, and her husband, Jason, were kind enough to loan me this photo of them as reference for my first pair of husband & wife eye portrait miniatures</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Miniature eye portraits are a charming and sentimental lost art, overdue for a revival. It is in this spirit of revival that today I begin my newest blog, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Eye Portraits in Miniature</span></span>.<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the past, tiny jeweled brooches, rings, pins, and pendants were the frames for a portrait of the single eye of a secret love, the idea being that if you could only see the eye it was more anonymous---an intimate form of portrait that no one can easily identify except you and your beloved. It is said that a former Prince of Wales kept an eye portrait of his mistress which now rests in the Victoria and Albert Museum collection. Secret loves were often the subject of miniature eye portraits, one reason that historically they are a rare find now, but some were not only for secret loves, but for a marriage partner, or to mourn a lost loved one. Here is an interesting </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.janeausten.co.uk/magazine/page.ihtml?pid=202&step=4">article on Lovers Eyes</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> as they are sometimes also called. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>Above is my own portrait of friend, fellow artist, and blogger Kathleen Coy's right eye in progress. I'll be showing it once more in it's final form along with my portrait of her husband's (Jason's) left eye in a future post.</div><div><br /></div>Mona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.com0