Portrait Practice 22

 

Pvt Cartwright is my most recent portrait - the following photos demo

how the painting developed.

(Again, if you are new or would like to refresh your memory

about my project, go HERE.)

Private Miles Cartwright

I love how this one turned out.

Thank you for reading my art journal. I will have one more (at least) painting

to do when we return from our family trip.

That will be of my late father-in-law, Hugo Edward Robus, Jr.

I may do other portraits from this yearbook; as a friend said, "Don't stop now"!

It remains to be seen if my interest holds, and it may for a few more.

Cheers and take good care!

TeriRobusStudio

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Portrait Practice 21

 

Hi - I am almost finished with the paintings I've been doing 

from photos in the 1942 Army Air Forces Training Center yearbook.

(Please check the first post I made at the beginning of this project

HERE if you haven't been following, or to remind yourself what this is about.)

This portrait and the one contained in my next post, 

are those I have made were of the guys in the back of the yearbook,

the detachments of African American officers and cadets.

Sadly, in 1942, their place in the army and in the world

was just like the yearbook; 

they had to go to the back of the bus, 

the back of the restaurant, 

the back of the movie theatre, etc, 

if they were allowed to enter at all. 

Sergeant Johnson

Sergeant J Johnson

The unit to which Sergeant Johnson was assigned was called 

Detachment Headquarters, Second Platoon. 

There were no white soldiers in this unit. 

Their superior was a white man,

Major Wade T Leary.

 

[I may need to paint his portrait, because

the photo of Major Leary made me cringe 

a little ... his photo

made him look like a martinet.]

I salute those men & women who joined the Army Air Forces 

and other branches of the military during this time,

and were met with prejudice

across military and public domains.

If you are interested here is a 

 Wikipedia link discussing ethnic minorities

who were involved in/drafted into the US armed forces

during WWII.

Thank you so much for reading. I am nearing the end of

my project; my final post(s) will be done in November because of family travel.

So, until then, take good care

and stay healthy

and safe!

TeriRobusStudio

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Portrait Practice 20

 

My 20th portrait is of Cadet

Howard Lorenz.

Cadet Howard F Lorenz

Thank you for reading!

TeriRobusStudio

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Portrait Practice 19

Here is my third portrait of one of the nurses 

stationed at the Shaw Field Army Air Force training center.

To remind you about the project, or if this is the first time checking the blog, 

click the link to read about the Start of my project on August 23, 2022.

Lieutenant Gwendolyn A Fisher


Thank you for following along. I have a few more portraits
to show you before I paint my husband's father, who was 
just 25 or 26 years old in 1942.

Until next time ...
take good care.

Teri's website

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Portrait Practice 18 (no side note = quicker read)

 The nurses who were stationed to Shaw Field Army Air Forces Training Center 

must have been made of strong stuff. 

There were only 14 photos of women in the yearbook, 

and they were nurses - no male nurses shown. Were there no male nurses at that time?

(If you are new here, or need a reminder, see my first post about my project HERE )

The following show the progression through this painting of Lieutenant Tuttle.

Left this for a moment and

came back to find her inclined head not there!

So I worked on fixing that.

Lieutenant La Velle B Tuttle

I love this one. Her eyes look kind, I think.

Stay tuned for next and last (maybe) nurse portrait.

Thank you for checking into my current painting obsession! 

👉 My Website (almost a year old!)

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Portrait Practice 17 (with side-note)

 

Hi! - if you are just seeing this series 

for the first time, please pop back to the beginning HERE where I explain what I am doing.

The Shaw Air Base yearbook also pictured the nurses working there.

I was excited to paint some of their portraits and the first one is Lt Jane Hoff.

(Reminder: I don't work on these for days,

just try to do them in a few hours, to try to keep their freshness.)

Lieutenant Jane E Hoff

Ok, here is my "side-note" (which could be a whole blog post, but since I had hinted 

at something I was working on during this series, I decided to post it here).

My enthusiasm for painting sometimes gets the best of me, 

(many painters will understand this), 

and the best laid plans

go awry.

I wanted to do a portrait of Claude Monet, and I had found this old b&w photo,

that I have kept in my "to Paint" file for a long time.

I began the painting on a 16 x 12 inch Arches Huile paper,

and I will show you the progression

(with some trepidation).

I used GridPainter app to grid my paper and then a willow charcoal to do the sketch. I was probably already off, but tried to use the "rule of thirds" for placement of the focal

point - Claude's head.

I was almost liking this part.

... but his head was wrong! 

I wiped it out.

I worked again and it seemed all proportions were off,

so ... 👇

I just painted over the whole thing.

I have a beautiful bouquet here that has some sunflowers

and I thought it might be nice on this neutral background that Claude is under.

It was very fun to paint and I didn't have to think about 

proportions, much.

Lost Edges & Sunflowers
16 x 12 inches 
oil on Arches paper

This painting is not on my website yet. Will keep looking at it

to make sure it is ready for "prime time".

I am still going strong with my Shaw Air Forces Training Center yearbook

photos and will continue next post with those,

and hopefully no histrionics.

THANK YOU so much for reading!

Happy Creating! 

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Teri's website

Portrait Practice 16

Shaw Field Army Air Forces Training Center 

was named in memory of Lieutenant Ervin D Shaw 

who was the first man from Sumpter County, South Carolina, 

to be killed in France in World War I while serving 

with the 48th Squadron of the R. A. F. (Royal Air Force, British).

This photo is from around 1914.

These are my efforts at his portrait.

Lieutenant Ervin D Shaw

Lieutenant Shaw was only 24 years old 

when he died in aerial combat over France in 1918. 

If you are interested in learning more about Lt Shaw,

you can go HERE.

Thank you for reading!

TeriRobusStudio

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