A new Buzzfeed article is out! It features my painting as well as 99 other portraits that are worth a look!  

https://www.buzzfeed.com/didimenendez/100-facebook-portraits-1tyzr?utm_term=.nuA3Bo8xvO#.dnxnGywbEN

100 Facebook Portraits

I think if Picasso were around today, he'd be painting his Facebook friends. From time to time we have all been inspired by our Facebook Friends. Some of the portraits highlighted on this list are traditional head and shoulders and some are just wild like the portrait of the guy with an octopus on his head! There are over a billion users on Facebook. Here are 100 professional artists who from time to time have found the time to render a likeness of their Facebook friends. Maybe one of these will someday be at an auction. Some have already been exhibited. Follow these artists on Instagram and check out all of their work and maybe you will find one to immortalize you in a portrait. One thing I forgot to mention is that these artists are all members of our very strong PoetsArtists community platform. 

Honored to be selected for this Buzzfeed.com article!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/didimenendez/collectors-corner-a-look-at-what-art-collectors-1tyzr?utm_term=.ntxvRnZkj6&ref=mobile_share#.wewvm5y2oA

Collector's Corner: A Look At What Art Collectors Are Shopping For

For this article the publisher of PoetsArtists asks art collectors to look through new work posted on the Community tab of the platform. The art collectors remain anonymous and give feedback on the works they like from the selections. Please keep in mind that this platform centers on Figurative artworks. In some cases the same artwork was chosen more than once since all the collectors participating were selecting from the same works.

Posted on November 20, 2017, at 6:51 a.m.

didimenendez

Community Contributor

Collector #1 | California

Collector #1 selected works by Judith Peck, Lesley Thiel, and Anna Wypych.

Judith Peck

Expecting Magic | oil and plaster on board | 11x14 inches

Judith Peck’s little portrait titled Expecting Magic offers some things we love in a portrait. First, it captures an intimate mood and a feeling of atmosphere beyond simply recording a portrait. The heavy attention to interesting texture makes this a painting about painting, and the balance between accuracy and loose paint demonstrates the kind of fun you can have when you aren’t a slave to realism.