The Daily Portrait Project of Julia Kay

In which I draw myself every day and post it to this blog, along with selections from 30+ years of self-portraits. It's alot to look at, here are my favorites.

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Friday, May 8, 2009

Uninviting Alley

'Uninviting Alley' oil pastel self-portrait by San Francisco Bay Area artist Julia Kay. (Click to view same image larger.)

Labels: 2009, artist, contemporary, daily, every day, julia kay, Media: Craypas, painter, portrait, Process: From Imagination, self-portrait, Subject: Standing, Subject: Standing and Sitting, Where: San Francisco (Florida St.)

posted by Julia Kay at 11:59 PM 0 Comments

Sunday, April 26, 2009

DeKooning Meets Mad Magazine; They Both Have Their Eyes Closed

'DeKooning Meets Mad Magazine; They Both Have Their Eyes Closed' magic marker self-portrait by San Francisco Bay Area artist Julia Kay. (Click to view same image larger.)

Labels: 2009, artist, contemporary, daily, every day, julia kay, Media: Magic Markers, painter, portrait, Process: Eyes Closed, Process: From Imagination, Process: In 15 minutes or less, Process: Left-handed, self-portrait, Style: de Kooning, Style: Loose and Scribbly, Subject: Standing, Where: San Francisco (Florida St.)

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

And Chaos Ensues

'And Chaos Ensues' magic marker self-portrait by San Francisco Bay Area artist Julia Kay. (Click to view same image larger.)

Labels: 2009, artist, contemporary, daily, every day, Faves: 2009.04, julia kay, Media: Craypas, Media: Magic Markers, painter, portrait, Process: From Imagination, Process: From Other Artwork, Process: Left-handed, Process: Multiple Markers Together, self-portrait, Skin Tones: Multi, Style: de Kooning, Style: Loose and Scribbly, Subject: Other Artists, Subject: Standing, Where: San Francisco (Florida St.)

posted by Julia Kay at 11:28 PM 0 Comments

About Me

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Name: Julia Kay
Location: United States

Artist, Analyst, Aikidoist, Alexander Technique Teacher-Trainee.                                                Artist: I've been living, working and exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area for almost 20 years. My subject matter ranges from portraits of people and animals to almost abstract paintings of plant forms and light. I paint in oil, acrylics, & watercolors, with oil paintsticks and watercolor markers, and with digital media such as pressure-sensitive tablet and Studio Artist software. I draw with anything I can get my hands on - sticks on wet sand and fingers on frosted windows, chunks of wood freshly burnt into charcoal and children's toys such as etch-a-sketch and magna-doodle. I also take landscape, figure, animal and street photographs, have played with printmaking (mostly monoprints) and have dabbled with sculpture in steel, wood, clay and neon.
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News

  • This Portrait Project was profiled on Women's Voices for Change

Portraits by Subject

  • Aikido
  • Alexander Technique
  • Fiction and Metamorphosis
  • Hands and Feet
  • Hats
  • Household Chores
  • Landscapes
  • Southeast Asia

Portraits by Media

  • Acrylic Paint
  • Charcoal
  • Cut Paper/Collage
  • Digital
  • Magic Markers
  • Pastels
  • Watercolors

Portraits by Process

  • Eyes Closed
  • From Imagination
  • From Mirror
  • From Photos
  • Quickly Made
  • Realistic

More Than Self-Portraits

  • Dogs
  • Murals
  • People
  • Photography
  • Plants
  • Sculpture
  • Snowflakes

Not Just Me

  • Dan Fontes
  • David Friedheim
  • Ann Kirschner
  • Trisha Kyner
  • Chris Lombardi
  • Nic Skidmore
  • Guy Stevens

Previous Posts

  • After the Daily Portrait Project...
  • The Last One: It Ends as It Began: 2010.03.15
  • The Ole' Self-Portrait Stare 2010.03.14
  • Hell, Baselitz, Ode for NPTR: 2010.03.13
  • Taking Off My Glasses 2010.03.12
  • More Colors Your Mother Told You Not to Wear Toget...
  • I'm Glad the Sheetrock Isn't Actually Green 2010.0...
  • Sleep-Drawing 2010.03.08
  • Self-Portrait as Rick Tulka in Washington 2010.03....
  • Purple Night Cap (It's a Good Thing I Wasn't Using...

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