first impressions Archives - Arts by Jodee Clifford

Posted on December 5, 2019October 17, 2020 by Jodee Clifford, Oil Painter — Leave a comment

Primary figure on gray sweater dress

Primary figure on gray wool sweater-dress

Continue reading for a video of details and a WIP photo or two.

Posted on September 26, 2019March 9, 2020 by Jodee Clifford, Oil Painter — Leave a comment

First Impressions

A series of figurative oil paintings

First Impressions Jodee Clifford — 4 First Impressions 10×10″ oil on wood, 2018

Since early 2018, I started painting slow oil paintings from the information from fast croquis. I’ve been exploring ideas about connection so much lately, First Impressions have been a huge part. Here I’ve been fascinated with painting something equivalent to overthinking details about someone who makes a strong first impression, based mostly on intuition and energy like a gesture drawing. Continue reading First Impressions

Posted on March 4, 2019October 25, 2020 by Jodee Clifford, Oil Painter — Leave a comment

First Impressions: Tamara

First Impression: Tamara, Oil painting on canvas First impressions.

This one was different in the sense that I showed up for one of the life drawing groups I draw with and the model was a woman I know and dance with! Tamara. She’s wonderful.

These first impression paintings are somewhat about how much information we fill in on our own from an initial meeting, exchange of energy, first impression. Overthinking.

In writing this post, I found a raw and personal draft about this project from a year ago when these were just forming. I still haven’t gotten to the place where it feels appropriate to share it though. Maybe someday.

Anyway, I’ve been making slow paintings from quick croquis. I worked from a 30 second gesture drawing here. There are some process shots in the gallery below too. If it’s not done, it’s close.

It was difficult to find a stopping point with this one, I know her and what she looks like. I suppose it’s kind of parallel to the sense of meeting some who has strong and familiar energy pull.

It doesn’t look like her.

Tamara is a fantastically creative woman. See what I’m talking about in her blog.

First Impressions, Tamara. 12×12″ oil on canvas, 2019

Posted on March 18, 2018October 25, 2020 by Jodee Clifford, Oil Painter — Leave a comment

First Impression 5

First Impression Croquis Painting — First Impression

First Impression 5,
12×12″ Oil / wood, 2018
Nude female figure model
Series: https://wp.me/p7nsjR-Gq

Posted on March 12, 2018October 25, 2020 by Jodee Clifford, Oil Painter — Leave a comment

Unzipped Linen Dress

Completed in March of 2018, this personal painting is the first of some of my new work exploring relationships.

Figures on Clothes

Figures on Clothes was my first series of paintings starting c. 2003. To me, they began with the relationship between clothing and nudity using the human form explored between subject matter and material. I painted these nude female figures directly onto the surface of stretched and prepared clothing as I would on primed canvas.