http://www.leslietribolet.com Portrait Artist - Leslie Tribolet Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:27:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is the beginning of a portrait of my son Jack. I laid him out, did some shading and then was sort of lost. I wanted to make his face colorful, which was something new to me. I really can only paint what I can see. This was my sad ... http://www.leslietribolet.com/genesis-heat-set-paints-paint-tutorial The first thing you want to do, is to go and get a good quality, white bed sheet. I actually use Egyptian cotton blend at least 240 thread count. If you try to cheat and get a cheaper, poorer quality sheet, you will not like your painting and ... http://www.leslietribolet.com/make-your-own-canvas-from-a-bed-sheet This beautiful woman is Concetta, and she lives here on Kauai.  I spotted her one day while having a salad at Costco.  She walked by me and I was mesmerized by her.  I couldn't take my eyes off of her because she was so darn beautiful!  I watched her as ... http://www.leslietribolet.com/consetta