Den Beauvais - Portraits

Portraits by Den - 2012

I recently started painting again after a long ten year hiatus. I had devoted more than a decade of energy to developing my 3D modeling, Digital and Animation skills for games, websites, cards, logos, etc.

I'd have to say that although the power of "UNDO" was very persuasive it left me still unfulfilled. There's just something about pushing paint that seems to massage my soul and unfortunately computers just don't offer that kind of warmth.

So I'm back to painting (by hand) for now and I'm also accepting personal commissions. Please contact me if you'd like to commission a portrait of yourself, your pet, spouse in sexy lingerie or whatever your heart desires. ; )

I'm currently developing my self-portrait in oils over acrylics. I will be uploading more pics as it progresses.

Below is a close up pic showing brush strokes of the acrylic under coat I sometimes do to help reinforce sketch lines and shading. Almost a shame to cover it up with more paint.

1-30-2012

I've pretty much covered the purple undercoat with the first general layer of oil paint. Still lots to do.

Update 2-3- 2012

I finished my self-portrait today, yeah! Now I can move on to my next painting. Oil paintings are a challenge to photograph. Below are the best pics I can get with my digital camera.

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Life-size Portrait : Wife - Betsy and cats, oil on canvas 48"x48"

Here's a portrait I did of my wife to keep me company while we're apart. Miss you Bets! xo

Life-size Portrait : Son - Kalen - oil on canvas 48"x36"

Portrait I did of my son Kalen relaxing around the kitchen table.

Larger than Life-size Portraits : Son - Kalen, wife - Betsy, Den - oil on canvas 40"x30"

A snap shot portrait of my wife, son and I during our road trip across Canada 2010

Life-size Portrait : Wife - Betsy - oil on canvas 16"x20"

Portrait of my beautiful wife enjoying some sun at Santee Lakes California.

Snap Shot Larger than Life-size Portraits : Betsy & Den - oil on canvas 28"x22"

A snap shot portrait of my wife and I to demonstrate any pic can be painted.

Crazy Life-size Portrait : Den - oil on canvas 16"x20"

An F/X portrait of myself waking up to the real world and the NWO.

Life-size Portrait : Dad in Borrego Springs, acrylic & oil on canvas 48"x48"

This is what got me painting again. It's a portrait of my father-in-law, who died just before Christmas. Because of my deportation status I wasn't able to attend the funeral in California. I couldn't afford flowers and I felt a need to connect with the family somehow...so I decided to paint a large portrait of him toasting happy hour in Borrego Springs with his favorite cocktail, an "old fashioned" and the glorious mountain sunset in the background. It was nice to have the painting around for a while, but my wife and her family appreciated it even more because it shows him where he wanted to be and how he wanted to be remembered.

I first collaged and manipulated several individual photos in Photoshop to create the specific reference image I wanted to paint from. This setting I felt was the way the family wanted to best remember him..retired forever and resting enjoying the desert. Cheers!

NOW ACCEPTING COMMISSIONS

Contact Den: den@denbeauvais.com

ART BY THE INCH - Oils or Acrylics on Canvas For Only $2.00 per square inch

20"x16" - Minimum Canvas size = $1000. (Head and neck)

30"X24" = 720 inches x $2. per inch = $1440.   (Head and chest)

36"x30" = 1080 inches x $2. per inch = $2160.   (Head to waist)

48"x36" = 1728 inches x $2. per inch = $3456.   (Head to thighs)

60"x36" = 2160 inches x $2. per inch = $4320. (Relative Full body)

48"x48" = 2304 inches x $2. per inch = $4608. (Head to knees)

60"x48" = 2880 inches x $2. per inch = $5760. (2 Full bodies)

Ad $1000 for each additional head within the same portrait.

Ad $300 for each additional pet...within reason (no lamas,sorry)

These prices include stretched studio quality canvas and oil paints. Payment plan available...whatever works for you. Shipping is extra.

Please send your pic and desired size for assessment. Don't be afraid of fun, personal environments, costumes, lingerie, etc...be creative, that's what makes it intriguing. It's your portrait, have fun with it!

I look forward to developing the images of your imagination. den@denbeauvais.com

Bookmark this page and stay tuned for new uploads of process pics, making videos and tips and stuff!

Happy Paint Pushing!