Greetings from new member
 

I have been reading, and learning from, the postings of others on this unique forum. Tonight I have set aside time to formally introduce myself.

Painting faces has always been my passion, and I have been working at it for longer than I care to think. Everything about it fascinates me, from the nuances of skin tones to the challenge of conveying character and feelings.

My work is divided between standard portraits and paintings I do because a face catches my attention. In the latter group, my focus is very international. I have lived in Philadelphia for many years; but because my background is from Latin America and I have spent years living there, Hispanic themes are a recurring subject matter for me.

Since I am allowed to post four pictures, I have chosen two standard portraits and two paintings of subjects I found interesting. In the former group, the first is a painting of the late Pope John Paul II I did a few years ago, and which I now have on loan to the Pope John Paul Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C.

I know I shall learn much here. I look forward, as well, to exchanging ideas and observations with the very gifted people on this forum, and to their inspiring me to keep developing.

Greetings from new member
 

I forgot to mention my web site: http://www.sylviacastellanos.net. I'd love to ahve the members of the forum check it out!

Hi Sylvia,

Welcome! Thanks for sharing your work. You are very talented!

Hope you share lots of portraits with us here.

Hi Sylvia,
just visited your web site, very nice works in my eyes, especially I like John Paul II and the lovely two boys. I am also a new member here and hope to learn like you did.

Many thanks, Julie and Monica. I appreciate your lovely compliments. Julie, I clicked innumerable times on www.jadeaneartist.com, but did not get your web site. Has your URL changed? I would love to see your work. Monica, the portrait you have is beautiful. I went to your web site and was equally impressed by your still lifes. Keep it up!

Sylvia Castellanos
http://www.sylviacastellanos.net

Oops, I forgot to remove that link. I'm in the process of doing a new site.

Lovely work! I particularly like the boys. Welcome.

Thank you, Mary. I look forward to our contact.

Sylvia Castellanos
http://www.sylviacastellanos.net

Welcome! I like your portrait of the Pope.