From Life

[Sara Lasso Lopez]

Good work Natalie!

[Leah Purisch]

Natalie, these portraits are beautiful. I love the averted gaze and positioning of the heads as well as the color and brushwork. Do you hire your own live models or ask friends to sit for you?

[Natalie Hunsaker]

Sara--Thank you!
Leah--I asked friends from my local church to pose for me. I also recently got my mother-in-law to pose for me while she visited from Utah. Pretty much anyone who is willing to sit still for 2 hours, I coerce into posing I've found it helps to give them a mirror to look into. That steadies their gaze, in addition to giving them a reference to make sure their expression or position doesn't change.

[Mara Schasteen]

Congratulations on two very well done paintings, Natalie! I agree, number two is a stunner. I'll sit for your sometime if you make me look that pretty

[Natalie Hunsaker]

Any time, Mara! I won't have to work very hard to make you look pretty as long as I stay true to life!

[Thomasin Dewhurst]

Lovely work, Natalie.

[Richard Monro]

Natalie, the illusion of the glasses is wonderfully done. Number two has my vote as well. Very nice piece.

[Natalie Hunsaker]

Thomasin and Richard--thank you very much!