Rudo Art

Category: portraits

  • Wellington sketchbook

    Wellington sketchbook

  • Upcoming show all about relating to the body

    Upcoming show all about relating to the body

    Hey sweet one. I’m proud to say I am on a healing journey involving loving my body. Unconditional love. How radical is that? Well it is for me, because all my life I’ve felt the urge to FIX MY BODY, it was always too fat in my opinion. Doesn’t help that doctors also told me to lose weight EVERYTIME I went to the doctors no matter if I were there for a related to weight issue or not. Anyway the point of my story is that through the journey of radical self-acceptance I am now able to draw self-portraits. As an artist, I can tell you it is a GREAT AND IMPORTANT challenge to do self-portraits, they are a great exercise in subject/object perspective switching, great methods for processing how you feel about yourself, and an awesome story-telling tool. But I have always struggled with self-portraits because I saw myself as deeply flawed. I have always like my facial features and my boobs but NOTHING else. And now I love it all because it IS ME. It houses my spirit, it allows me to move through this world, it carries me and it carried my child…it is a vehicle for intense sensual joy and erotism…I mean it’s my magical wonderful body!! And now I’m doing a whole show with about 25% self-portraits in it! I. am. floored. And so excited to invite you to that show, you may have noticed the previous blog post, that’s my flyer. How cool is that?

  • Figurative art…I’m back at it and why it’s important

    Figurative art…I’m back at it and why it’s important

    Ahhhhhh my old love…the body. I love to draw bodies. I love to show how varied we can appear in art…us bodies…of course I focus on the ones I know best…mine and my girlfriends….sorry guys…you’re just not as pretty most of the time. Anyway there’s some serious healing that happens when you focus on your body and draw and promote visibility. I have felt deep pride in exploring my changing shape. Motherhood, anxiety and depression habits, age…all these things effect the way my body shows up. And I’m here for all of it. I love this container and I love to draw her. I will be showing soon. Which is a great way to get motivated if you have a deadline for an exhibition!!!

  • Why it took me 20 years to self portrait

    Why it took me 20 years to self portrait

    I know my title would suggest I’m going to explain myself but surprise! I offer you no explanation. I am a minx, aren’t I?

    In all seriousness, when I started to investigate my relationship with my body I went down an incredible therapeutic pathway. 2020 was an intensely self-reflective year and a year of self improvement. Once a few key milestones occurred I was able to bring back this WONDERFUL artistic practice. Self portraits are a very important exercise for the artist, and a wonder chance for the viewer to witness unconscious thoughts the creator has about themselves. I find self portraits raw, intriguing, and ESSENTIAL for any portfolio!

    This drawing was done in a 5×7 notebook, first in pencil and then inked. I used PhotoGrid app to add some colour, because I couldn’t post an image with no tonality…it’s just not me.

    Why naked? Why did I draw this particular pose? No clothes is my favourite outfit. To be comfortable naked is to be comfortable with your wildness and purity. No masks, no status information. There is only you and your amazing body.

  • metallic blue frida

    metallic blue frida

    what an impossible task it was to capture! I drew her in the hopes to show a dear family how much I love them, and for the pure enjoyment of making a portrait of the queen of portraits.