Robbie

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Artist, writer, anxiety-ridden workaholic still trying to get my novel finished. Photo is totally, definitely, absolutely me. He/Him.

In which comedian Richard Herring bemoans his jokes not being applauded, and then gets all in his feels and blocks me, for being funnier. What a fragile little flower!
Screenshot of Google results under "tsla stock" showing the ever present one article by a delusional cult adherent who insists reality isn't real and you totally shouldn't sell your Tesla stock because it's gonna be awesome, any day now, just watch.
Three quarter turn portrait of a man with a punk look including a ring through his right earlobe and a short mohawk style haircut with shaved sides. The background is black offering impressive contrast to the flesh tones, with a very painterly style to the features of the face and excellent variation of colors, specifically the reds of the nose and the greys of the shaved head area. He has a stern expression, with a raised eyebrow.
Oil painting of a young man resting against a pile of white pillows. He seems to be leaning against a wall, with the pillows piled high in his lap, his body curved against them and his head resting on the top one. In the foreground his arm rests along the pile of pillows loosely, he appears to be sleeping. There is a painterly style to the brush strokes with careful attention paid to the face while the rest is a little looser in detail. The colours are limited to purples and pinks, giving a very warm feeling. His t-shirt is pink, the pillows have deep purple in the shadows, and brighter yellow highlights in the brightest areas of the top pillows.
Alla prima oil painting portrait of a young man.
Oil painting portrait of an attractive young black woman. Her body is quarter turned to her right while her face is quarter turned to her left, in line with her bare shoulder and looking slightly downward. The background around her upper body and hair is mostly turquoise with some darker blue to the upper corners. Her hair is in an Afro style slightly parted in the middle, providing great contrast to the highlights of her facial features. The artist (Jacob Dhein) has used traditional and contemporary methods, with careful detail for the facial features but more abstract application of paint for the background, blending the borders of the subject with the surrounding colour in several areas. The only defined edge between subject and surround is at the presented shoulder, successfully reinforcing perspective and leading the viewer's eye.
Oil on canvas portrait painting of a middle aged woman facing the viewer. Her face is central to the canvas with shoulders visible at the bottom, she is wearing a burgundy sweater with a thin blue edge around the collar. The background is a warm ochre. Her expression is one of quiet happy peacefulness. Her brunette hair is untamed but to her right shoulder you can see she has tied most of it back. The brushwork is expressive, with myriad tonal differences while remaining faithful to a painterly realism.
Self portrait of Utah based artist Jamin LeFave. Depicted as a handsome young man of college age. He is quarter turned to his right, with soft light from his left. He has a calm and perhaps emotionless expression. He is wearing a white t-shirt over which is a white shirt with a wide open collar, on top of this is a large black jacket, the shoulers and top chest of which fills the bottom two corners of the image. The style is classical, with realism of color, greys and umber for shadows, with perfect flesh tones of pinks and reds.
Far too many Puzzle pieces
oil painting portrait of a handsome young man depicted from the mid-back up. His body is turned away from the viewer while his head is facing to his left and therefore in profile. He wears a dark grey sweater with the white collar of a crisp shirt peeking out around the neck, perhaps a student. He has a neat mustache and slight beard along the jaw. Hie dark hair is neat and short, with a sweeping fringe to his right side. He wears a small round stud earring in his left ear. The light source is from above and toward us, providing excellent contrast and highlights, with deep shadows under the brow, nose and chin while the bridge of the nose, the temple and curves of the ear catch the light. The colours of the face are natural, in pinks, whites and greys, offering a very realistic depiction. The details of his ear are perfectly captured. The brush strokes are controlled, with the aim of detail. The background of the subject is grey, a little lighter than the sweater he is wearing.
Contemporary portrait of a male subject in oils by artist Josh Miels. The painting is in a thick and textured impasto painting style with layers of vibrant colour. The subject's head almost fills the canvas, with darker shadow details reserved for the right side (to us) while the light source comes from the upper left. The colours are warm, with the majority being oranges, reds and browns, but with vibrant swirls or dashes of greens and blues. The predominant features of the face are heavily indicated in the darkest tone, perhaps black, giving a unifying structure upon which the vibrant colour adds substance and form.
Oil painting portrait of a handsome young man in his 20s on a loosely painted dark background. The painting seems to be a studio study, perhaps alla prima, limited to the shoulders and head and painted on a loose and thin foundation of dark greys. The subject is facing the viewer. The facial features are of a photorealism quality while the brushwork becomes more free and loose around the edge of the figure. The tonal changes in skin are remarkably well-executed. High contrast of light and shadow leads to a dramatic result. The British artist (Mitch Griffiths) is renowned for using the traditional methods of the masters while presenting modern subjects and focusing on issues of class, status, wealth, perceptions and more in large canvas pieces.
An oil painting of a young woman with long black wavy hair reclining almost horizontally in a large turquoise armchair positioned in a corner of a room. She is wearing a loose-fitting shoulderless dress with black ribbons resting over her arms, which are in-turn resting on the arms of the seat. Her pose suggests she's at a party and just fell into this chair in a moment of tiredness. The dress has vertical stripes of pinkish red at the top to the waist and light turquoise blue stripes down to the knees, with occasional overlap of these colours. Her knees are exposed between the hem of the dress and the top of knee-high black boots with long heels. Her left leg is bent almost horizontally to emphasise tiredness, as if she fell into the seat a moment ago. Beneath her leg is heavy triangular ceramic ashtray with the word "Martini" along the side and a lit cigarette rests on the edge. The colours are vibrant and saturated, with red and silver flowered wallpaper behind her and a red and cream star pattern on the floor.
Oil painting of a beautiful young woman turning her head to look at the viewer, with smooth painting technique that almost seems poster-like in simplicity while having great detail in the face, with blushing cheeks and vibrant eyes. The subject appears to be wearing a headdress of some kind, with an organic shape of rose-like blooms suggested in reds and greens. The headdress meets to the top of the canvas and is interrupted by horizontal scrapes of light brown and white. At the bottom, covering the subject from the shoulder down to the edge of the canvas, an abstract mass of blues, greys and white suggest the shoulder of a dress with feathers.
An abstract painting featuring the figures of 8 female characters in colorful clothing. The figures are standing in a line across the center of the canvas with a subdued sky of blues and greys above their heads and an almost black block denoting the ground below. Each figure is faceless, as is the style of the artist, with minimal shapes to denote shadows of features. The skin tones are diverse, as are the tones of the long clothes worn. Each figure has an area of pattern on their clothes.
Animated character Peter Griffin sitting in a vehicle with a police officer holding up a card with graduating skin tones from light at the top to dark at the bottom. The top three lighter tones have the word "okay" beside them while the bottom three darker tones have the words "not okay" beside them. This meme is often used as a commentary on institutional racism within policing and government institutions.
Profile portrait of a young female on a warm brown and grey background with dark and smokey appearance. Colourful triangular shapes of purple, turquoise, white and pink form the suggestion of a headdress in a sequential radiating formation covering the face above the eyes, before these shapes disperse toward the edge of the top right and left in abstract strokes of greys and blacks. Where a pendant earring might hang there is a bright blue abstract shape with reds, blues and umber swirling out into a large circular form with a hint of intentional shapes.
A colourful abstract painting in oils on board by Scottish artist Paul Kessling. The bright fluid shapes of colour seem organic. The colours start at the top as pinks, oranges and light blues but darken a little more into purples, forest green and deeper blues as the eye travels downward, led by streaks of dripping colour. It's as if the viewer is peering through a pane of glass in the rain, but the glass is covered in melting rose petals.
Oil on paper portrait of a man in his 40s with a beard. Painted in a loose and expressive style.
Portrait of a handsome bearded man in oils on paper, in an expressive style.
Portrait of a young man with stubble and wearing a baseball cap in oils on paper.