{"id":12523,"date":"2014-10-12T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=12523"},"modified":"2014-10-10T13:26:58","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T17:26:58","slug":"a-great-face-for-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2014\/10\/12\/a-great-face-for-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"A great face for radio"},"content":{"rendered":"
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#113 in Diane Leifheit’s portrait project “Face to Face.” Photo (and subject): Todd Moe<\/p><\/div>\n

Just call me #113. That\u2019s the number Diane Leifheit assigned to me when I agreed to have my portrait painted recently. It\u2019s only fair. I produced a story about Diane painting pastel portraits of Saranac Lake residents this year as part of her \u201cFace to Face: Drawn to Saranac Lake\u201d project.<\/p>\n

Wait, I don\u2019t live in Saranac Lake. But Diane assured me that in an early morning \u201cethereal\u201d sense, I\u2019m part of Saranac Lake. So, I qualified for the portrait sitting.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a patient person, which is a good thing. Diane asks models to set aside two hours for the session. And, really, one just needs to sit. \u201cWhat I ask people to do is sit down and don\u2019t feel like you have to be frozen in time and try not to do a mug shot,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s lots of eye contact between artist and subject, and a little conversation. We both stand and stretch at the midpoint, but I\u2019m not allowed to peek at the painting\u2026yet.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve watched Diane paint flower gardens and landscapes, and ask which she prefers \u2013 people or \u201cplein air\u201d scenes. \u201cA landscape doesn\u2019t talk back,\u201d she replies with a smile. She\u2019s actually enjoyed the portrait project as an excuse to get to know her Saranac Lake neighbors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m seeing friends that I haven\u2019t seen in years and spending two hours with them and doing their face at the same time. And that interaction is pretty interesting and sort of shows up on the painting. But the other thing that happened to me is, as an artist when I\u2019m working, I don\u2019t talk, and now I am talking. It\u2019s something I usually \u2014 my brain was keeping it separate \u2014 and now, I can talk and work at the same time. And I find that to be really wild for me to be able to do that. It\u2019s very mind-opening and I\u2019m not sure where that\u2019s going to take me,\u201d \u00a0she says.<\/p>\n

And then it\u2019s time for the reveal. I step around to look at myself \u2013 bright orange NCPR ballcap, blue polo shirt and that great face for radio!<\/p>\n

Diane Leifheit is hoping to complete about 170 paintings by mid-December, and you can follow her progress on her artist blog: http:\/\/dianeleifheit.blogspot.com<\/a>. Listen to Diane’s conversation with me about the portrait project<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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