I was very honored and privileged to have been asked by a dear friend (and one of my collectors) to try and re-create one of my early bird paintings. Mind you, it sold a couple of years ago but it still is strong in her memory. I told her it might not be exactly the… Continue reading A Little Commission
As mentioned in a previous post, I decided to create a gift for my husband and do a portrait of his mother. I also decided to treat this in a similar fashion to a commissioned portrait. I had him pick from my best possible reference photos from our visit with the family at Christmas. I… Continue reading Mum
Here is my progress from Day 4. I darkened the curtains and redefined the spaces for their legs and around their faces and backs. I also made a few changes to the very far back wall as defining the rail into a line shape pointing to that puff in the front dancer’s hair helped the… Continue reading Ballerina’s Day 4
I think this fellow is actually a cook, but since he was doing something very interesting with a piece of meat, I’ve decided to call this The Williamsburg Butcher. So, here is the reference photo: Because his left hand was moving and blurred, I had a hard time figuring it out. In the photo, because… Continue reading Williamsburg Butcher
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