"Gabriella" my nephew and niece's daughter. A bit
different than others you'll see further down the page in that this was
done on a lighter colored background. I like how it came out - I'll have
to try that again . . . ..
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"Gabriella" my nephew and niece's daughter. A bit
different than others you'll see further down the page in that this was
done on a lighter colored background. I like how it came out - I'll have
to try that again . . . ..
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The "Twins," - Kyle and Erin, my niece and nephew's children. As these kids grow they now have an heirloom that's world's above a photograph. |
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"Tribute" is an appropriate title for this pastel
painting in that after this gentleman's death it was commissioned by the
company he helped found, and is now hanging in the lobby of a building
dedicated to him and bearing his name. The dedication also includes a bronze
plaque but the portrait certainly adds a personal touch - which is very
appropriate for this beloved gentleman.
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"Opa" is German for Grandfather. It had to be the title for this picture after I saw a video of this gentleman with his only grandson. His daughter commissioned the picture in his memory as a gift for his wife. |
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"Renee," is the daughter of Suzan, my first and
only on-line art student. She was key to instigating the idea of my offering
art lessons via the net. A photo of Renee was used as the source in presenting
the lessons. We weren't able to complete the lessons but had a lot of fun
and I'm sure she's happy to have commissioned this portrait of her beautiful
daughter.
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"Taylor" my niece Patty's daughter. This was one of those photos just begging to be done - the light, the pose, the costume, and not to mention this beautiful child . . . . . . |
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This painting is done with colored
pencils on illustration board. I don't normally work in this medium but
the colors and contrast of the photo somehow called for it. The picture
is very special for a number of reasons. First, he's the grandson of a
friend - right there, that's special. And the photo I worked from was one
of those snapshots where everything worked - color, value, composition
- I couldn't pass it up. Then, and most impoortant, the sentimental value
- the firefighter gear that he's wearing bellongs to the men of the firehouse
that saved his life after a terrible car crash!
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Who said a portrait has to be a person. "Pets are people too," or so it would seem from the interest pet lovers have shown in having pictures done. This particular one is my wife's girlhood pet, "Bala." Doing portraits of dogs and cats is as unique a challenge as doing people - a dog is a dog, and if you're not too far off it can be a boxer - but there needs to be something extra to make it Bala. |
| This was a fun picture to do. It's the mother of a friend, Gwendolyn. The fun part was that it was from one of few surviving photographs of this lady - a very old sepia photo mounted on a tin base. Although the quality of this reproduction doesn't show it, this portrait pretty much brings this interesting lady to life. . . . |  |
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At one time I focused on big pictures in oil. This one, at about 21" X 27", is my daughter "Melissa." I was leaning towards not only larger pictures but tight details at the time. This painting was accepted into a competition at the Salmagundi Club in NYC - didn't win anything but being accepted is pretty hot stuff with those guys . . . and, of course it's now a family treasure. |
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Melissa a few years later with her brother Craig. "Craig
& Melissa" is also a larger oil painting, about 24" X 33". The
last of the significant big pictures.
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Our friends, Mario & Juanita, are the owners of this oil painting of their son Jim. They have another from the same generation - their daughter Daisy. I'm always pleased to see these pictures hanging in their home after all this time . . . |