COMMISSION ACCOMPLISHED

CAMERON, PIPER, AND BEAU oil on canvas 18 x 24” commission

Last blog, I posted the approved sketch of these three ambling down the beach. As promised, here is a glimpse at the rest of the process, from underpainting (top left), to moving toward the finish (top right) to finish, above. Sun, wind, and sea.

Nice memories. And just about the nicest gift, I’ve heard of in a while: these kids’ mom has a biggish birthday coming up (I’ll never tell), and her friends and relatives got together and commissioned me to do this painting of her children at a favorite spot. How great is that?!

I hope she has a very happy birthday indeed. And I hope the family enjoys the painting for many generations. That’s what I love about portraits: they are a little gift to posterity, from now to then. And someday, maybe their great-grandchildren will still make house room for it... maybe the one who inherited great, great aunt Piper’s huge brown eyes(?)