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Jennifer and Sarah
This is a portrait of my daughters, Jennifer and Sarah. I wanted them in a formal setting. Originally they were in a living room next to a fireplace. After that, I tried to put them in a forest. I...
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Katie
This is a portrait of Katie. She is a very beautiful woman, both inside and out. I enjoyed doing this portrait because her personality came through. To me, the most important part of a portrait is...
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Sixth Annual Self-Portrait
A few years ago my wife suggested I do as Rembrandt or Frida Kalhlo did — paint annual self-portraits. The first four were just my face. Last year I was sitting in a chair, sketching. This time I...
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Traci
Most of the portraits I do are from photos — people just don’t have time for sittings. In this case, I had Traci sit for me six or seven very short times. It was really relaxed and was a...
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Evocative Portrait
This portrait was done quickly and in an impressionist style. I find I’m more satisfied with my work when I’m free and loose with my paint strokes. There’s more of an emotion when I do it that way.
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Melinda
Today I finished the portrait of Melinda. I do a lot of portrait commissions. Many are from a photo the client gives me. Some are from the person posing for me. Melinda sat for me. It took about...
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Michelle
Michelle is an amazing woman. She had a degree in architecture from Ball State University. She’s married to a great guy and they have four very cute children. Michelle is multi-talented–she cooks,...
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Stephanie
This is a portrait of Stephanie. Each portrait I do is done differently to reflect the personality of the subject. She’s a very good artist so I wanted to portray her in an impressionist manner.
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Self Portrait Demo for Class
I teach a lot of portrait classes. We start with drawing the face — first of all, where the features go. Next we do the eyes. After the eyes we concentrate on the lips and nose. After four weeks of...
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Seventh Annual Self-Portrait
A few years ago my wife encouraged me to do annual self-portraits. Rembrandt and Kahlo always did so she thought I should. This is my seventh. It’s different than the others because my face is done...
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