ABOUT
A mixed collection of portraits I've been commissioned to do from photographs or from live sittings. People me to paint friends for special occasions, like a 21st or 40th or 50th or 60th or 70th or 80th birthday. These can be sent in a digital version too, and used on coffee table book covers or decor items. Sometimes people will ask me to paint their child while the child is sitting right in front of me - I try my best, and some kids need credit for sitting still for so long, but usually in these cases, I go straight to a mix, as I call it, a hybrid method. I paint different areas as the kid manage, eg, eyes, then mouth, then hand then leg, and I take photos as I go in case they can't manage any longer and I complete the artwork with or with them in front me.