Portraits

Profile in Pastel

Here is the portrait I did of Elizabeth, my daughter! So this one was not a commission. I try to do a new portrait of each of my kids every 2 or 3 years between the other commissions I work on. This was her turn. I love her in blue. I took the photos of…

Two Southern Belles

Here’s the latest portrait I’ve just completed. This is what I’ve been doing from about 8pm – 3 or 4am for the past few weeks. I feel like I’ve just completed a marathon. But well worth it, I enjoyed painting it. Next project will be 4 siblings all in watercolor. (Among many other projects, but…

Sketches

This is a sample of how my easel usually looks at home. I’m usually working on several pencil portraits at once. I used to work on them downtown while Parks napped in his pack-n-play I keep there, but lately, my busy 18 month old is too interested in chasing geese or playing in the water…

Workshop in Philadelphia

Last week I had an incredible opportunity to attend a workshop in Philadelphia at Studio Incammanati. This is THE place to study painting these days in my opinion. It was founded by Nelson Shanks – he painted Princess Diana’s portrait as well as numerous other well-known portraits. He teaches how to see the right way…