The family
59 x37 inches approx.
Acrylics and charcoal on papered board.
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Here it is. The completed family portrait took many months to complete. It’s in its forever home and the recipient loves it 🙂 So I can now share it here with you all.
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This is a large piece with 5 portraits that needed to all work together. I worked from multiple pictures to do this one piece. I had a base photograph with all participants sitting on a staircase. But the little girl was not full face and the doggie was looking the other way. To top it all the picture was not high res. The challenge with a multiple portrait commission is that they all have to work – individually and together. Imagine you do 4 really well and then mess up the 5th. Oh gosh! I am ready to break into hives just thinking of the possible stress!!
59 x37 inches approx.
Acrylics and charcoal on papered board.
.
Here it is. The completed family portrait took many months to complete. It’s in its forever home and the recipient loves it 🙂 So I can now share it here with you all.
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This is a large piece with 5 portraits that needed to all work together. I worked from multiple pictures to do this one piece. I had a base photograph with all participants sitting on a staircase. But the little girl was not full face and the doggie was looking the other way. To top it all the picture was not high res. The challenge with a multiple portrait commission is that they all have to work – individually and together. Imagine you do 4 really well and then mess up the 5th. Oh gosh! I am ready to break into hives just thinking of the possible stress!!
That said I have redone this entire painting once before and redone just parts about three times. Why? Mainly because I was not happy with it. The client had no complaints I might add. She was fine with the very first version!
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The last picture is a composite of the three main photographs I used as the main reference. I had about half a dozen more to check for details and colouring.
