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A Woman’s Portrait
This is a portrait from my last one-man show. It was mostly the face. The top and sides of her hair are cut off, giving the emphasis to her facial features. Note the highlights in her eyes, on her...
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Mike and Heidi
This is a portrait of Mike and Heidi. I wanted to paint them because in my mind, they were the perfect couple. They love each other a lot and you can tell it whenever you’re around them. They have...
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Blue Eyes Portrait
I like to do portraits that fill the canvas with the person’s face. I want the viewer to feel the personality of the subject. Notice the eyes – the pupil has a highlight and the bottom of the iris...
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Portrait Demo
This is a demo I did for painting a portrait. The model is my favorite, my wife. First I draw an oval shape to fit the face in. I draw a line across the center. The eyes will fit on it. Another one is...
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Jared’s Portrait
My son Jared is here from Macon, Georgia to visit for the holidays. He has his MFA in art and teaches at Bloomfield Middle School. We enjoy painting together, so there are two easels being used in my...
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Hanging Out
When I was about five years old I started copying faces from the Beetle Bailey cartoon strip in the Sunday funnies. That got me started. From then until now I’ve enjoyed drawing faces, especially of...
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The Twelfth Day of Christmas
On the twelfth day of Christmas, what did I see? The Holy Family. Merry Christmas, everyone!
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Three Quarter View
Some portraits are done with the subject looking straight at you. Others just show a profile. A three quarter view is something in-between. That is what this one is. The subject is looking...
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Emma
I’ve heard it said that the eyes are the windows of the soul. In my mind, the most important part of any portrait is its eyes. If one looks at someone’s eyes they will see reflections of light on the...
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