portrait oil painting

Oil Portrait Painting of Brother & Sister

August 27, 2011

A brother and sister for my next oil portrait painting. Hmm. How to portray them? Here’s the background story: After discussing with me what she wanted, the mother showed me the clothes she had picked out for her hero and heroine. Dark blue and shinny bright pink. Terrific. Plus these colors would fit into the [...]

Portrait Oil Painting in Brown and White Tones

May 9, 2011

When I received a call from Kelly and Brett to do an oil portrait painting of their two young children, I was pleased to hear that they had seen my recently received portrait of their friends’ two children. Kelly invited me to their home to show me just where they wanted to hang it. It [...]

Children Oil Portraits for Mother’s Day

April 7, 2011

What mother wouldn’t delight in a portrait oil painting of her children on Mother’s Day? When Dave saw a clip on TV where I showed the client-artist experience of producing a child’s oil portrait, he conceived his idea— three beautiful blonde daughters captured in an oil portrait painting as a gift for his wife. After [...]

Custom Oil Portrait: Mother & Child

December 13, 2010

Here’s a story about a young mother who wanted to surprise her husband with an oil portrait painting of herself with the new baby. A mother and child portrait —always a treasure! First we arranged for the perfect time for the baby—well, toddler—after his nap, etc., etc. Then we photographed the two of them at [...]

Children Oil Portraits: Beach Buddies

July 15, 2010

Two beautiful grandchildren. Favorite photo. Oil portrait needed!
After years of collecting photos of the little cherubs, and doing creative things with them such as the calendars with the children featured newly each month, now was the time for that extra special something. …

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