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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 [...]

How is Art Your Portal to a Better Life?

February 14, 2011

As we move along in the first few weeks of this New Year of 2011, I’d like to go beyond my oil portrait paintings and charcoal drawings and share my thoughts with you on a grander scale. Let’s stand way back and consider the whole subject of: Aesthetics–worshipped, loved, appreciated, basked in by all levels [...]

Custom Oil Portrait: Man and His Dog

January 13, 2011

When Jan Johnson talked with me about commissioning a portrait, her husband, Dale, had recently retired from 3M Corporation as Director for Manufacturing. She thought she might like to have a custom oil portrait done of him to applaud him for his illustrious career. This would be a portrait for their home—it would show him [...]

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