Rose of Yesteryear
Several year ago, I received the commission to paint this lovely bride from a black and white photo. She is a gem in time and hopefully had a rich life ahead of her.
Dear Jesus…
Below are two earlier stages of many of this nearly refined painting. Pure and innocent, a child attuned to heaven.
Sunflowers and Roses
This bouquet served as a table centerpiece last spring, and I finally decided to render my photo of it in paint.
Americana
Clarinet Player
A customer requested a simple impression of herself playing the clarinet, something she has done most of her life. Since I had no good photographic visuals, I had to imagine a simple stylistic rendition of her. After minor adjustments, she accepted this, and it will be sent off to her in a week or so.
Joy to the World
From a free photo I transformed the images into toddler Jesus and Mary whose life at that time had to be full of joy.
Carter’s House
Another nephew and another house request. This is a first home purchase so quite special. The black cat was part of the request.
Carolina Wren
As much as I find birds to be wonderful subjects of color and their feathery forms so tempting to paint, they are indeed deceptively challenging in those specific proportions that say “wren” or “jay” or “sparrow”.
Guardian for Maya
I was asked to paint a guardian angel for a new baby with health difficulties. May her angel bring healing and grace.
Blossoms of Vietnam
I just thought she was so sweet I had to paint her.