Reagan Portrait

This is a sample portrait I just completed for Portraits Inc. (my art rep). The model is a little girl named Reagan and she was a doll. I saw a photo of her and did some investigating to find out who she was because she was so cute. As luck would have it, I had a friend that knew her family and so I was able to go and make my own photos of her. I believe she is 4 years old this month but she acted like she was a professional model. I painted this in oil on masonite 20"x30". It was great practice because I had never painted an African American before. It was a great challenge but I think well worth my efforts.

Emily Green Hat

This is the second painting of Emily. I wanted her in a hat so I found one on the internet and painted it on her. The image I found was a white hat but I wanted it to be much darker so I married the 2 images in Photoshop and fooled with the lighting and colors until I found what I wanted. This is oil on masonite 11x14

Emily

This a small portrait I just completed of a beautiful girl I work with. I wanted to paint her because she has a timeless quality to her. I was going for a Rembrandt/Mona Lisa feel on this one. I love to do moody paintings like this with a strong light source for a dramatic feel. I am planning on using Emily as a model a lot more in the future. I will post paintings of her a they are finished.

Oil 10x20"

Brother Glenn Portrait

I did this portrait recently at the request from my church First Baptist Church of Hendersonville, TN. It is a portrait of my pastor Brother Glenn Weekly who passed away last year. I felt very honored to be asked to do it. He was a great man of God and is greatly missed by all that knew him. 30x40 oil on panel.

Lisa Portrait

I did this portrait a little over a year ago. It is 30x40" oil on linen. Her name is Lisa and she is a very sweet person with a great personality.