Posts Tagged “portraits”
This is a portrait I did many years ago of Dr. Joseph Maynard. He was the author of “Healing Hands”, the biography of B.J.Palmer, the father of chiropractic. I wanted to play the roughness of his face against the delicacy of the rose. Dr. Maynard was affectionately called “smokin joe”. For years he was involved [...]
This is a fast study of a little old man I saw asleep on a park bench. I did a quick sketch on paper which was not more than a gesture drawing, and tried to do the painting mostly by memory sometimes time constraints can force you into making a more honest direct statement. I [...]
This is a style of portrait that is very tight. Most portrait commissions I do are in this style. However, once in a while a client will say they want a looser artsy style. Honestly, I love both styles for different reasons. When doing a lot of board room portraits in a tight style I [...]
This is a study of an old man done in oils and painted on 12×16 panel. I love to paint in impasto with lots of rich thick paint. Sargent once said the thicker you paint. The more your color flows. I also like the idea of lost and found edges, this engages the viewer more [...]
