Commissioned Family Portrait

ANOTHER FAMILY PORTRAIT COMMISSIONED BY RHONDA last year for a Christmas present. It's rare that I get to paint an entire family, so this was a real treat. 
 

Thanks...

 I am always delighted to paint a wedding live...it's one of my favorite things to do. But when I have an opportunity to paint a moment from someone's special day, there's something just as magical. Thanks to all the couples who trusted me this year to turn one of the most wonderful moments in their life into a piece of art.

Painted Ornaments

 A few weeks ago, Mark Brich reached out to me about getting an ornament painted of their wedding. I've talked to Lynanne on several occasions about painting ornaments but really haven't moved forward with it. Well...this was the nudge I needed and his wife, Laura, absolutely LOVED it. I'm not sure yet if I want to offer this more, as the tiny details especially with the faces can be a challenge. Overall, I'm pleased with it.  

A Childhood Friend...

 I GREW UP IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA and went to school with a gentleman named Curtis. I'd say that all of us have lost touch with most of the people we grew up with, particularly with people from elementary and middle school. I was in middle school with Curtis, and after the 8th grade, he went to a different school, and we lost touch completely. In 2014, I was working for Paint Nite and he happened to walk into Bertucci's (a now closed Italian restaurant in Richmond) with his wife, Nicole. He'd been living in Richmond for all these years. Again, we lost contact. 

Nine years later I ran into him while picking up some groceries. We chatted for probably 2 hours, exchanged numbers and have stayed in contact ever since. His daughter was getting married (unfortunately I was already booked for a live wedding painting) but I had the unique opportunity to draw their wedding day.

Imagine that...drawing the portrait of a childhood friend's daughter and her husband. 

Post Wedding Painting - Samantha Waugh

 This is tagged under Live Wedding Painting, but it was a studio painting post wedding.

Live Painting - The Norman's @Avonlea Farms

 

Portrait Commission

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Family Portrait

 Here is the completed portrait. A youtube video will follow shortly. 

Family Portrait commission

 This is one of those portraits that you never know how they're going to turn out because not everyone is posing in the pic together. This is a pencil drawing of several photographs put together to make it appear that the family is in one setting. It's nerve-racking because it's a crap shoot. The family loved it, and that's all that matters to me. 

Valentine's Day Portrait commission

 Portrait Commission - 8x10 - Graphite

Mural progress pic

 Another progress pic of the Mural for Clocktower Realty Group. 

Pet Portrait Commission

 Pet Portrait Commission - 11x14 - Charcoal

Ret. MSG Anthony Sapp, Sr.

 

Kevin Ali portrait commission

Portrait commission of Kevin Ali

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Work In Progress commission - Kevin Ali

 

Work in Progress - Kevin Ali

 

Dave Grohl commission

 

Dave Grohl WIP commission

 When I took this pic I think last Sept or Oct, I had maybe 5 portraits going at one time and a serious deadline to meet. 

Dave Grohl commissiono WIP