After 42 years of marriage, it was time to bight the bullet and paint a portrait of my husband Rick. Painting this to look like him was not my greatest fear. It was that intense look and the life behind those eyes. I wouldn’t have been happy if that focused intelligent gaze had not been captured.
A few different sessions began with a pastel sketch, then a couple of sittings trying out different light sources. A desk lamp behind him, with a goose neck living room lamp to the side, the scene was right and proved to give some drama to the pose. The finished work? Well…it’s him.