RoseMarie 4"x4" oil sold

My granddaughter and the sweetest baby this side of Greenland.
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Mom/Grandma/Greatgrandma 4"x4" oil sold

This is another version of my mom..this looks more like her.
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Sammy 4"x4" oil sold

I already did this portrait  and I really liked the facial expression and pose, but it looked a bit harsh and she is a beautiful woman so I softened it and brightened it.

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Tom 4"x4" oil portrait sold

Tom is a sweet man who smiles perpetually...well, most of the time.
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Patty 4"x4" oil portrait sold

I think the hardest portraits I did were of my sisters...too much to capture I guess!
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AG 4"x4" oil portrait sold

Painting a beautiful face is a lot of fun, but it adds its own pressures.  I have found that using a really good reference (either photo reference or painting in person) helps me relax and feel more confident.  Poor reference photos can sometimes encourage me to keep it loose and not sweat the details, but more than likely, I find myself fiddling with it.  Poor photos of people or animals that I do not know, seem to work better than for more familiar faces.
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Jordan 4"x4" portrait oil sold

This young man is going to marry my niece and I haven't met him yet so it was a lot of fun doing his portrait as I didn't have any emotional feelings tied up with and confusing my vision.  I played his hair really loose and fun and all in all, I am happy with it...I also hope it resembles him, but the jury is still out on that!

In another note, I got scammed, or rather was almost scammed by someone posing as an interested purchaser of my artwork.  I was pulled in fairly deeply before I realized it was a scam and I felt pretty violated by it.  Hopefully there will be no other repercussions from it, but I did learn an important lesson and will be more cautious in the future.  I would like to warn other artists of this possibility.

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capturing retro 7"x7" oil figurative

This is a re-do of a painting I did recently and wasn't really happy with, so I changed some colors and clarified some things and I like it much better.

Marley 4"x4" oil sold

Another beautiful niece who is getting married in Oct.  I love you Marley!
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Rich 4"x4" oil sold

I liked the loose free strokes I used for this one.
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Topher 4"x4" oil portrait sold

Talented and handsome!

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Ben 4"x4" oil sold

Ben is sparkly!

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Father of the Bride (Matt) 4"x4" oil sold

Matt has 7 kids and he is one terrific and dedicated father and his kids are awesome!

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Sharon Smiling 4"x4" oil sold

I tried several unsuccessful times to repaint the portrait I did of Sharon and finally filed it in the trash.  I think in part that I was using a really bad reference photo and secondly, I couldn't get it out of my head what I wanted, instead of what I saw.

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Jonathan 4"x4" oil sold

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Rebekah 4"x4" oil sold

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New Dad (Josh) 4"x4" oil sold

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Isaac 4"x4" oil sold

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Installed "Community: Heart of Rutland"

The heart I created for the "Hearts of Rutland" project was installed in front of Rutland Regional Hospital.  It looks pretty cool! 
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Sarah 4"x4" oil sold

New Mom Sarah...

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