Best Walk - Shore Walk

Best Walk - Shore Walk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My sister has a keen eye for composition and she often sends me her photo gems that she thinks could make a good painting.   Now anyone who paints knows that you are not supposed to use another person's photos because they technically own the copyrights.    So this little arrangement works out pretty well for me.   This painting was done from a iphone photo she took while scouring Quincy for me as I prepared for the Quincy Arts Festival.    Compositionally it has strong lines and you know I like to paint water.  

The painting did win a special ribbon which was awarded in honor of the late Kelly Cobble (known for her legendary support of all things creative and historical in Quincy, MA).  I was honored to hear that - she went out of her way to make us feel welcome at the Quincy Art Association.

Katherine Middleton Portrait

Duchess

 I hope you immediately recognize this portrait as the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton.  My goal was to capture her likeness and keep a loose feel to the painting with mostly soft edges.   This was done from a freeze frame from a video I found.     There is a bit of shine on this photo here, but I'm happy to reveal that it won First Place in Oils at the recent Quincy Artfest.