The greatest thing about painting portraits is the start. The closest thing I can give you, but not as great as, is the birth of your children. Each portrait is like a child, filled with promise, but you don't always now for sure where it's going. You change what you can and fix the things that aren't right, but they eventually take on a life of their own. Conversely one of the hardest things to do is finish a portrait. You work like the dickens to make every thing perfect and most of the time things turn out great, but you eventually have to send them out into the world, just like your kids, and you hope they make everyone happy and the world a better place.
I was once at a demo and the artist said never fall in love with your paintings. What a crock. People always ask when will the painting be finished. The correct answer is the one attributed to many, but I always say Picasso, "When I'm through painting". I have a new answer. I'm finished when I fall in love with the painting.
This is my latest commission. It will be a small, very painterly, almost Impressionistic, portrait. It should be fun. I hope everyone who just signed up for the blog enjoy the new commissions as I work on them. This new painting is a Christmas present, so it will go fast. Enjoy! Shep
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