New Portrait Successfuly Delivered.

Don in his mid eighties. He is a good friend and long ago my first supervisor when I was a fresh arrival in the USA from England. This was painted from my photographs taken when we met recently, and given as a present to Bette, Don's wife.

These little 10 x 8 inch oil on canvas portraits are a delight to paint and bring great joy to the recipient.

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My commissioned project to paint for a client an image of a County Fair, a new crowd scene project, is nearing completion. I have finished the actual painting process and a few days ago invited the client to again view the painting. He has accepted it with a couple of very minor corrections, and I will now let it thoroughly dry.

Next is the scanning step, followed by titling, tagging and then giving it a finished coating of medium to unify the surface finish.

The client should receive delivery of the painting in about three weeks.

New Group Painting - Encounter/Yellow Umbrella

A couple meet on a cold rainy day to talk briefly under a yellow umbrella. From the bright colored bag dangling from her hand, it appears she has been shopping in a nearby store. He carries a portfolio and a small bag over his shoulder. Perhaps he is on his way to a business meeting.

This painting is loosely based upon various photographs I took in Paris, France, last Spring (2008). I wanted the image to induce the feeling of a connection between the two figures. Yet it is only a brief encounter, since each has their own agenda. The yellow umbrella links the two together for these few moments.

I am trying to play down the individuality of the figures. I want the viewer to identify the people from their own imagination. The male figure's face is hidden. The female's face is only sketchy - enough to see she is please with the chance encounter.

The composition has been chosen to use a wide range of values, from the dark coats of the figures to the white of the distant light on this rainy day.

30 x 24 inches. Oil on canvas. Unframed with painted edges.