Second effort.

I do not profess to be a portrait painter and I would rather bag groceries than try and make that a career.  I admire painters that do!  Bettina Steinke was one of the best.  I don't do well with commissions either.  I have done a few and it ends up traveling a different path in my brain and is so frustrating that it's better that I just don't go there.  Here is a second effort in the New Year to trying to improve my "head painting skills".  I love to do this for fun and growth.  This is Brandon.  He has helped us with our DVDs.  Helps us with our IT problems.  And is a wonderful young man with a bright future!  He attended the San Francisco Institute of the Arts and received a degree in Film.  It sort of looks like him but I also feel it borders on "caricature" which I hate!  I need to tone down the aggressive modeling, improve my drawing skills (his head seems a little long) but for about an hour it's a start.    

"Brandon"

Life Size

I also am placing a few new gouache paintings in my Etsy shop.

These are all painted from life.  So important to put the mileage in there.

"Monte San Savino"

Gouache

5" x 7"

SOLD

"Arrangement with Olive Oil"

Gouache

5" x 7"

SOLD

"Pienza Plaza"

Gouache

4" x 5"

SOLD

"Eleonora's Driveway"

Gouache

4" x 5"

SOLD