"Jesse" was a commissioned piece for a Christmas gift. (Thank-you!) While painting this portrait, I learned the value of good photos for portraits. This portrait was the second I did of Jesse. The first one I painted from a tiny photo of him, which only got blurry when I tried to make it large enough to see clearly. I wasn't happy with the resulting painting, so we decided to take some new photos of Jesse and try again. This time I was very pleased with the resulting painting. (16" x 20", oil on canvas)I have a few "rules" in my life that I try to follow consistently. For example, "always bring my camera". Now, I've added "always paint from decent photos" to my list of rules.
Comments