Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Feel the Love


Feel the Love
Oil on Canvas
20 x 24

I paint portraits of my family frequently.  They are available and will let me take source photos of them and some of them will even sit for me.  I also paint family because it makes me smile.  As I paint I remember our times together and it just makes me happy.  

This portrait is my younger brother, Richard, with a dear friend of his.  I was in Chicago visiting Richard and doing some portrait sketches of him when Mamta stopped by to visit.  I was fortunate to have my camera in my hand when they hugged...what a great moment to capture.  I knew immediately I wanted to try to capture the love on canvas.  

3 comments:

  1. Awww... this is wonderful! I feel it!
    I understand why you paint your family. I'm right there with you, Maria!

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  2. You capture faces and expressions so well.

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  3. Fabulous Maria!! This has such lovely emotion in it. Painting for me is about feeling and you have done a wonderful job:)

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