I painted these in Colorado, they are of a couple of the guests at North Fork Ranch. I brought a bunch of extra 12 by 9 canvas/panels in my luggage because I just knew I was going to end up painting some 20 minute portraits. I ended up painting 5 of them and these were my favorites. It's a fun way to remember a moment, a sliver of real time framed for all time. These types of paintings are as much about me as they are for the sitter but I always manage to get something that undoubtedly bears a likeness to them, and I paint them with a lot of verve. Also here's a photo of me painting live in the fun zone at the Del Mar Fair...
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These quick portraits are really great, I'd love to see more. the girl in the hat has a real Robert Henri feel to it, very nice!
Hey thanks! I'm a big fan of the ashcan painters. I have a bunch of portraits in album format on my clicker site. There's a link to it in the right column at the top of the page...
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