I had the honor today of painting a portrait from life of Lee Wesley Gibson, the oldest surviving Pullman porter. Here's a great link about him from the Los Angeles Times He turned 100 years old this year! He is an amazing person, sharp as a tack and fit as can be for a person one century old! We met and set up inside Union Station in downtown Los Angeles and painted for a little over an hour, he was a great model and it was an exciting place to work. I got to meet two of his daughters and along with Mr. Daymude who arranged the sitting, we all got to have a delicious lunch afterward. Thank you Mr. Gibson! Let's do it again soon!
3 comments:
A great thing to do Alex, and well done to, if I am a good boy and treat my body properly I count on your god disposition thirty years down the road to glue me to a canvas, and sure it will be a hell of masterpiece.
Have a nice painting day tomorrow Alex
Love it, Alex! You painted a human being and a bit of history, at the same time. From the photo, we can see you really did capture him!
amazing stuff!
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