Today’s Run: 50 min. lifting at the “Y”

My Sister has been encouraging me to begin painting portraits.  I have been painting since 2003 in oils but just doing landscapes and still life…stuff like that.  Well, lately my Sister has decided that I need to expand my horizons and learn to paint portraits.  Easier said than done.

The first thing you need in painting portraits is a person.  It is not easy to find someone who will willingly let you paint a picture of them.  They either have to sit very still for a very long time or they have to let you take a photograph of them and use that for reference.  Most people do not like the idea of either alternative~they are funny that way.

The second thing you need is to know where to begin and that is where I am having my problem.  My Sister gave me a ton of pictures of her kids so I immediately picked out the easiest one.  Now what?  Your guess is a good as mine.  I read books and watched YouTube tutorials and they made it look easy.

It is NOT easy!  I have been working on a painting of one of my nephews and yes, it looks like a little boy, kinda lopsided but yes, it looks like a little boy.  Does it look like my nephew?  Nope!  Not even close.

Back to the drawing board!