Small photo is given to the artist
Images are drawn on the canvas, eyes are painted in with acrylic paints, then facial skin tones are added with oils.
Closeup
Mouth and nose features are painted in.
Teeth and mouths are textured, noses are shaded and more skin tones added.
Eye brows, shading, and alittle more hair added.
More hair and background shading is added.
Final shading and touch ups, shirt colors added and finalized.
A view of how the artist works in her environment.
Mother is in shock! I believe this is a good thing!
Mother proudly presents her painting with artist!
Another portrait titled "His Angels".
The use of several pictures is needed to capture eyes, nose, and glasses.
Picture to the left shows the Artist with the baby.
Closeup picture is needed for facial touch ups.
Background is finalized.
Baby's hair is added along with blouse and hands. Photo to the left is also of this artist.
Hair is finished on older model.
Touch up hair color, shading, and signage. "His Angels" 7/23/09
"Grand Champion" begins with drawing, background, and eyes are completed first.
Photo is shown in the upper left hand corner.
Cow face is added.
Remainder of cow is finished with halter and lead rope.
Hair and bracelet is added along with some of the shirt.
Right arm and some facial has begun.
Shirt is finished with more facial, neck, and left arm.
More facial, mouth, and chin are added.
More facial, mouth, and neck shading is added.
Facial coloring and background touch up.
Frame is designed and added.
Finished portrait close up. Titled: "Grand Champion"
Background is brushed in working from the top downward.
Begin to fill in hair, facial, and then shirt.
Continue with the shirt and folds.
Finish shirt of boy.
Finish boy arms, sandal, and begin facial of girl.
Added additional background colors.
Begin picnic table.
Working to the left with girls hair.
Continue working to the left on the girls skin colors.
Begin girls dress and arms.
Finish girls dress and arm, then downward onto picnic table.
Work on picnic table.
Finish picnic table legs and down to the remainder of the background to finish.
Photo is given to the artist.
Background is inserted.
Pole, spicket, older boy are begun.
Older boy is continued with all skin colors.
Skin colors are continued.
Old boy shorts are finished.
Younger boy hair and back are begun.
Younger boy facials are completed working downward.
Younger boys remainder of skin tones and beginning of jeans working downward.
Finish jean bibs and water drippings to finalize.
Photo was given to artist. Artist begins the background.
Working from left to right on the background.
Finishing the background and adding dark shading.
Eyes of both female and dog are painted with acrylic paint.
Hair and facial are begun working downward.
Facial features are continued.
Facial features are again touched on.
Working downward to fill in the scarf and down to the jean jacket.
Working the jean jacket beginning on the left.
Finishing the jean jacket with working to the right.
Begin the dog working downward and left to right.
Finishing the dog face also working on the swing.
Finalizing the dog face to work downward to the dog's scarf viewing the actual photo to the left.
Touching up facial features and swing.
Touching up throughout, adjusting eyes, eyebrows, adding depth to hair with highlights and curls.
Adding custom frame specially designed by MnD's Crafters. Painting is titled and signed by artist.
Background in oil, then eyes in acrylic.
Begin from top right ear down to portions of the nose.
Progress across the top and into the left ear.
Begin to come down the painting including both eyes.
Continue down the face and dog's left ear.
Work on the nose and left cheek features.
Finish the left ear and continue down the left cheek.
Finish more of the nose and begin the mouth.
Finish the mouth and continue down to the neck.
Continue down the neck moving back and forth.
Spread out along the back of the neck and paint downward to finish the body.
Finalize all features and body.
Install a custom made frame and signature.
