Thanks to all who came to the exhibition! For those who didn’t make it. Here are the photos…

Thanks to those of you who have asked for a little background to how the portraits come to be.

Creating a portrait takes a serious commitment from myself and the sitter.  The portrait of my dad took about 10 sittings for the drawings and another 10 or 15 for the painting.

I am currently working on two portraits, one of my wife and another of my children.  In this post, I’ll show you the drawings of my wife that led up to the portrait. In a later post, I’ll take you through the painting stages…

So, here’s the first drawing.

Drawing Number 1

The first drawing is where I start with knowing.  I know what I want and I just draw it exactly as I want.  In this case, I want a big head and I want to reflect the loving and youthful character of my wife.

Why the big head? I think there is a certain ratio I like to have between the size of the head and the canvas. Also, big heads signify affection, as any child psychologist will tell you.

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You’re hereby invited to the latest exhibition Half hour from Paradise at the Marseille Project Gallery.

The exhibition centers on the idea of Place and also the idea of the present moment versus the future or the past.

Here’s the exhibition page at Marseille Gallery in English and French.