A New Kind of Family Portrait

A couple of weeks ago, I put up what I thought was the finished family portrait I did for some friends. After looking at what I posted, I realized I had NOT posted the final painting. So here it is:


The family requested the color scheme. (I was even able to incorporate some of the paints they had used for walls and furniture in the room where the painting was to finally take up residence. It was painted on a hollow core door and due to procrastination it took far longer to complete than originally intended. However, I am really pleased with the results. The figures are from a photo shoot of family members cut from hand painted papers. Each family member is represented in the piece.




At our photo session, I staged each family member in activities that would translate well latter into the final work as it unfolded. It became both a portrait and a prayer.



I'd love to do something like it for another family or individual. My prices are extremely reasonable and I love trades...