This painting is a result of my mother’s day present. My two sons in a tree

We had an hour in the sun, so I sketched him a little bit, then pulled out the old paint box. This is the result. Tom was sitting on my wonderful red porch, half in the sun and half in the shade. Where the sun hit his hair, it glowed, otherwise, it looks dark. I…

Not to be outdone by his son, Donald sat with me this morning.

Josiah is a busy guy, and I was a little nervous about getting him to sit. yes, even though he’s my son. So this one was a bit rushed. I forgot to give him timed breaks, the whole experience was good for learning. Best of all, he’s willing to sit for me again.

I decided to start painting close family members. I warmed up by painting this one from a photo of Josiah.