Mixed in with the pets that I wrote about in my last post, I was honored to paint these portraits that were to be Christmas gifts for loved ones. Every portrait has a story and this first one had an additional aspect to it, I was asked to paint two pastels of the same subjects. Same size. Same everything. Each would be going to separate families. The challenge didn't come until I had completed the first one and had it approved. Then it faced me. I needed to come as close as I possibly could to duplicating these two handsome boys -- keeping them as similar to the first portrait as possible. (I got to know these boys really well!)
I am usually asked to paint in oil so this was a change of pace to create in pastels.
After I completed Reid and Eli, I began the portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Carlson. It was also to be a Christmas gift. An added bonus with my work is the opportunity to take pleasure in hearing the story behind the painting...in this case the special memories shared between two people of a time and place they both enjoyed.
I am usually asked to paint in oil so this was a change of pace to create in pastels.
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| Reid and Eli, I 20 x 16", Pastel on paper Rita Salazar Dickerson |
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| Reid and Eli, II 20 x 16", Pastel on paper Rita Salazar Dickerson |
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| Mr. and Mrs. Carlson 16 x 12", Oil on canvas Rita Salazar Dickerson |
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