A Masterpiece!

And, end of day.  Yes, I have finished Katie and Patrick's painting!  55 hours later and this puppy is complete.

I'm very excited about this piece.  For one thing, I love that this painting is being given as a gift to the couple by a group of friends.  I wish more people would do this...not just because it would give me more business, but because I think a gift like this would steer away from the lame registry / awkward cash gift that usually happens at weddings.
Secondly, this bouquet stands out from many of the other pieces that I have done.  It has such a wide variety of flowers and colors that created heavy detail and complexity that I am happy to have in my portfolio collection now.

 A big thanks to the vendors that gave me so much to work with.  Nature's Touch in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan created such a stunning bouquet while Widdis Photography captured it perfectly and provided me with the images to use for the painting.  Since this wedding was in Michigan, and I was not able to attend it, the gift of having such beautiful images of a fabulous bouquet provided for me was priceless.

Congratulations to Katie and Patrick!  I hope your painting is a reflection of the beautiful marriage you will have.  Cheers!

Quicky Update

The start of today...

Growing Flowers

Just a quick update....

See How I'm Fairing

I've been putting some quality time into Katie and Patrick's painting and it's coming along quite well.  What I've noticed about this one is that I tend to be gravitating toward the smaller brushes.  The flowers are so small and the detail is kind of crazy.  It's coming alive though....

You may be wondering what the little blurb is in the bottom right hand corner.  Well, let's just say that was the result of me painting on site at the Lemont Art & Music Fest.  It was a terrible cold and windy day.  Not much painting was done because I was on wind patrol most of the time, and painting in gloves is not ideal.
Thank you to all of you that came out to warm my spirits.  That was the best part of my day!

It's a Doosie!

Now that I've finished Christine and Mike's painting, it's onto the next one, and like my title states: "This one is a doosie!"  A generous group of friends has purchased a Reenie Rose painting for a lovely couple, Katie and Patrick, whose bouquet turned out to be a whimsy of wonderful things....it even has a butterfly!

 I've sketched in this piece though it looks to be a chaotic group of lines that I will have to play detective to.

 Visit me this Saturday at the Lemont Art & Music Fest to watch me paint in person outside in the chilly fall air.  I'll need some warm support to assist me in this piece!