Portrait of my children

This painting placed 2nd in the Professional Portrait lot of the Open Class section of the Benton Country Fair in August.

© Pam Van Londen 2006 work in progress: My Children. 3' by 3', acrylic on canvas.About 3 years ago, I started a portrait of my two children and the dog. I painted over a Chuck Close-like portrait of myself which I finished 25 years ago when in undergratuate art school. (Who would want a larger than life sized picture of theirself hanging in their home? Not me.)

For this long wait, the painting had the kids blocked in pretty well, and the dog looked almost finished. However, the kids had no eyes. Anyone who happened upon the painting was unpleasantly surprised to see kids with no eyes.

After hauling the painting around in the RV for a year and moving it to various locations in our apartment, I finally decided today was the day to add some eyes. It’s a good start and will work again when I have the kids available to sit for half an hour to help me get the eyes, noses, and mouths refined.

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