New portrait commission. Dr.Scolaro

It was a tremendous honor to be commissioned by the hospital to paint that portrait of Dr.Scolaro. I never met him in real life and painted that portrait using several photos of him sent to me by the hospital.

Yesterday I met with Brenda Baker- Brandon Hospital representative at the frame store to reveal the finished portrait and select a frame. She had tears in her eyes- she knew Dr.Scolaro for 10 years and she said that she had an unreal feeling that the doctor looked back at her from the portrait. I was touched deeply by that. And of course it is the best compliment to me that in my portrait I succeeded to reflect his soul.

Dr.Scolaro was President of both Brandon Chamber of Commerce and the Missing Children’s Help Center and a founding member of Brandon Hospital. In August of 2020, he passed away due to complications from Covid-19. That portrait of him will be the first portrait in the hall of fame of that hospital.

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Eyes of new portrait-commission. Under-painting step

When painting a portrait after sketching it I always start working on eyes. There are many ways you can start developing a portrait. Why I choose eyes? May be because they connect me to a soul of the person I paint? Beginning of my new painting- commission. Under-painting step.

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Children mini-portraits for Holidays gifts

Through the years I painted many little Children portraits as a surprise gifts for Holidays. These mini-portraits, usually size 6×6″ are truly magical gifts especially for grandmothers. As I see tears and gratitude in grandmothers eyes when they receive a precious gift – a portrait of their grandchild. Holidays special price for 6×6″ portrait is $200. I painted these two mini-portraits of grandchildren as a surprise gift to their grandmother. I had their photos to me and selected one which became a reference photo for my paintings. To commission portrait please click on Contact artist or simply email me – inspire2me@gmail.com

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Special sale offer till December 31.

In a spirit of Thanksgiving holiday I want to thank you all for your business and support of my art work on facebook and Instagram. It is an honor for me to know that my paintings are in your art collections and in your homes and businesses.I wish all of you a great Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays. Please consider using me for your future commissions and I appreciate it if you pass my name and info to your friends. Special offer: 20% off listed prices till December 31/2020 – please see available paintings on–>

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New painting. Venice, Beauty and the masks.

Just finished my new painting in 2020 -“Venice, Beauty and the masks” “Dama Veniziana”. Just like people in life : some of those masks are judging that beauty, some – not. Available on Available on my website-just click “for sale” in the menu–>

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