New painting , new style 2021. Just finished.

Art for sale * Portraits/Commissions * Trompe l’Oeil *About * In this painting I wanted to reflect the magic of ballerina pose and her hands. And also I tried a different color pallet and style for me – less realistic. I left some parts of the painting not finished – to add a feeling ofContinue reading “New painting , new style 2021. Just finished.”

Portrait of 2 dogs – first commission in 2021

Introducing portrait of Larry & Libby- my first completed in 2021 commission. After the reference photo was approved – I changes slightly dogs poses to make better composition, and I replaced a simple sofa on the photo with more elegant as my client wanted. I searched Internet for styles of sofas and was inspired. AtContinue reading “Portrait of 2 dogs – first commission in 2021”

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 theContinue reading “New portrait commission. Dr.Scolaro”

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. To see art by Tatiana RugersContinue reading “Eyes of new portrait-commission. Under-painting step”