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I love painting portraits, pets/animals, land and sea scapes, and still lifes in acrylics, oils in oils, acrylics, and sometimes watercolors.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Brothers In Arms - A Family Thing







This is a painting of a father and his 3 sons, all in the military, at different times in their lives. The oldest son, on the right, died young in action. The father, third from right, was painted from a blown up 1 1/2"x 1" slightly blurry, black and white photo. The painting was a composite of different photos of the men and the military equipment that each used. I changed the lighting of 3 of the people in order to give the painting a more cohesive look with the light all coming from one direction onto the people and equipment. I put the flag enveloping the men to stress the patriotism and sacrifices the family has made for our country. This is a 22"x28" oil painting.

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