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Her Garden, portrait combining different reference photos

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This portrait was a Christmas gift for a lovely woman, so I waited until after it was given to show it to you… Augusta’s daughter wanted a painting of Augusta in her garden (which I had seen several photos of on Facebook, and it is … glorious). She sent me some photos of Augusta outside, …

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Portrait of a man working. Minnesota and South Dakota portrait paintings.

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Hello art enthusiasts, here is the completed painting of our lovely local dry cleaner (detail below). I’ve been breaking one of the cardinal rules of blogging – taking a long break from posting. Thanks for hanging in there with me! I’ve been refueling the creative juices. Do you do that as well? Since my last …

Read morePortrait of a man working. Minnesota and South Dakota portrait paintings.