Portrait

I tend to consider myself a landscape or marine painter in general and have rather left portrait work alone. On something of a whim and with no particular plan in mind I decided try to capture a likeness of my son.

It was never going to be possible to keep him in one place or pose long enough to complete the work so I was obliged on this occasion to work from photographs. Wearing sunglasses gives him an air of mystery, it also made the painting somewhat easier since the eyes are the key to facial expression.

It is the first portrait I have done in several years I am quite encouraged, the result was a fair likeness and I think I may experiment more with portraiture.

Lawrence the enigma. Acrylic on canvas