This is the third of five portraits of fallen soldiers from the West Greenbrier County. The next dedication is scheduled on November 5th at the Rainelle Library.
A friend of mine took some pictures during a recent croquette tournament at The Greenbrier. Thought this was a great picture to paint. Painted it last weekend while demoing at the resort.
I am privileged to be asked to paint some veterans of various wars that were killed in action defending our country. This painting is the second of the series.
18 x 26 pastel on sanded paper. Framed $2000. plus shipping
At least twice a year I demo at Tamarack the Best of West Virignia, Beckley, WV. This was a painting that I started on Saturday and drew a crowd to see the finishing touches.
Todd was a handsome Pom. He was commissioned by a client that I had met at a Kentucky show. His eyes had a wonderful sparkle to them. I hope that his owners will cherish the painting as much as they cherish is memory.
Last year in May, I was part of an exhibit at the Greenbrier Resort. During that time, I met a man from California that liked some of the watercolors that I had done of the interiors of the Greenbrier. He has since purchased several of my paintings and called at Christmas to commission a painting of the new main entrance.
I have been wanting to break out my oil paints and brushes for sometime. Just finished this painting last week and working on a few others as well. It was fun to have the freedom to paint with the oily stuff again.
I moved to West Virginia after living in Texas for more than 30 years. I am a full time artist and work primarily in pastels and oils. My focus is portraiture work of people and their pets. I am a juried artisan in both crafts and fine arts at Tamarack of West Virginia. I am a memeber of the Greenbrier Artist in Lewisburg, WV, and a signature member of the West Virginia Watercolor Society. I have prints and cards of most of my images posted on my blog that are for sale. I welcome commission work so please feel free to contatct me. All my images are copyright protected and I retain the reproduction rights to all images including commission beyond the sale. You may contact me with questions or comments via my website or email address paintyourmemory@gmail.com.