Caylie

 

I was asked to do a painting of a little girl named Caylie.  She is adored by her family.  I had only a small image from a phone to work with.  I asked for a few more photos so that I could get a better idea of skin tone.  From those photos I found another image that appealed to me.  So, I did two small paintings of Caylie.  In the first painting Caylie is one and a half years old.  In the second painting she is five.  She is a delightful subject.  I enjoyed the project.

 

 

Dogwood Fall Foliage II

In September I painted another dogwood composition showing the fall leaves in bright sunlight.  This is the way my eye and the camera lens saw the foliage.  This is just one moment in time.  On another day the same tree will have a different look.  The sun works magic and I was lucky to see and capture that one moment.