Children - Prints and Portraits
'Every child begins the world again.' ~ Henry David Thoreau
I paint portraits in several mediums and often work long distance via email. Children interacting with others or doing something with their toys, shells, dogs, cats, horses ... are my favorites, but I also enjoy painting whole families.
Mediums are oils, grisaille, sepia pencil, and graphite. Prices are based on size, medium and complexity.
Please contact me for more information.
"Always Your Friend," private commission. No prints available for this painting, but several of the others on this page do have prints..
Above and at left are two of my favorite children's portraits, though it's hard to choose. Each has its own story. In these two, it was the interactions between the children that drew me to paint both of them.
Above is "Always Your Friend," of Molly and Emma Lavelle, adapted from their grandmother's photo of the girls when they were children. I could feel the love between the two sisters the entire time I was painting them.
The older girl, Molly, was Miss Teen Delaware USA in 2023 and her younger sister, Emma, who was born with multiple, severe handicaps, is an outstanding student in high school. They have a remarkable story. No prints. This was commissioned by the grandparents for the girls' parents for Christmas. You can read about them on this page midway down.
At left, is "Burying Treasure," which has a quite different and amusing story. You can pretty much guess what's going on - except one participant was not particularly happy with the situation. No shrinking violet, she dug out of the sand and took the matter (and shovel) into her own hands going after her brother. They both survived.
Burying Treasure is available in print. Click the link above to be taken to its page and print options. Years later, I've just painted their three cousins, their "Three Musketeers."
Below is "The Best of Friends," an oil portrait I painted from an old snapshot brought to me by the now grown children's mother. The smile on her face when she saw her snapshot brought to life was my greatest reward.
The Best of Friends
