Vickie in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

My friend Vickie and I found ourselves in Turkmenistan with a tour group from OAT.  The country is filled with grand monuments to the leader.

The women wear beautiful clothing which is intricately embroidered.  They encouraged us to try it on.  I could not do the outfit Vickie was wearing justice in this painting, so I decided to just show a neck trim.

Jaxson in Four Techniques

 

Jaxson

This post is a result of an art assignment in a materials and techniques class.  The original photo of Jaxon was painted with four techniques: Silverpoint and paint pigments using egg, oil, and wax.

       

Silverpoint

Oil Paint

Wax Encaustic

Egg Tempera

Children's Portraits: Sophia and Scarlett On the Dock

 

Sisters Sophia and Scarlett hanging out.

Pandemic Princess

Reagan - 5 years old.

Conquering Corona

This is a modernized portrait portrait of the charocal drawing of Olimpio Fusco by John Singer Sargent date 1900-1910.  Singer chose to draw the young Italian boy for his beauty.

I needed a handsome athletic man to squeeze the life out of the corona virus.  Sargent survived the Spanish flu while in France in 1918.

I don't know what happened to Olimpio.

Olimpio Fusco 

John Singer Sargent
1900-1910

Michael Watching the Solar Eclipse

Michael watching the 2017 total solar eclipse in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.  

Obviously it hasn't happened yet as the sun is strong on the face and those eclipse glasses. 

The t-shirt is my rendition of what I think the total eclipse and solar flares looked like to those lucky enough to be observers.

David and Kylie

David and Kylie share an intimate moment after the ceremony converting Kylie to Judiasm. She has just come out of the ritual bath called a mikveh. The water is warm. 

What does David's look say?  Kylie is just turning two years old.  Is she reacting or expressing?