riotheclown | Paintings of People

wedding portrait painted by ryojin 2004 commissioned oil painting not quite finished when photo was taken

Not my fav. subjects, ha! but this was a cute couple from the 50's celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The "kids" wanted a painting of their wedding photo, a very small snap. I thought it turned out well except last thing the daughter said, "the skin tone is all wrong..." so I basically had to do it all over! in three days. It was still wet and I made her carry it un wrapped on her lap on the plane because if it smudged I would have murdered her, to hell with the money!

You can guess why I am not very successful as a commissioned portrait painter. No lack of talent just no patience!