Owen and Marlo

This portait was done on commission. I was nervous about it because I wasn't sure I could make them look blond and get enough contrast. I wanted the hair of the children to sort of glow. I think the children's hair color turned out well, though I didn't achieve as much of a glowing effect as I had envisioned. This painting was done in October of 2006, before I started reading art books. I worked very hard on this painting, too hard, and I can see it. The art books are helping me work a little less hard with decent results.