Portrait

Sonja

“Sonja” – 12″ x 16″ oils on canvas Portrait of my wife Katie’s beautiful mother Sonja, painted from her 1959 high school portrait – which is an old black and white photo. That made this one particularly difficult for me. I have tried twice before in the last few years Read more

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Ronnie James Dio

Ronnie James Dio – 07/10/42 – 05/16/10 My portrait of the legend, may he rest in peace. I haven’t done a portrait in quite a while, and I’ve tried painting Ronnie twice before and failed. This one, I think I like. 🤘 11″ x 14″ oils on canvas. There are Read more

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Layne

Layne – 12″ x 16″ oils on canvas. R.I.P. August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002 I thought this painting was cursed! First I accidentally rubbed some of it off trying to get the face to look right. Then when I varnished it, I dropped it facedown on the dirty Read more

By Rich, ago