I like to create portraits that are very different from the norm. So I thought of a way to do a portrait of 2 boys playing in their room after bedtime. Half of the painting would be reality, while the other half would be imagination. I pictured the boys with their toy swords and super hero capes fighting off an imaginary dragon.
When I first thought of the idea several years ago it was for a client that had 2 boys, but they chose not to do the painting, but I have always felt it was a great idea, so I decided to do it with my 2 boys. As time usually does, I haven't gotten around to it until now, so I have 3 boys, and decided to incorporate all of them into the painting.
What you see here are some of the pictures I took to do the painting from, and the preliminary "sketching" where I am trying to work out the composition for the piece.
I chose to sketch it in paint this time, usually I do a pencil drawing of the piece first, but I chose a different approach, and went straight to paint. I like it so far because I have been able to use a paper towel and turpentine to "erase" mistakes and areas I wanted to change.
I will post updates as the painting progresses.
