Painting familiar objects is so much fun. Yet I found a photo of my cousin from years ago and challenged my self to recreate my cousin from years ago. Based on an old photo and memory I began by marking in oil paint on a canvas the dimensions of his face. Once I had everything in proportion I under painted the darker areas and determined where the light was. His eyes were fun ,his skin was always dark from being an asphalt paver but his eyes were light. I loved the contrast. So it took me about an hour to complete. I will try to do another soon. This left me feeling that you can take a familiar and make it speak volumes. His sister came to visit me and I sent it home with her. So good bye to Blacktop Sam maybe I will get to see him in person this summer after 24 years.
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