A few months ago I was really busy with Christmas commissions. I finished more drawings in 3 weeks then I ever have before. It was amazing. One of the clients I was doing a commission for had bought a gift certificate at an auction for Heart of Hope in November. Heart of Hope is the non-profit organization I go to Romania with over the last few summers. Anyway, the couple I drew came back after their drawing was done and wanted me to draw both of their sons and their son's wives as couple portraits. There were challenges with them, as there is with any commission. No matter how many times I draw a face there is no shortage of small details I have to get just right.
I am very pleased with how these three drawings turned out. This is the first time I have drawn a family like this. I wasn't sure how well it would turn out. I had to ask for the original couples drawing back so I could make sure they all matched as a set. I ended up making alterations to the first drawing, the one I did during Christmas. It was easier to darken that one then it would have been to lighten the other two. So here they are. As individuals and as a group. I asked Don, the father, to send me a photo of them hanging together on the wall of their home. I can't wait to see what they look like all together.
