Melinda & Cal

Melinda and her sisters, like my brothers and I, all grew up in Wabash Indiana. As we've all reconnected on Facebook, Melinda has seen all the artwork I've posted. Once in a while she even inquired about a piece.

More recently as I've posted portraits particularly of people who have passed, she asked me about doing a portrait of her beloved husband, Cal. He had passed suddenly five years earlier in 2013. I suggested that I do a portrait of both Melinda and Cal and then make prints for her children. Melinda sent me four photos ranging from their wedding to a shot taken at a restaurant a year or two before Cal died. I really liked the more recent photo for the pose and the older photos helped me take a few years off. 

This portrait is 19 x 15 inches, pencil and white acrylic paint on acid free mat board. It was done in March of 2018.