Todd & Angie

Todd is my younger brother. Angie is his lovely new wife. I wanted to do a portrait of them, as a wedding gift, in time for Todd’s 65th birthday. I asked Angie to help supply pictures. In the meantime, Todd had asked me to modify a photo from their wedding in PhotoShop so they could use it on their Christmas card.

Once I received the photos from Angie I got started. I showed the first attempt to my brother Nick, and he agreed with me, “it just didn’t work.” After one more failed attempt with pictures from Angie, I decided to try working from the wedding picture from Todd.

The original picture (below) shows the happy couple walking in a field, holding outstretched hands. The best part of the photo was how their eyes were locked on each other. My challenge was to modify the photo a little more, bringing their bodies much closer together without loosing the connection between their eyes. Another challenge was the lace bodice of Angie's dress. that alone took me 2 days.

I missed Todd’s birthday to take a COVID break, but finished it shortly after. Todd happened to be in Boston on business a few weeks later, we got together for lunch, so I was able to present it to him in person. Todd & Angie are both thrilled with this portrait.

This portrait is about 14 x 18 inches, pencil and white acrylic paint on acid free mat board.