Getting into portraits again

Here is a progression of the latest portrait I completed. Unlike most of my portraits , this was done in acrylics. Working on it has given me a nice boost and a desire to paint more portraits. It is strange to me how i seem to forget how happy painting them makes me , until i paint another one and i am in heaven.


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James Marlowe of Marlowe Ink.
While i was working on it , my mom came over and was startled by him(she is a jumpy one, that mom of mine haha!)I assured her he is a stand up guy. He has a real talent for making me smile and laugh. Plus he has done some of my most complimented tattoos on me.
You can visit James at Marlowe Ink in Fairfax Va

16x20 acrylic on canvas

New work and some new inspiration~May 2010

*a little doodle from the desk of SSG Gordon at the Pentagon, from 2008 i think*

This painting is called Lemme Splain... but " It's funny because it's true" is more apropos

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24x30 oil on masonite.