All Business-Captain Portrait

 Close ups

Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Li supplied a bunch of great reference photos.

Capt. Jim runs the tours on the original boat used in the film the African Queen, which has been lovingly restored in Key Largo, Fla. Here's the modern African Queen Captain setting off on another voyage. Loved the movie...it's one of my all time faves. Just the thought of those leaches on Bogey still make me squirm!!

This was done with a painting knife. I really enjoy the results of a knife painting. Strange.. I always have to push myself to get started on a knife piece.....probably because I'm so unsure of controlling a knife until I actually get into using one.

C&C welcome. Thanks for looking and commenting!  

Available ... If interested, contact me at kkayangel2(at)yahoo.com

My Etsy


1 Corinthians 2:5      That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Mugshot-Portrait

Close ups

Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Christine supplied all the reference photos. Thanks, Christine.

I went for the interesting Hawaiian chap who was weaving palm fronds into bowls! So much character in that face. This one reached what seemed a totally hopeless stage less than halfway into it. I swear the head looked like a lumpy mud ball, Lol! But I kept on painting spots of color...by the time I got to the lighter notes it made more sense. The color is from imagination. Here's the cropped photo I worked from.

Available ... If interested, contact me at kkayangel2(at)yahoo.com

My Etsy

Roman 11:36    For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.