Best Friends

I really had a fun time doing this painting of Kellie and Ryan. I was going to give it to them for Christmas but then I had second thoughts so I didn't. It was fun and I liked the way it turned out so free and expressive. But for some reason I didn't think they would. Before I put it away after Christmas I let Kellie look at it and she loved it and called Ryan in to take a look. He loved it too so I framed it and gave it to them after Christmas. I forgot to take a photo as I often do when doing family paintings, so I had to take the picture through glass. I used charcoal and did this painting really fast and with music playing. I have found that music allows me to be more expressive as an artist. I spent December doing commissioned portraits and I needed to do something free and expressive.

Kellie and Ryan are such a loving couple and really are best friends. I hope you can tell that by this painting. That is what I tried to achieve.