Portraits...

Just thought I should post these here. They don't really fit in on my website- not quite as edgy as the other stuff on there, but I'm very proud of them nonetheless.

The first two are a portrait of one of my Dad's friends, who is retiring from Law Enforcement in the BLM. I was commissioned to do a nice painting of Vic in uniform, standing proud in front of an Arizona sunset. Pretty straightforward.

The next is a portrait of a friend's Grandfather who had recently passed. I worked from a photo, but rearranged the composition to be a little more dramatic.

The last one here is actually the cover of (my Dad) John McLaughlin's western novel, "Our Time in the Sun". I had a lot of fun painting this one, as I am deeply influenced my literature in my work. I read the entire book, and we talked about what he wanted out of the artwork - which was a lot, actually. He was very particular about the way the gun and holster would look, the way he held the reins, the color of the horse, and of course, the badge. We finally got all the details worked out, and I think the painting turned out really nice.

Hope you like them!

jon