Aug 19, 2014
I think that it really helps when painting a portrait to actually know the subject. I've looked at several photographs of this brave young man and saw that I needed to make some big revisions to the painting. I'm not finished yet, but wanted to post how much the portrait is changing from the original concept.
The amazing thing has been the effect it has had on my son, who is 16. He had to write an essay at school about the qualities of a hero, and chose Welles Crowther as his subject. He wouldn't have even known about this young man if I hadn't been working on his portrait, so this has been a blessing to teach my son more about selflessness, caring about others, and the difference that one person can make on the lives of so many others.
