Formal Portrait Painting of Virginia Couple
48″ x 72″, Acrylic on Canvas, 2006
by Charles C. Clear III
This Formal Portrait features a young couple posing with their dogs in their stately Virginia home.
The painting is carefully composed, and takes into account the effect that ones environment has on a person and how they look. Inversely, a person will often have an effect on their environment and how it looks, for a persons surroundings are a direct reflection of who they are and the choices they make: who they love, what they wear, what pets they own, and how they choose to furnish their home. All of these things are an extension of their personality…their essence.
This full length hand painted Formal Portrait of a couple captures an exact likeness of both the subjects and their surroundings. It may well be one of the most detailed portraits that I have ever painted. Note the fur and expression of the dogs, the print of the woman’s dress, the fabric on the chair, the pattern of the mans tie, the wood grain of the floor, the curio with the books and tea set, and the painting on the wall with the ornate gold frame.
For this Formal Portrait, I traveled to Virginia to meet the clients in their home. I then posed and photographed the young couple in various areas of their home, but it was the antechamber of their study that drew my attention as the ideal location for a background.
The portrait was painted in my Studio and then once complete, I personally delivered the portrait to them in Mechanicsville, Virginia.
Contact me if you like to commission a portrait. My hand painted portraits capture not only a person’s unique appearance, but also their personality! Every detail – even the most minute – is included and faithfully reproduced in a genuine work of art that you will enjoy for a lifetime!.
Charles C. Clear III
cc@theartoflife.com