The Newmans

[Linda Nelson]

50" wide x 38" high

When this couple commissioned me, we were intending to do a composition that was "traditional" . After the "shoot" for the reference photos for the painting, we enjoyed the park we were at. I continued to take photos, and this became a moment that truly revealed this wonderful family.

They were trusting enough to let me go with this second inspiration as our painting, and this is the result.

Note: I think one neat thing to mention in this painting is that Ruby, the beagle, was a marriage gift from the husband to the wife. Ruby is getting on in years, and it quite ironic that she finds herself in the middle one the painting, linking loyalty with the parents and attention to the children, and being the only subject in the painting who seems to be addressing the viewer. Her role in this composition made everything else about this painting all the more signficant For both the client and I this was a nice surprise for us all at that end analysis of the project.