2008  -  44x55in  -  OIL ON CANVAS

My step-father worked for Polaroid, so I have hundreds of photos from my childhood. I often use them as reference for rendering exercises.  The photographs were taken between 1976 and 1980 in Orange County, California where I grew up. The pictures have become objects of veneration for me.  The first exercise I did, I called "instant paintings". Which means I painted the images in one sitting, small format, 8x10in. The purpose was to practice to painting realistically. The next exercise, I went large, 44x55in.