The McKenzie Portrait Commission
30″ x 24″ Oil on Linen Panel
© 2015 Anthony Sell – All Rights Reserved.
About six months ago, I was approached by one of my former patrons to paint a portrait of his two daughters. This was to be a gift for his wife at the end of the year. Since this took upwards of 150 hours to complete, I thought I would talk about the process involved.
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Old St. Mary’s Parrish
Commissioned Painting
11″ x 14″ Oil on Panel
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© 2014 Anthony Sell – All Rights Reserved.
This was the reference photo I used for the painting. I had a photo gig that morning on the East side of town. I stopped by around 9am, and the church was largely backlit. I decided a more monochromatic approach would be best for this piece.
After doing some reference photography, I suggested we set the clocks on the steeple to the time at which they were married. This was a well received idea. Just one more way to personalize a painting.
I opted to do this on a heavy canvas with a deep texture to the weave. I am sort of kicking myself for not doing this larger, as at 11″ x 14″ this was really pushing the limit of what sort of detail I could resolve. Some of these shapes are very tiny, and had to be painted and repainted. The hardest part was the texture, it just ate up the paint, which lends itself towards nice scumbling, but for fine architectural details, not so great. Either way, it took some time to get to the point of coverage, where the entire surface was covered, and I could begin to work into the paint. Ultimately the painting took 3 sessions, about 3-4 hours each session.
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Dreams of Venice
9″ x 12″ Oil on Panel
ID#: 2013_ST_VENICE
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© 2013 Anthony Sell – All Rights Reserved.
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Moonlight Trade Winds
9″ x 12″ Oil on Panel
ID#: 2013_ST_JUNK_04
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Becalmed
9″ x 12″ Oil on Panel
ID#: 2013_ST_JUNK_03
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The Worst Is Yet To Come
24″ x 10″ Oil on Panel
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Race for the Light
24″ x 10″ Oil on Panel
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