This is a painting from a photo taken when Lauren saw her baby sister, Emily, for the first time. I loved the look of both of the girls, neither face dominating the scene, but equally emphasized. A moment. Thanks to Jason, their father, for sending it to me. The original photo had Emily being held by another person with a rather dark hospital room background. She was wrapped in a typical hospital blanket but none of the stripes were showing. I eliminated the background completely, then used my daughter Sara’s hospital blanket (from 28 years ago!) and wrapped one of her old baby dolls in it to see how I could make the stripes and folds of the blanket work for this painting. The stripes worked well leading the eye up into the focal area of their faces. The darker area behind Lauren’s head is used as a stop to keep the viewer in the painting.

Image Size: 18×14″ If you would like to order a commissioned painting such as this, please email me!