I did this small painting from a photo of my 3-year-old cousin. To say she was petulant the day I took it would be an understatement...

There's often a stage toward the beginning of working on a painting when doubt creeps in. Sometimes, after a rough first-pass, I'll look...

To accompany my mother's, here is a portrait of my father. Painting his skin tones reminded me of painting my grandmother; something in...

How I enjoyed painting this most familiar face. Painting her almost felt like reliving a memory—or more accurately, a thousand memories,...

This painting of my grandmother, Allaine, has been a long time coming. I promised it to her two Christmases ago, and since then, she's...