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| Oil on Canvas panel 14"x17" |
Mr. Mrs. Adams
I had brought my art portfolio to my job for meeting with an art curator immediately after work. It was just a few blocks away. One of my coworkers was quite curious about my portfolio and asked me to present my work. She was shocked and excited while seeing my work. Slowly more and more people started to gather around to view my work. My coworkers were amazed and complimented me. As I said thank you, there was one person, who remained quiet. Someone nudged her and said,”Look at what Tracey can do!” The quiet person replied politely, “I am not very into art.” Then was the awkward silence. I said, “Ok, cool.” Then someone said well anyway, I like your work, Tracey.
The person who was not into art was, Mrs. Adams. She was the only one that did not make a big deal about my art work. She was a no nonsense type of individual. She was a straight talker and could be very blunt at times. I appreciated her honesty and her intentions came from a good place. Never from a malicious place. I liked her, she was one the toughest, hard working teacher assistant that I felt comfortable in the classroom. It was all about caring for the children and getting the job done.
“ Straight no chaser! ”
Sometime later Mrs. Adams approached me about painting a portrait for her husband. He wanted a painting of them. Out of all the people, I was commissioned by Mrs. Adams’s husband. I was well beyond shocked.
A photograph that they took one year at a cruise was used for this portrait. There were some challenges too. The photo of the couple was dark. The position of their pose was also a little bit far away, but I wanted to bring them closer. They are striking couple and I wanted to express the love they have for one another. This was a well respected couple. I presume that most marriages go through challenging as well as, wonderful times.
It was an honor to paint their portrait. A solid and strong couple. 😀
