Portrait Swap

This is the painting I did for a portrait swap sponsored by the Different Strokes blog.
I've never met this lovely lady; I just got a digital image from the swap organizer, Karen Jurick.

Here is my ref photo

I painted her in acrylics on canvas, 9 x 12"
As a landscape painter it was a real challenge - I worked on her features for hours. In the photo there is a cast shadow from the bill of the cap that I didnot include.

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Update- Here it is! This is the portrait that was done by Sheila Thornton of me:

I sent Sheila this photo of me sitting at my desk.

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I did a similar swap in 2006 on WetCanvas!

So, two portraits in two years :-)

Here's the portrait that Terry of WetCanvas did of me in 2006. He sent the finished painting to me and I love it!