WFMartin
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When I was a young man in college, I would often spend some time at the homes of my Catholic friends. Quite often they would have, displayed on their walls, a portrait of Jesus Christ, and right next to that, a photo of John F. Kennedy.
I always felt that doing so, automatically implied a great admiration, and reverence for the man who was, at that time, the president of the United State of America, and I admired their candor in doing so, even though I did not share their enthusiasm for that president.
Now, I have been continuing with my rather “experimental” method of portrait painting that I call my “progressive focus method”, and I have chosen for my subject, the current, president-elect of the USA, Donald J. Trump, for whom I have as much admiration, and reverence as my friends did for JFK.
This is an 11″ x 14″, quarter-inch MDF Panel. It is an oil painting that is in the later stages of progress, and I have painted this using no preliminary drawing, sketching, or gridding. Please examine a photo of this painting in the spirit in which I have posted it.
Please realize that it is still in progress.
I always felt that doing so, automatically implied a great admiration, and reverence for the man who was, at that time, the president of the United State of America, and I admired their candor in doing so, even though I did not share their enthusiasm for that president.
Now, I have been continuing with my rather “experimental” method of portrait painting that I call my “progressive focus method”, and I have chosen for my subject, the current, president-elect of the USA, Donald J. Trump, for whom I have as much admiration, and reverence as my friends did for JFK.
This is an 11″ x 14″, quarter-inch MDF Panel. It is an oil painting that is in the later stages of progress, and I have painted this using no preliminary drawing, sketching, or gridding. Please examine a photo of this painting in the spirit in which I have posted it.
Please realize that it is still in progress.
