Christmas Art

In an attempt to give Christmas gifts that would truly be enjoyed and wouldn't cripple our budget I decided to make a few paintings. The boy is my nephew. The others are for the grandparents of their grankids. If you want to drive yourself insane, try getting two toddlers to sit nicely together and give a nice smile or expression at the same time. With each painting I had to composite a few different photos to get the views I was after.

Downtown from Lake Ivanhoe

This painting makes me happy to be a painter and not a photographer. I knew this was the scene I wanted and I got my husband to take some reference photos for me, but this view, if it exist would be from a helicopter or maybe a small boat on the water. The sky was also unremarkable that day and I referred to some concept art to help me place a completed building into the picture instead of one that's still under construction.