Wife
Wife
30″ x 40″
Oil on Canvas
I recently finished this painting of my wife Andrea. We’ve been married for 17 years and been together for about 19. With 2 small kids it’s tough to get a chance to be alone that often much less be able to sit down and have her pose for me but after wanting to do this for a very long time, we finally got the chance.
Working with someone I know so intimately is much different than the models I normally work with who, although are friends, I’m not emotionally involved with. The task of painting someone I know so well feels almost monumental.
Like her personality I chose a head on, strong, and confident pose. Being an Italian from New York Andrea doesn’t back away from much and I focused on that strength and intensity as well as her classic beauty.
The deer skull is from our collection.
