Another fantastic A.D.D. project! I say that just because it was something I was able to hyper-focus on that kept me stimulated for a full day…. needless to say I didn’t get much else done around the house, but I actually FINISHED this artwork so I felt like I had finally accomplished something 
I’m working on a new “take” for my photography business. To create ART, not just photographs. I know, I know, most would argue that a lot of photographs ARE indeed art by themselves and I would not dispute that. I guess what I’m talking about is a way I can combine some of my talents such as my digital painting and illustration talents with my talent for photography And hopefully I can carve out a “niche” for myself in the photography world.
So…. I’m not exactly a wedding photographer…. I’ve shot a couple of weddings but I specialize in portraits. So I found a great STOCK image on DeviantArt and decided to turn it into a painting digitally. Let me just say before-hand that this is not created with a Photoshop filter or action. I created each and every brush stroke in the image by hand It took about 6-7 hours total. Now THAT’s hyper-focused! And yes, I did take breaks to stretch my legs and use the bathroom and eat meals too! 
I am sorry that it’s hard to see the brush strokes in the full image. That’s kind-of the way it is when posting images on a blog. But here is another picture with some detail sections to show you the brush strokes of the actual image.
I would like to start doing commissioned work of this type too, where people can submit photos to me and I can turn them into paintings and then prints or gallery wraps. I would obviously prefer to photograph the people myself where I would have control over composition and lighting, but if I offer this service over the internet it opens up my market quite a bit
Please feel free to comment and give feedback. I’d love to hear what you think.
xoxo
