Commission with tetons

My recent painting was a commissioned portrait with the Grand Tetons in the background.  Thank heavens for my mom's photography (http://www.gwenmorgan.com/) and for deviant art, in which i got a photo permission to use.  So, I plopped a person in front of a scenic view of the Tetons in front of a river, that was very calm and reflective.  he was fun to do, and came together very nicely!!  I really need to work on skin tones, and on lighting, both for the landscape and the people, because it just did not feel as bright and sunny as it should have.  I did  not do a lot of detail in the tetons, because I wanted the human to stand out more.  I did include a few story details in the painting, such as the black bear, and a fish he's not been able to catch yet, and some lavender because the client loves lavender.  :)  Creating such stories is so fun!!! I did just realize the tops of the mountains are cut off... my apologies!  well, you get the idea anyway!!  :) 

Next is a horse commission, and I will post on that soon!!

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