Laurie's Family Pictures

I feel like I'm getting a disproportionate amount of photography on this little blog. But here's some more. I took family pictures of my sister Laurie's family. My biggest accomplishment from these pictures is having the guts to call a friend I haven't talked to in a long time to ask permission to go on their property. It ended up being the perfect location. 

Sylvia

I was commissioned to do this pastel portrait of my late friend Sylvia, the mother of my friends Jessica and Rachel, by Rachel. She was a special lady, and it was a neat experience drawing this. I didn't have an exact photo reference, so we had to improvise and I had to go on memory and gut a little more then I'm used to. 

I like that in the final product she looks happy. I think she is.

Initial sketch for the family's approval and feedback:

Final portrait:

Mason

I took some newborn pictures of Mason, the son of our friends Sam and Aubree. He was only a week old in these pictures, but he is a a big boy. It was dark by the time we actually got started, so the artificial light is harsh, but they are still sweet.