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Acrylic on Multimedia Artboard (sold)
My take on Karin Jurick’s photo of the week on Different Strokes from Different Folks. When I saw the image of this man reading the newspaper in Chicago, I had to make it about the senator from Illinois. I never realized how much Obama and wife looked like John and Jackie Kennedy until I tried to paint them in miniature on the newspaper.
Do check out the rest of the work on the Different Strokes blog. There’s some amazing work there!
UPDATE:
This morning when I looked at the painting in the daylight, I hated the red lettering on the bench. So I changed it to white to push it into the background. Here’s the current version, which also shows the color better:
I painted on a red-toned background, so the colors are very warm.
Lesley Spanos
Lesley Spanos is a painter working in Indiana, USA.Translator
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Hello, is this painting for sale. If so, would you please email me with the particulars at tipp….. at gmail dot com. thank you.
Oh, this is a wonderful take! I’m glad you changed the lettering to white – with it more in the background I was able to notice the “photo” of the Obamas. Really enjoy it!
Love your political rendition! And congrats on a possible sale – Erika