Watercolor Painting 73 of 100: Nick

Paintings, Watercolor  /   /  By Rica Espiritu  /  146 views

I love drawing and painting people. They’re funny, interesting – really full of life. Even in death, their image and memories still breathe of life and bring a smile or two to the ones they leave behind. Somebody asked me to do a painting of her husband. His cancer came back and this time she’s trying to organize a benefit for him. She wanted to give him a gift – that is, a painting of him during one of their happy moments.

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The pic she gave wasn’t clear, but the lighting was good. I needed to check other pics for reference and likeness.

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