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Bob Botha · 06-12-2008, 09:30 PM

A dear old friend of mine in South Africa recently died. A week ago I received a DVD of the funeral ceremony, including the photos that were on display depicting events in his life. On seeing this photo, I was compelled to do a portrait from it. The amazing thing, at least to me, was that I completed it in 2 sessions for a total of about 4 hours! I say "amazing" because I usually spend days, or weeks on my paintings, which then turn out totally overworked! As soon as it's dry, I shall be mailing the painting to Rob's wife. I hope that it will please her.

Bob

06-12-2008, 09:30 PM	#1
Bob Botha Juried Member Joined: Apr 2008 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 57	Rob, a posthumous portrait A dear old friend of mine in South Africa recently died. A week ago I received a DVD of the funeral ceremony, including the photos that were on display depicting events in his life. On seeing this photo, I was compelled to do a portrait from it. The amazing thing, at least to me, was that I completed it in 2 sessions for a total of about 4 hours! I say "amazing" because I usually spend days, or weeks on my paintings, which then turn out totally overworked! As soon as it's dry, I shall be mailing the painting to Rob's wife. I hope that it will please her. Bob Attached Images __________________ Bob Botha