Another of Nan

[Alexandra Tyng]

Here is a recent portrait of my friend Nan. Those of you who have been forum members for a while might remember another one I did of her a year or so ago. I think I am trying to capture the quintessential Nan but there probably isn't any one aspect of her that will describe her fully, so I keep trying. I was really interested in a certain expression she has, a certain way of shaping her mouth while talking, and I wanted to paint it. I was trying to see if I could show her voice and her accent (German) visually, with paint. She is sitting on her porch in Maine and behind her is a rosebush, huge white pine, and the lake where her house sits.

32" x 28", oil on linen

Thanks for looking.