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Photo references for surprise commission
I have been asked to paint a portrait of a well-known person here in The Netherlands. He is chairman of a committee and he is leaving. A representative of the committee has approached me for this commission, so it is a surprise for him.
The committee would like to present the chairman with the portrait when he leaves, that means I would use photographs I didn't make myself to paint the portrait (off course they will have to meet certain standards). I prefer to meet the people I paint, get to know them a bit and do my own photo shoot.
I have painted people before from photographs that where not mine, and it has worked out fine. But in this case it feels different, because he is so well known and it is an important commission for me and I want it to be perfect.
Does anybody have experience with a similar situation? I understand that the committee wants to surprise him and that they don't want to present him with this plan to paint his portrait when he leaves, but want to give him something concrete, in other words the portrait. What would be a good solution for the committee as well as for me?
Many thanks!
Bianca
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