A Starting Point
Cray Pas Specialist oil pastels, 11x14, on paper

A friend recently got married overlooking the Pacific Ocean. She sent me photos. I made this painting using those photos.
She was very surprised and happy when she recieved the panting. Hearing how much she liked it made it even more fun for me.

There is something about weddings that pulls me to paint them. Maybe it is the emotion of the day.

Last year another friend got married on the beach. I only saw photos of the wedding for about 10 minutes. I made them a small painting as a present. Not as detailed as the one above. Because I was going from memory on that one, it was more of an impression.
But in both cases, it must be the romantic in me that I love doing wedding portraits as  surprise presents.