Portrait in a Turquoise Hat Painting

I raised two young men. I taught myself to paint. I always sketched and drew before I journied into color. My boys are my inspiration. I paint them often. I am drawn to portraiture, I love to see my paintings come alive. My subjects feel like friends by the time I'm through, I know their faces intimately. I relate to them, to the human experience. There is nothing so expressive and mysterious at the same time. I see, or feel, the human experience in all forms of art. I hear it in music. Perhaps its all self discovery. Every painting is a portrait of the artist right? A portrait of humanity. I paint in oil and acrylic and my work, including custom portraits, resides in various places in and outside of the U.S. I can be contacted through my website, www.wendyleigh.com, on the contact page with any inquiries about custom portraits.