Artwork / 2018 / Oliver and Henry

a colorful crosshatched painting of two little boys
Gwenn Seemel
Oliver and Henry
2018
acrylic on canvas
36 x 36 inches

Kid portrait commissions are both fun and hard, starting with the photo shoot. I have just an hour or so to get to know the kids and get them comfortable with my camera, and that can be a challenge. But, as with Molly, things turned out just fine with Oliver and Henry. At one point, Henry called his little brother his “reinforcements” and I melted. Siblinghood can be such a beautiful thing.

This video gives you more behind-the-scenes of the making of Oliver and Henry.

a colorful crosshatched painting of a little boy
detail image
a colorful crosshatched painting of a little boy
detail image