by David R. Darrow5" x 7" (12.7cm x 17.8cm)
Oil on Panel
SOLD
Collection of Leta Terrell
Lake Providence, LA – USA
About This Painting
I sometimes live vicariously through the lives of strangers, which is why I have on my Beautiful Strangers™ business card "Oil portraits of friends I have never met."
Getting to know the people who model for me is always a step into a new world.
And so it goes with clients who hire me to paint for them, as was the case with one client, recently, who wanted to gift his wife with a painting to remind her of the wonderful time they had together in a trip to Italy. I got to see his collection of snapshots and hear him talk about what memories he had of these various locations, the beauty, the moments that touched them both.
One in particular was a stroll around the section of Lucca (I believe he referred to it as Lucca Park). This walkway at the south-east of the walled city was strewn with Fall leaves and dappled sunlight, walled out on the right, and protected by a small berm on the left, seemingly endless in its forward distance.
I did this color sketch before the final, much larger painting to present to my client. He was pleased, and gave me the go-ahead for the final. ◙
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