Portrait Artist Blog

"Rio Celeste" I'm excited to reveal this one! I took a little bit to post because I chose to go the extra mile and perform the vision I had in mind. It would have been faster and easier to just throw up the edited image as it was, but my true desire was to create a painted portrait of her, and this one caught my eye from the moment it was captured. I digitally painted it (and still may go back and tweak some things), but I am SUPER EXCITED about the outcome!!! I LOVE IT! I have yet to decide which image from her gallery will be the wall portrait; we may end up with more than one. I hope you like it as I do! She loves it and is really growing into a beautiful young lady. I can't say enough about how proud I am of her and all she is. Still super in love with you, Rio! You are and always will be my muse, and as always, "I hope you dance". <3