I am very excited to share some of our latest projects! These 3x3" miniature portraits were commissioned as Christmas presents this last year. When we were first approached with this idea, I had to admit that I had never done charcoal on canvas or thought about mini portraits, but I was willing to try. As these were not going to be framed and instead were being turned into Christmas tree ornaments, I chose to do the portraits on canvas panels rather than on a traditional stretched canvas to reduce the chance of damage to the art. After completing the drawings, I sprayed them with a charcoal fixative to protect them from smearing and make them water resistant, (though I would still not recommend testing that last one.) The result was more than satisfactory!
I enlisted Hannah's help on this one to get them finished in time for Christmas. It is wonderful having talented siblings!
Although I was initially a bit hesitant, I am now so grateful for the opportunity to do these! I love how they turned out, and I am looking forward to doing even more. (My Mom has already hinted that she wouldn't mind having one of each of her ten kids. We'll see. ;) )
~Elisabeth~
