My goldens will never forgive me, but I had a great time painting this portrait of Vito Corleone for my daughter to give to her friend. Vito is a sweet but mischievous guy who lives up to his name.
I love painting portraits. It's a challenge - and an impossibility - to capture a being's personality on a page, whether the being is human, feline or canine. I think Cezanne said a painter should try to capture the emotion he feels when he sees something rather than trying to paint the thing itself.
I hope I've captured something of Vito here.
