fun little painting of steel player

Russell Taylor · Post by **Russell Taylor** » 31 Dec 2018 6:50 am

I thought some folks here might like to see this...
A friend of mine from our church asked if I would do a little painting for a Christmas gift to his mom. He wanted a picture his dad,(deceased) who was a postman, playing his '50s Fender Stringmaster with his faithful black lab by his side. His dads brother by the way was 'the' Slim Whitman.
The painting is a 6x6 on canvas and not meant to be a realistic portrait but it has the key elements. I heard it was well received, so I thought I would offer the same service to any steelers here who might like something similar. I'll post details for that in the For Sale, etc section of the forum....

Bill Groner · Post by **Bill Groner** » 31 Dec 2018 7:52 am

That's cool Russ!

Peter Jacobs · Post by **Peter Jacobs** » 31 Dec 2018 9:25 am

What a wonderful tribute! I really like the style.

Jim Bloomfield · Post by **Jim Bloomfield** » 31 Dec 2018 9:31 am

Great job! Very impressive. Do you paint in other styles as well?

Joe Elk · Post by **Joe Elk** » 31 Dec 2018 9:48 am

Very Nice
Joe Elk Central Ohio

Russell Taylor · Post by **Russell Taylor** » 31 Dec 2018 10:27 am

Glad ya'll like it! To answer you Jim, I do paint other styles from serious realism (see website in profile) to lighthearted fun things like this. My wife and I recently opened an art gallery with our work and a dozen or so other good artists. If you'd like to see a sampling check out OutOfOurHandsGallery.com

Bill Burch · Post by **Bill Burch** » 31 Dec 2018 2:22 pm

Touching tribute and really well executed. I really like how you approached everything..the simplicity.

Bill

Lyle Bradford · Post by **Lyle Bradford** » 1 Jan 2019 7:15 pm

Awesome job

David Matzenik · Post by **David Matzenik** » 3 Jan 2019 1:49 pm

Great style, Russell.