A Big Secret!

I love to be part of surprises, especially if they include beautiful little girls, antique clothes, artistic freedom and the opportunity to create an art piece. Recently Hunter, five and one half years old was brought to the studio for a portrait session. The purpose was to create an art piece for Hunter's mom for a very special birthday.

Hunter was great to work with and showed maturity and concentration way beyond her years. The difficult part was for dad to decide on just "one" image to be worked on. With careful thought and some guidance he chose - A Fairy Tale Moment.

To take it to an art piece of 30"x24" on canvas it had to bring all of the attention to Hunter, eliminate some blown out areas of the grass, tone down the effect of the natural rail fence, eliminate the "blue" in the book and add a subtle softness that reflected the personality and beauty of Hunter.

Original Image.

Mom was totally surprised and I heard that a tiny tear of joy escaped at the thoughtfulness of such a beautiful gift!