Herb

painted portrait of a white man with red hair — Gwenn Seemel
*Herb*
2003
acrylic on canvas
48 x 34 inches

Herb’s portrait was one of my very first commissions. As we were chatting about my work in my studio, he commented on my grandfather’s portrait in this pair, remarking on how much love it showed. I vowed right then and there to show as much of that love as possible in all the portraits I painted.