Commission Custom Children, Family, Pet Oil Portraits ~ Portrait Artist Jessica Rockwell
Realistic, traditional, fine art, children, family, pet oil portraits commissioned from photo ~ Tampa Bay, Florida artist.
"My cousin Norman Rockwell was so inspiring because through his oil paintings on over 300 Saturday Evening Post magazine covers, he showed people as warm, human and truthful. He helped Americans to care about others and thus to remember that each of us can make a difference in each others' lives. I carry on that tradition in my own way. By viewing my children and family oil portraits, it is my intention that people see the best in others and feel the best about themselves so that everyone creates good effects and gets along better."
— Jessica Rockwell
When you look through this site you will see 100+ commissioned portraits of children, family and pet portraits. Enjoy! Imagine one of you and/or your children or family or pets! Even the experience of getting a portrait done can be very rewarding when you have a very personable and understanding artist, such as Ms. Rockwell. You can arrange for a photoshoot, either in Ms. Rockwell's Florida studio or she can fly to your home. Or you can just communicate over the phone and send in favorite photos.
Then, using the finest cotton or linen canvases primed with the highest quality archival materials, Ms. Rockwell carries forward the master painting traditions that have been admired and have endured since Rembrandt. She first draws out the portrait and then follows that with many layers of more and more specific paint strokes.
Ms. Rockwell's professional artist etiquette ensures that your portrait will be treasured by you as a precious keepsake for all time. Achieving stunning likenesses is her specialty. She guarantees excellence and generations of enjoyment!
"From Photo"---A note is made here to explain the concept behind "from photo". When we say that the artist works "from photo", that means that she uses photos for reference for her children, family, adults and pet oil portraits. Usually, her husband and photographer, Gerry Chromoy, takes many photos and from these photos a few are chosen, in coordination with the client. Then the artist looks at these photos and draws them out onto the canvas and then paints on top of her drawings in her Tampa Bay studio.
She doesn't paint on top of the photos, nor does she project the photos onto the canvas. Norman Rockwell worked from photo in this same way, actually using many photos that he took of all his models and props, often at different times, and assembled them in the drawing.
From photo is usually so much easier on everyone than from life, which would mean that the child or person would have to come to the studio and sit for some hours every day. One can't even imagine children or pets sitting the many hours needed for the full painting.
When photographing children (as well as adults, family and pets), it is very flexible in that it doesn't have to be perfect all in the same shot. For example you could have one child or more children in a good pose, photograph that, and then do closeups of the children's faces so that the expression can be the best.
The artist can also work from photos that the client supplies, as long as they are very clear and have good lighting. If you or your children can't make it to her Tampa Bay, Florida studio to be photographed, it is possible for the artist to work from photos that you already have. Or she and her husband/photographer can travel to your location to do the photoshoot and meet the subject(s). Her studio is located in Clearwater, Florida which is a neighboring city to Tampa and St. Petersburg in the Tampa Bay area and it is very accessible.
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