Portrait Surprise

36"x48", acrylic on wrapped canvas, ©Dawn Eaton

I created this commissioned portrait three years ago! Amidst the return to teaching in the public schools, I realized that I never posted the final piece:

The goal was to surprise his wife and their mom with a garden portrait, but the timing - well, to meet the birthday deadline, I needed to begin in the middle of winter! So, on a cold, blustery morning in February, I met up with these three great kids and their dad (yes, also great!) at the Lincoln Park Conservatory's Spring Garden Show. Though indoors, the natural lighting of the conservatory provided the perfect opportunity to create an outdoor garden scene, in the middle of winter.
What a pleasure to greet these smiles and blooms in my studio during the gray winter days of  Chicago!