I painted this after falling in love with an old – probably turn of the century – photo of an African-American couple in their wedding clothes. It was a grainy black and white photo but the way they looked at each other grabbed me and I knew I had to paint them. I chose a 20″x30″ canvas because it is large enough for a composition like this but doesn’t take up an entire wall. For colors, I kept them in shades of black, white, grey and brown and for the back background, I created color square in variations of blue, red and purple so the couple would not blend in. For her head piece, I added flowers in colors similar to the background to tie them in to the space. Painting this couple was very enjoyable and I felt sad when I finished it. I hope the next owner of this special couple enjoys it as much as I have.

This original oil painting is 20″x30″ and is available for sale in my online store.