The King Family

Images © Robert Harris Photography

We just had the pleasure of completing and installing a beautiful painted portrait for the King Family. The process started just before their oldest daughter, Caroline left for collage at Wake Forest. Although Gay and Burke live in the Richmond area, they call the Gloucester area their hometown. Wanda and I traveled to the King's summer cottage to complete the vision of a portrait of their family in this location as it was special to all of them. We composed a portrait with the goal of utilizing the vaulted space over the fireplace. The unique composition filled the wall with layers of meaning which included the stone bench that their son, Taylor is sitting on and the brackish water of the Chesapeake tributary in the distance. The branches of a towering tree (very likely older than the family's ages combined) completes the vertical composition. Lastly, a beautiful contemporary frame was chosen to finish the 30"x48" portrait and "marry" it to the room.

It was a pleasure to see Mom's face as the vision became a reality. Now her family is always together, even when they are apart. Thank you for allowing us to help complete the memory.