As we wrote earlier, a commissioned painting can be whatever you wish. Kuznitsky about the impressive size of the pair of fish each appears to have caught. It was commissioned as a retirement gift for one of the men in the painting.” We didn’t ask Ms. The above painting, 7 Happy Fishermen-the ultimate in casual ease-is by Susan Kuznitsky, who says, “The painting of the fishermen was the most fun and unique. So much depends on the place the portrait will hang. Life-size is traditional, but many people prefer the impact of a larger-than-life portrayal, as in the portrait of Warner Saunders, who was known as the ‘gentle giant,’ or alternatively a small jewel-like panel. Regarding the dimensions of the finished work, Ann Ponce says, “The person commissioning a portrait usually decides on the size, although I make recommendations. This was Ann Ponce’s powerful view of television’s Warner Saunders, who died in October 2018. It’s an example of how even a casual snapshot can be made into a work of art.” This gave the portrait a fun and active quality, and they were both delighted. Since she was holding a legal pad, I first painted the canvas to look like a giant legal pad and made two charcoal drawings and a color oil painting over it. Her husband gave me a handful of snapshots of her teaching a class, and I used all three. Ponce says, “The portrait was to be a surprise. Lester Munson commissioned the above Ann Ponce portrait of his wife, the late law professor Judy Munson, as a 50 th anniversary present. This way of working is definitely the most inspiring―and a likeness is easier to achieve when the subject is in front of me, talking and interacting. There are built-in disadvantages, however: the model inevitably moves or shifts position and must take breaks, and scheduling posing times can be demanding on sitter and artist.” Least common is the live sitting where the subject poses as I draw or paint them.
“Depending on the circumstances,” says Chicago painter Ann Ponce, “I use different types of reference. In these busy decades, portrait artists often work from photographs of the subject, but not always. This modern Madame X, by Ann Ponce, is Anna Davlantes. We have collected a range of styles and a variety of painters from which to choose. The image may convey dignified formality, an easy casual quality or many levels in between. When you commission an artist to capture a likeness, it can be whatever you wish. Now is the time to break out of those inconspicuous months and appear at your best on canvas. What a delightful way to reward yourself-or a loved one-after spending a year with a covered face. Chicago Artist Ann Ponce captured the essence of television’s genial Jay Levine in this charming portrait.
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