The Malloy Portrait

This portrait of the Malloy family is a collage of different drawings and photographs I made during an afternoon at their home. I think collages are wonderful, because they allow me to catch mannerisms and gestures particular to each subject. The Malloys are wonderful because they gave me a lot of leeway in regards to what to do for their portrait.

The Malloy's are such a neat family and I had the luxury of knowing a little about their personalities. Their gorgeous home and the wonderful light throughout were a great inspiration for the colors. During my visit, I spent time taking photographs not only of the family but also of their home in hopes of finding some personal objects that I could incorporate. The large circular shape in the middle is a Ferris wheel from Ben's model train. Ben and his father have spent countless hours building this model world. The imagery of the model train in their basement was too great to pass up. The butterfly can be found on the wall of their sunroom, but I felt like it was begging to fly. Finally, they wanted all three dogs in this portrait but I worried that it would seem overrun and busy, so I focused predominantly on one, and then kind of snuck the others in.
If you would enjoy seeing different parts of your home in a portrait and I am unable to be i your home, I would love to have pictures of your home to reference and peruse for interesting elements...or you can pick out things that might be meaningful to you.