I posted this as a portrait example - Found it in the archives - done for a publication article on the US Senator from South Carolina, Strom Thurmond. (I believe he was 103 years old when he died)
My painting of this was a commissioned project and does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement of anyone or any political statement. It is simply a portrait
I keep several pieces in various stages of completion... if I get weary
of one, go to another... this dude has been one of the cast of
characters on cards I've done for Leanin' Tree since 1980... He's so
purty, couldn't help giving him an encore