Cape Cod Artists: Skaket Beach Original Oil Painting by Sonia Hale

What a lovely beach this is on Cape Cod. This beach is known for being the gentle side of Orleans' coast. I will be back for one of the legendary sunsets...

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Best Portrait Artists: Learning from the Best

Thinking back as I work on some new children's commissions as to how indebted I am to Connie Pratt, Constance Flavell Pratt, who used to teach on the Cape for weeklong classes. I regard her workshops to be where I learned the most in terms of personal study of the face and finding ways to capture the nuances of planes and values.

Above is a photo of her from a meet and greet art occasion and of me painting from the model in about 2002.

Custom portraits, work in Progress: commission a portrait

This has been a delightful painting to work on. I was pleased at the progress after my first painting session and look forward to continuing on with this piece soon.

Floral Paintings: Antique Syrup Pitcher with Lemons

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Cape Cod artists: Off the coast of Chatham

Here is a new 9 x 12 oil painting that I did from sketches from the summer. I particularly like the blues in this piece.

Great Birthday Gifts! Paint my Photos: Cape Cod oil painting Commission — A gift for a Sister

Sometimes it can be hard to ship paintings. I get attached to them as they are propped up around my studio and home. This is one of them. It is a gift— so I was pleased to mail it out with one day shipping, insurance and signature confirmation. . . but I will miss it. The happy aspect is that it is a gift for the sister of the recipient and that warms my heart.

Cutom Portraits: the next family portrait in the works

I had a wonderful visit today with a family for a sitting for a new custom portrait and I'm now ready to paint their 4 year old son. It does not seem like a year and a half since painting their oldest daughter, who was in kindergarten during my visit, so I did not get to see her. Here is her painting hanging in their home. To see this painting more clearly than this quick iPhone photo, please go to: http://www.soniahale.com/#!Maisie/zoom/c22q3/image17rv