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Something special and quite tender happens when a little boy becomes a young man. As their grandmother and mother, I wanted to capture this in-between stage. Above is my grandson, Stanley, at 12, and below is my son, Ben, at 11(painted in 1991). Stanley didn't really want me to paint his portrait, so I figured he would not be amenable to sitting, which is fine. Today, with an iPad, I can see colors far better than I used to with printed photos. Stanley's painting was just finished using the Indirect painting technique, while I painted Ben using the Direct, or wet-on-wet, technique. Luckily, Ben did pose for me, but though different, I like both paintings. Yes, that is real gold leaf on Ben's portrait. I wanted him to know he was precious.