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Children’s Portrait 80 – Dream

Fam, its been a minute since I shared a children’s portrait and this is number 80! This is a portrait of a young boy named Dream. His mom and family have been supporters of my creative work for over a decade from books to portraits. I painted her oldest child ZULU back in 2017! Dream is his younger bro 🙂

Check out this video timelapse of me painting him as well as some process shots below.

I haven’t done many of these time lapse videos but I’ve been getting more and more comfortable using my phone to document my work and doing a low lift like this is a step forward. I import short videos into I-Movie and cut them together in a way that was but it is no longer challenging. Link to watch.

Some shots of the painting process.

Here are some past children’s portraits:

Children’s Portrait 78 – Jidan and Bryant’s family

Children’s Portrait 77 – Stella

Collage of family portraits

Children’s portrait 63 – Jahbreel, Kubwa, & Jahlyl

Want a portrait If you’d like me to paint your child or family hit me up here

April 8, 2025
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Children’s Portrait 79 – O

Yo, got to paint this little one right before the holidays last year and forgot to share it! I only do a few children’s portraits a year but when I do its always fun because these are original pieces of art that will be in someone’s home! Thats big! This little one is a mixed kid w/ a family from the Midwest and it was a joy to paint him. Shout out to the friends who commissioned this for their folks as a house warming gift. Here’s some process below.

Want a portrait?: If you’d like me to paint your child or family hit me up here

Dig this? Check out the last collage of family portraits

January 23, 2025
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Children’s Portrait collage 2022-2024

Thanks for checking out my blog. This is a collage of children’s portraits I’ve been commissioned to paint in the last 2 years. It used to be that the bulk of these paintings were individual children, but lately I feel like there have been a lot more siblings and families. I also used to incorporate more of the child’s ethnicity in the clothing, but over the past 3-4 years I’ve really enjoyed just playing with color and pattern. Check them out.. I paint each one by hand, no AI lol.

If you’d like me to paint a child in your life for you or as a gift to someone else, please check out this link.

And while I’ve got your attention, check out some of the collages from previous years:

(5) 2020-2022

(4) 2017-2020 

(3) 2015-2017

(2) 2013-2015

(1) 2012-2013

March 15, 2024
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Children’s Portrait 78 – Jidan & Bryant’s family

Hey, here is the latest children’s portrait. Typically I paint one child at a time. At the most, maybe two kids. But occassionally I get to paint a family!! Love this family, they are awesome and beautiful just being themselves but they have not only contributed some great work to this world as organizers, artists, parents, and writers; but they have helped me grow. As an artist and as a person.

Check out the painting process. Typically I do a sketch directly on the wood or trace a photgraph and redraw it on wood.

Slowly building up tone and contrast with acrylic paint on wood panel.

Then, I began building up skin tone values, shading, and hair bit by bit. Its painteed with acrylic so i can add light or dark if I need to. But i prefer to build up color and contrast slowly.

This is the final painting as it was delivered. Check out Jidan and Bryant‘s work. If you’d like to get a child or family painted for a portrait please hit this link up.

Dig this? Check out this family portrait of writer/professor Tomas Moniz w/ his family! Or wheen I painted Bryant and Jidan’s kids Mila and Zenzi.

January 29, 2024
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Children’s portrait 76 – Isla & Wren

A new children’s portrait! Not only has it been awhile since I posted one of these, but its been awhile since I was commissioned to do one. This one is of two girls, cousins actually commissioned by the mother of one and the aunt of the other.
Check out some process:
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Dig this? Check out some of the other portraits I’ve done:
Children’s portrait 73 – I (untitled) 
Children’s Portrait 66– Karen’s nephews
Children’s Portrait 63– Jabreel, Kubwa, & Jahlyl
April 17, 2023
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Children’s portrait 75 – I

This is a portrait of a cute kid. We’ll call her I:) as her parents asked for her name not to be disclosed. If you would like a portrait of a child in your life, you can commission one and have it sent to someone here. Just leave me a note with instructions.

Dig this? Check out this portrait of Nina

February 17, 2023
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Children’s Portrait 73 – Malayah

 

Here’s a portrait I painted recently of this cutie named Malayah, commissioned by her Papa for Mama. Funny story, i actually met this child at a kids book reading I was doing right before I painted her 🙂

What are these? These are children’s portraits I paint custom for aunts, uncles, moms, dads, care givers, families and more. I’ve been painting them for nearly a decade. They’re fun to paint and unique ways of giving someone a gift. Although the majority of these are of children and families, I paint young adults and adults too.

GO HERE TO PURCHASE A PORTRAIT


Wanna see some more portraits like these?

Children’s Portrait 71- Cruz

Children’s Portrait 70- Xinmei

Children’s Portrait 66- Karen’s nephews
Children’s Portrait 63– Jabreel, Kubwa, & Jahlyl
November 22, 2022
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Oakland Creates Art, Zine, Comics Fair

 

I’m excited to be one of many artists tabling at this year’s Oakland Creates show. It will be my first time attending but I have been hearing about the show through its creator Avy Jetter for many years. Starting several years ago, this show gives artists, artisans, comics & zine makers a way to showcase their work with the people of Oakland. Most of the creators are Oakland based and I’m excited to be there. Check out the drawing I did for this year’s merch. 
Oakland Creates Art, Comics and Zine Fest began as a vision about bringing folks together through art and giving them an opportunity to present their best selves, learn how to make a living while both interacting and serving their community with positive action. A vision to help empower folks to learn about themselves and develop themselves in multiple areas of the lives whether it’s education, healing, leadership or fulfilling their own art vision.
Oakland Creates prioritizes women of color, Queer, Disabled, Black artists and or any underrepresented artists whether they be new or emerging artists just starting out or artists that just have not been given proper promotion or marketing. Oakland Creates holds space and gives opportunities to amazing creative folk who have something awesome to say to the world and our local community. Oakland Creates celebrates storytelling and positive engagement. Let’s keep the conversation going. Because if we don’t tell our own stories, then who will?
Time: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Where: OakStop 1721 Broadway, Oakland, CA
Check out this video of creators expressing their love for the show!
Here is the FACEBOOK invite
Here is a GoFund Me fundraising page to support the show

November 12, 2022
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Children’s Portrait 71 – Cruz

Here’s a portrait of my friend Nikki’s son Cruz. Nikki was the first person to commission me to do a portrait of her daughter Mia way back in 2012. Check it out here.
What are these? These are children’s portraits I paint custom for aunts, uncles, moms, dads, care givers, families and more. I’ve been painting them for nearly a decade. They’re fun to paint and unique ways of giving someone a gift. Although the majority of these are of children and families, I paint young adults and adults too.

GO HERE TO PURCHASE A PORTRAIT

The last portrait I painted was of my god daughter Xinmei. And here are some collages of children’s paintings too:
October 30, 2022
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Children’s Portrait 70 – Xinmei

 

I painted this portrait of my god daughter for her Mama and as one of the rewards for my Art of Rob kickstarter. She is elementary school age and a mix of Black, Asian, and Irish and shes beautiful inside and out:) Check out a few process shots below.

What are these? These are children’s portraits I paint custom for aunts, uncles, moms, dads, care givers, families and more. I’ve been painting them for nearly a decade. They’re fun to paint and unique ways of giving someone a gift. Although the majority of these are of children and families, I paint young adults and adults too.

GO HERE TO PURCHASE A PORTRAIT

If you like seeing these, here are a few others:
Children’s Portrait 66- Karen’s nephews
Children’s Portrait 63- Jabreel, Kubwa, & Jahlyl
Children’s Portrait 64- Belen’s Family
Children’s Portrait 55-56- Cinthya’s kids
October 29, 2022
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