Grandies on the Beach

The brief for this commission was to paint a diptych of a pair of siblings,  two grandchildren, each lost in their own little world at the water’s edge, close to each other but absorbed in their own private discoveries and imaginings. I think there is something special about sibling relationships and childhood: that ability to be together yet completely separate, sharing the same beach, the same moment, but experiencing it in entirely different ways.

Usually I like to know or meet the subjects of a painting, but in this case my client described their different natures and gave me some photos to work with.

The grandson seems more contemplative, with quiet focus. Whilst the granddaughter is actively engaged with something - collecting shells or building in the sand. Hopefully you can sense their different personalities just from their postures and the way they occupy their space.

Quite a few parents and grandparents have commissioned works like these over the years so I will include a few here to give you an idea of what I do.

Paintings commissioned like these are a great gift.