Newest Wedding Gift

Laura, one of the Mister's good friends who we don't get to see often enough has given us our newest wedding gift. One of her paintings which I love oh so much!

I can never fathom being artistically talented...therefore, when we received our latest wedding gift, I was very excited about it. I mean, I've seen the painting hanging up during one of her art showings before, but, I mean, how cool would it be to be able to produce such an amazing portrait?

...how does one just know to shadow just so or blend the colors in a way to make something that is so lifelike?

Laura, you're a talented artist. Check out more of her art at her website.