Ricci
Ricci was a portrait done of my babysitters grandson. That was his last name. What struck me about the subject was his tenderness- he was on the verge of possibly becoming something harder- but he wasn't there. He was so tender he could break your heart. I asked him to sit however he was comfortable, and so he flipped the chair around and took this pose. This painting was done in a sitting. There was no time to lose.