Dr. Mohamed Sharawy: Biographical Portrait Commission

In the summer of 2009, I was commissioned by the Sharawy family to do a biographical portrait of Dr. Mohamed Sharawy, Head of the Oral Science Department of the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. The portrait, which includes scenes from his long career as a professor and international speaker, was presented to Dr. Sharawy at his retirement party in September 2009. It hangs at the college in his honor. Close-ups of some of the details are below.

Dr. Mohamed Sharawy

Operating Room Detail

Pyramids Representing Dr. Sharawy's birthplace in Egypt

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At the Renaissance Fair

At the Renaissance Fair Oil on Canvas

My sister, Patricia Boocks, sent me her photo of these charming street performers at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. This is my translation in oils, based on her photo. My usual approach is to start with a preliminary underpainting in burnt umber and then to fine-tune it and correct any problems before I start applying my glazes. I learned this traditional method from Maryland artist Bob Browne when I studied with him in the early '90's. Below you can see the underpainting, and if you compare the two photos you can see changes that were made during the progress of the work.

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