
The only thing that's not served on the menu are Instagram captions for Valentine's Day dinner pics - but that's where these come in. A romantic candlelit dinner for two is always a sweet idea for couples, complete with wine, delicious food, and great conversation as you stare lovingly across the table from each other. I love the look of this linen surface in real life.It's time to reserve the best table at your favorite spot in town, because Valentine's Day will be here before you know it. I regret this but there is little that I can do about it – I’m not going to blur it or add filters. Unfortunately, photos of my paintings which are painted on highly textured surfaces – such as this linen, don’t photograph very well and they are further degraded by the internet compression process. I altered her coat/dress, face of course and gave her a little red purse and ribbon. Though inspired, I wanted to make sure my painting deviated significantly from my reference. The coat/dress and shoes in this painting were inspired by attire I saw in a film clip.The little girl in the film clip was Eastern European with traditional clothing and headdress from her country. I painted her face from imagination which was not easy – I even turned her head to look in a different direction from the reference – challenging! Overall my painting gives the little girl a different look from what you’d expect in our modern culture. Strolling With My Red Purse – Oil Painting by Winifred Whitfield

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Eighty six paintings are currently on my walls and growing! Take a look – click here: With the guidance of friends a “home gallery” was created. Such are the images we feel connected to. Such are the images which remain with us. More than seeing an image, I want you to feel it. These portraits possess a high level of emotional content and beauty. My passion is creating fine art and heirloom portraits – portraits intended to pass from generation to generation. I focus exclusively on oil painting, and I continue to create digitally enhanced portraits and other digital products for clients. Essentially, I no longer teach digital art. I have closed my online STORE where I sold digital tutorials and online workshops.

I am commissioned to provide the following services: Portraits, in oil and digitally painted, and find art paintings.
