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Boy in Met Cloisters

Date

December 10, 2025

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

16 × 20 in

Source

My own photograph

The first painting I made from one of my own photos. My brother was visiting me in New York, and I took this picture of him at the Met Cloisters knowing I wanted to paint it. It took sooooo long: I kept getting the trees, shadows, and walls wrong. Looking back, it still isn’t perfect. But hey—it’s my brother.

A gift to my little brother.