Anthony and Susan Mack commissioned Ron Marlett to paint a portrait of
their daughter Jillian that included their pets, home, and garden. In
2002, Jillian was 12 years old and their front yard garden was in its
planning stages. Anthony and Susan gave a verbal description to Ron of
what they would like the garden to look like in the painting. Anthony
took a lot of photographs of the house, animals, and landscaping for
references that Ron could use during the painting's production. A photo
session was also done with Jillian sitting on the swing that Anthony
made for her when she was a little girl. It took Ron 820 hours over a
period of 10 years to finish the painting. When the painting was
delivered to the Macks in 2012, the garden was still only an idea, and
so the painting became a source of inspiration to Anthony and Susan on
what the front yard garden could eventually become. Return to Gallery |
