A Man for All Seasons

Watercolor, 14x21

San Pedro Presbyterian Church has honored Reverend William H. Arnold by naming the Arnold Building in his memory. He served the church from 1988 to 1995. I was commissioned to paint this watercolor portrait of him to hang in the hallway of the Arnold Building. It was dedicated and unveiled by his wife, Mary. I asked Mary to name the portrait... she always called him her tall man of God.

The plaque on the frame reads: A Man for All Seasons and beneath that title Mary's Tall Man of God

This painting was a challenge as I was working from a small photograph. The robe read as solid black. Black in not a color on my palette so I worked to incorporate color in that start black clergical robe.