As I mentioned before I am in the process of updating portraits of my kids, their spouses and our Grand-children.  I just finished with the portrait of my son John.  I have a funny story that goes with this painting.  First of all my style of painting has a flair of surrealism.  Many of my paintings will have something a little out of proportion such as sometimes I make the hands a little smaller.  I thought I would make these paintings a little more realistic and my kids are very familiar with my style.  The other night at a gathering some people made the comment that John seemed to have big hands in this painting.  I didn't really think so but they are used to seeing smaller hands in some of my other paintings which led to the big hands story:  John walked into a room with friends and he was holding a tiny, mini beer can. Instead of commenting on the small beer can they said "John, what big hands you have!"