My Fred Leonhardt painting – October 20th, 2015
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Oct.20, 2015, under Cartooning
The loss of Fred Leonhardt to Florida last week is massive. His work involving business, legal and humanitarian work is hard to match. Fred also liked to have fun, whether it was with a bloody mary or cheering on the Gators.
I am very fortunate that one of my clients is Gray/Robinson, where Fred worked. When the family asked for a whimsical painting of Fred for the funeral services, I was honored to help.
Trouble was I had 36 hours to do it with waiting clients for many other projects. Yikes! I did it!
The watercolor painting is 16″ x 20″
Thanks to my other clients for the further wait! As they also know the four days that followed was even tougher! I had a photograph of the painting at the service, but it got lost in the hiccups of my continued iPhone troubles.