James Bas, is the sexton at the church my wife and children attend.  He had a magnificent face, reminded me of the portraits by the great 19th century Russian painter Ilya Repin, and I asked him to pose in my studio.  Last night I finished this portrait of him in the 2nd of two sitting totaling 4 hours from life.

Day 1 (2 hours)                                                                           Day 2 (2 hours)