{"id":17461,"date":"2023-02-17T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/?p=17461"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:49:56","slug":"portraits-for-a-portrait-painter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/portraits-for-a-portrait-painter\/","title":{"rendered":"Portraits for a Portrait Painter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Paul Mock is a portrait painter from the Boston area.  When he commissioned me to create portraits for him, we started a mood board on Pinterest.  He loves to analyze light and color. Many of the images he added were from art books. He is particularly drawn to the work of the German painter Hans Holbein (the Younger), who worked in the Northern Renaissance style in the 16th century.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"998\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-Mood-Board-for-an-Artist_0368-1024x998.jpg\" alt=\"A collage of images - a small selection from portrait painter Paul Mock's mood board\" class=\"wp-image-17463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-Mood-Board-for-an-Artist_0368-1024x998.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-Mood-Board-for-an-Artist_0368-720x702.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-Mood-Board-for-an-Artist_0368-120x117.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-Mood-Board-for-an-Artist_0368-768x748.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-Mood-Board-for-an-Artist_0368-103x100.jpg 103w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-Mood-Board-for-an-Artist_0368-1536x1497.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-Mood-Board-for-an-Artist_0368-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-Mood-Board-for-an-Artist_0368.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A selection of images from Paul&#8217;s mood board<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here are a few of Paul&#8217;s favorite images from his Portrait Experience.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0382-717x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of portrait painter Paul Mock with teal backdrop\" class=\"wp-image-17548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0382-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0382-504x720.jpg 504w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0382-84x120.jpg 84w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0382-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0382-70x100.jpg 70w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0382-1075x1536.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0382-1434x2048.jpg 1434w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0382-scaled.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-three-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0384-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"Three photos of portrait painter Paul Mock in front of teal backdrop with mahl stick.\" class=\"wp-image-17550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-three-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0384-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-three-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0384-720x341.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-three-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0384-120x57.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-three-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0384-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-three-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0384-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-three-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0384-1536x728.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-three-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0384-100x47.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Greater-Boston-Area-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-three-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-with-teal-background_0384.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-at-table-looking-down_0387-717x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Boston area portrait painter Paul Mock looking down, sitting at table in front of teal background\" class=\"wp-image-17553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-at-table-looking-down_0387-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-at-table-looking-down_0387-504x720.jpg 504w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-at-table-looking-down_0387-84x120.jpg 84w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-at-table-looking-down_0387-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-at-table-looking-down_0387-70x100.jpg 70w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-at-table-looking-down_0387-1075x1536.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-at-table-looking-down_0387-1434x2048.jpg 1434w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-at-table-looking-down_0387-scaled.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-in-chair-with-hat_0386-1024x730.jpg\" alt=\"Two photos of portrait painter Paul Mock sitting in chair with hat beside him\" class=\"wp-image-17551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-in-chair-with-hat_0386-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-in-chair-with-hat_0386-720x513.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-in-chair-with-hat_0386-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-in-chair-with-hat_0386-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-in-chair-with-hat_0386-140x100.jpg 140w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-in-chair-with-hat_0386-1536x1094.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-in-chair-with-hat_0386-100x71.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-sitting-in-chair-with-hat_0386.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-Hampshire-studio-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photo-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-in-front-of-grunge-style-backdrop_0389-717x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait painter Paul Mock in front of grunge-style backdrop\" class=\"wp-image-17557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-Hampshire-studio-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photo-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-in-front-of-grunge-style-backdrop_0389-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-Hampshire-studio-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photo-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-in-front-of-grunge-style-backdrop_0389-504x720.jpg 504w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-Hampshire-studio-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photo-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-in-front-of-grunge-style-backdrop_0389-84x120.jpg 84w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-Hampshire-studio-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photo-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-in-front-of-grunge-style-backdrop_0389-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-Hampshire-studio-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photo-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-in-front-of-grunge-style-backdrop_0389-70x100.jpg 70w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-Hampshire-studio-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photo-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-in-front-of-grunge-style-backdrop_0389-1075x1536.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-Hampshire-studio-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photo-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-in-front-of-grunge-style-backdrop_0389-1434x2048.jpg 1434w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-Hampshire-studio-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photo-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-in-front-of-grunge-style-backdrop_0389-scaled.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-wearing-black-coat-and-hat_0388-1024x730.jpg\" alt=\"photos of Boston area portrait painter Paul Mock, wearing a black coat and hat\" class=\"wp-image-17555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-wearing-black-coat-and-hat_0388-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-wearing-black-coat-and-hat_0388-720x513.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-wearing-black-coat-and-hat_0388-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-wearing-black-coat-and-hat_0388-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-wearing-black-coat-and-hat_0388-140x100.jpg 140w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-wearing-black-coat-and-hat_0388-1536x1094.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-wearing-black-coat-and-hat_0388-100x71.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/New-England-portrait-photographer-Maundy-Mitchell-photos-of-portrait-painter-Paul-Mock-wearing-black-coat-and-hat_0388.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I recently had a set of portraits created by Maundy. It was a wonderful experience! Creative and collaborative; co-creation at its very best. I found Maundy&#8217;s studio to be a delightful extension of her welcoming presence. I&#8217;d characterize her process as an exploration of the human spirit; one filled with wonder. As a Painter, I am particularly fascinated with portrait painting and the search for this elusive and unnameable &#8216;timeless quality&#8217; &#8230; conjuring the likeness of light and the fleeting character of a moment. Some might call it &#8216;beauty&#8217;. Maundy understands all of this. And more importantly, she knows how to capture it! She loves what she does. I love my portraits and you will love your &#8216;beautiful&#8217; portraits too.&#8221; <\/p>\n<cite>Paul Mock<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Curious about how the Portrait Experience works?  You can find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/the-portrait-experience\/\" title=\"\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Mock is a portrait painter from the Boston area. When he commissioned me to create portraits for him, we started a mood board on Pinterest. He loves to analyze light and color. Many of the images he added were from art books. He is particularly drawn to the work of the German painter Hans<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"excerpt-more blog-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/portraits-for-a-portrait-painter\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17549,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-portraits"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17461"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22513,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17461\/revisions\/22513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}