Isla Morada Hybiscus

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Oil on Canvas laid down on board, 7.5" x 9 3/4"

I did this from a photograph outside of the Casa Thorn, 

a  wonderful B&B we stayed at in Isla Morada in the Florida Keys. 

 The whole

place seemed enchanted, from the wonderful woman

after whom it was named, to the myriad of fascinating

objects with which she had decorated it - all things she

had collected during her incredible 91 years. Everywhere

you turned there was something beautiful to see: Moroccan

screens, carved ivory netsukes of sensitive nudes, unique

paintings from the 1940's,  photographs of her friends - who 

just happened to be Frank Sinatra and his ilk - and plants

everywhere inside and out.  Giant palm trees, flowering

plants, with Cambodian granite heads peeking out from

behind.

 I've been thinking of painting this since last

August, and I finally did. I'm really happy this evening.

Lesli Pensive

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Oil over Grisaille on board

This is a portrait of a young woman who has modelled often

for my classes. She is incredibly talented in her own right,

being an actress with an incredible voice, and also, obviously

very beautiful. The color of her hair is what inspired me to do

thi s painting.

Figure in a Blue Light

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Oil paint over black and white grisaille.

This is a painting of my favorite all-time model,

Sharon. She never fails to inspire. I love this image

so much, I actually did another version of it in another

color scheme. That may seems strange - until you look

at Degas. Not that I am comparing myself  to that

19th C. Master, who is one of my idols.  But, he did

literally recycle poses and positions of models from

one painting or drawing to another. It's fascinating.

He was the most modern painter of his group, no doubt.

History will show this to be true as time goes on.

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