La Duquesa
“People
often ask me why I paint such beautiful, flawless women and poofy,
flawed men. My response is, ‘Do you really want to see flawed, poofy
women instead?’ Of all the reasons that people enjoy art, perhaps the
most obvious and enduring is that it is beautiful. The human soul craves
beauty.
“As
an artist, I want people to stop and look. If it is a particularly
attractive face, realistic jewel or large hat that stops them in their
tracks, that’s fine with me. I use complicated patterns and bright
colors primarily because I like them, but they also serve to attract and
maintain the viewers’ attention. With many of the women I paint, there
is less of a need to define a storyline. I can focus more on how the
light from above illuminates the folds in a gown.
“The
truth is that is it easier for me to relate to the poofy guys, to use
them as avatars to reflect my own faults and those I observe in my
fellow human beings. I have found that, with very few exceptions, men
and women alike relate to the foibles of the poofy guys and enjoy the
grace and loveliness of the beautiful women.”
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