Friday, September 30, 2011

The Female Nude (a mother-to-be)


'T Aanstaande moeder
oil on gessoed paper
70 x 50 cm - (27.5 x 20 inches)
painted in my studio, Feb. 2004

€ 625

"The Female Nude.....Be not ashamed women, your privilege encloses the rest...it is the exit of the rest. You are the gates of the body and you are the gates of the soul." (Walt Whitman). Her name is Marianna. She used to model for me several years ago. Had she not moved back to Argentina, she probably would still be working for me as a model. For many of you this may come as a surprise. However, I do paint subjects other than the sea, landscapes and quaint village scenes. As a matter of fact, I'll be starting to work from the model again, next Wed. 5th of October. I'm offering this work in a very suitable handsome frame.