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This is a print version of an original pastel I did that was inspired by the gorgeous Vogue model Penelope Tree from her work in the 1960s. She could drape her thin frame over any piece of furniture and look absolutely elegant. I preserved the original pastel on film, then scanned the negative, vignetted it a bit more in Photoshop and have created a portrait that is quite striking and will work beautifully in heavy, ornate, Baroque frames and oval mattes.

My technique in the original pastel work was not the usual coarse pastel texturing. I did a lot of blending with my fingers to create a very smooth complexion and well-behaved hair. Smaller details such as lips and eyelashes were created with conte crayons. The print displays these details well and I feel it is an excellent reproduction that captures the mood of my original piece.

It all started in New Jersey ● learned lots of art and music starting at 5 years old ● oil, acrylic, pastel, portraiture, anatomy ● art lessons from the artist who created the 1960s landscape backgrounds for the wildlife taxidermy exhibits at the Museum of Natural History in NYC ● tried to play the flute, marimba and double bass in school orchestra ● got farther with piano ● loved ice skating lessons ● supportive parents ● only child ● almost always had a cat (in order, Mitzi, Kitty, Bernie, Bootsie, Peanut) ● also had two parakeets (Dickie and Katie), a very small super cute Blue Dutch rabbit (Dr. Bunny), goldfish, newts and salamanders (sorry don’t remember names) ● high school honor student with lots of...