"Ready for the Dance"  oil on linen  24"x30"  2019   $6500

Before she came to model, I planned my composition around the blue dress that I had seen Stoli dance in at the fair.  The composition was designed to tell a story about the young lady, ready for the dance.  The silk I had just purchased in NYC.  Started in the winter when the trees were bare, it was well past spring again when I finally added the view outdoors.  Then I wasn't quite happy with that view.  And it took me over a year to gather the courage to change it.  During that year I looked at every interior painting that I could find which had a sunny window.  Now, after I had to change the year on the signature twice, I am at least calling it done for better or worse and moving on.  Artists always hope the next one is better.

*Finalist, CLWAC 124th Open Annual Exhibition, May 23 - June 4, 2021, Salmagundi Club, New York City