Good models are hard to find. Excellent models are downright rare, so finding an excellent model who connects with your muse is like a marine biologist finding a new pod of endangered whales. When you find one, it can spark a whole new series.

Which is what has happened. The young woman above is a local model and artist who is very good at what she does. I am so excited to have found her because when she and I are together, painting ideas spin off at an astonishing rate. With six paintings of her underway at the moment, I can safely say a series has been born.

I’ll let you know more as things progress.

Well, I will if you can pry me out of my studio.