Did this painting earlier this year. It's been in a few shows, won an award and is about to retire to my wall. I had so much fun doing this painting because it combines so much of what I love – drawing, painting, glueing, and talking about things I don't know anything about. There are a lot of comment shapes – areas that required a tone or a pattern so I filled them with words that ramble on about whiny things. The drawings of the figure are of my artist friend Ginny who modeled for my drawing group for a while. She has a wonderful face and I could draw her hair all day long. She loves to get in these dramatic poses with hats and coats and things she brought from home that she'd saved for years. She created characters that added another dimension to the drawing experience. I liked most of the drawings I did of Ginny – seemed to have a higher success rate when she modeled. Though a wonderfully talented model, being an artist she prefers to paint, and has taken a break from modeling.
