Ms R

Detail of Ms R

Ms R oil on canvas 48" x 24"

I have several unfinished figure paintings that I've been trying to bring to completion. In most of these the figure is fairly finished while the background is roughed in. The reason for this is that while I had the model present I wanted to make the most of the opportunity. Ms R is one of these. I started it in 2006 completing the figure in one or two sessions and actually got the remainder of the painting in a quite complete state. But as it hung on the wall I never felt as though it was finished. Only recently after a few final tweeks have I felt ready to leave it alone.

This painting, as some people might guess from the title, was inspired by Sargent's Madame X. But at 48" x 24", it is only half the size of the Sargent painting.