Solitaire

Original oil on canvas has been sold. A Love Story, an Artist, a Painting, and a Beautiful Woman For a long time I was looking for the perfect subject to paint a beautiful and sensuous Beach Girl type painting. Yet they were either too self-conscious looking or just not elegant enough. What was needed was, as Goldilocks said, something "just right"!One day in 1984 while walking to lunch at Neptune's Locker on the Huntington Pier I caught a glimpse of an attractive girl who had just stepped into the very shallow and long shore break area and was rinsing and cooling off. I was able to snap about six quick photos, one of which turned out to be this pose as she lifted one foot to look back to make sure there was no sand on her calf.Not to be too forward or scary I walked down, introduced myself and gave her my card, explaining what I had done, and told her she could check references and call back to see what resulted. She never did.For the next six years I worked on and off on the piece, d