Mucha

For years I have tried to do artistic things.  I succeeded fairly well with cartoons that I would copy.  However, my work with oils did not succeed at all. (Perhaps it was because I tried to paint with my left hand.)

In my dotage, I have been toying with taking an art course where I might learn to paint (copy) subjects that please me.  I especially like the work that Alphonse Mucha did painting beautiful (zaftig) women, like the examples below.

Yes, these renditions have been my pin-up pictures for many years,  and, of course, my beautiful two Elaine's have compared more than favorably to these ladies.  I have been very lucky in that regard.

Some artists have been rather successful in copying Mucha.  One lady won a contest for a Wine Festival poster.. until someone noticed that it was not original, but was an almost exact copy of a Mucha picture.  I don't care.. I like her work and think that she did a great job and deserved the prize.

So.. there it is. My confession that I like to look at beautiful ladies, including my dear companions.

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