Good afternoon Irene, remember the oil pastel paintings we have in my gallery? This morning, the artist (Deborah Bays) and I had a long, interesting conversation about art, passion for art, and feeling the artist's soul when I purchase art. Somehow, I ended up raving about your art to her and emailing her images of “The Blue Key”, "Ray Charles", "Now Showing: Picasso", "Dream for my Daughter", and "Happy Architect". Having won “American Pastel Artist of the Year” in 2004, I respect her as an artist and value her opinion, so I solicited her professional comments about your work.
Here are her comments…
These are extraordinary! I love the piece that you purchased. Everything from the color, the use of shapes, and the composition is very, very good. And you can feel the artist's soul. I particularly like the Happy Architect. It is just magical.