In the studio: Claire at work on a portrait, one of quite a few recent commissions. I love the snowy backdrop. Shown on the right, two of her recent portraits, including one of a familiar and well-loved Woodstock figure: Michael Esposito, a fellow painter and former rock-musician, now bicycle repairman and all-around secular saint. It’s one of Claire’s most striking recent works. Likewise the drawing of our friend Trey, of whom Claire did a full-length lifesize oil painting; the drawing, in my opinion one of her very best, is a wonderful composition in itself, as well as a display of marvellous skill in rendering a long body curved and stretched out towards us from a sitting position.
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