Simply Irresistible

Blue Geisha

Created with India ink, pen and watercolors, this young woman has an inner life that no one can see.  But here is a video that gives a glimpse into her heart.
 

Vampires Eating My Toes

Maybe after the neck, vampires finish the meal with little bloody toes.

This is a drawing I did on a 1944 book page that just happened to have the words "...vampires eating my toes" in the middle of the page.  How could I resist?

You're Already in Trouble

Starting with the Impressionists, artists have gone beyond what is visible to the eye and have plowed deeply into the inner workings of their subjects.  Especially with portraits, it is crucial to bring out the inner feelings.  How does an artist show the passion of her subject?  Here I have heightened the feelings of sexual hunger with burning cheeks and an aura that could never be seen with the naked eye.  Passion is hot and uncontrollable.

Here is a wonderful trailer from "All the Pretty Horses" where lust and love have dire consequences.

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Green Dolphin Street

"Lover, one lovely day,

Love came, planning to stay;

Green Dolphin Street supplied the setting,

The setting for nights beyond forgetting..."

Green Dolphin Street (1947) is a historic drama film starring Lana Turner that was based on the historical novel Green Dolphin Country (1944) by Elizabeth Goudge. The title song "Green Dolphin Street" (sometimes given as "On Green Dolphin Street") is a song written for the film by Bronislaw Kaper and Ned Washington. This song has become a jazz standard.  

Someone Like You

The song "Someone Like You" expresses our deepest feelings for that one person to love.  This artwork was originally done in acrylic paint on canvas.  It is now in my etsy.com shop as a signed fine art print.

Kitchen Man

I took this photo in my kitchen after hearing the saucy, sassy lyrics of the  song “Kitchen Man” recorded in 1929 by the legendary jazz and blues singer Bessie smith.


Here an excerpt from a recording for the Public Radio series "Riverwalk Jazz," featuring The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and guests—singer Catherine Russell and pianist Dick Hyman at Pearl Stable, San Antonio, TX, May 2010. 


Halfway through the video Catherine Russell sings.







Madam Bucks
Was quite de-luxe;
Servants by the score,
Footmen at each door,
Butlers and maids galore!

But one day Dan,
Her kitchen man,
Gave in his notice, he's through!
She cried, "Oh Dan, don't go,
It'll grieve me if you do."

I love his cabbage, crave his hash,
I gotta have me some of that succertash,
I can't do without my kitchen man!

Wild about his turnip tops,
Like the way the man warms my chops,
I can't do without my kitchen man!

Anybody else could leave
And I would only laugh,
But he means that much to me,
And you ain't heard the half!

Oh, his jelly roll is so nice and hot,
Never fails to hit the spot,
I can't do without my kitchen man!

His frankfurters are oh so sweet, 
How I like his sausage meat.
I can't do without my kitchen man!

Oh, how that boy can open clams,
Nobody else will ever touch my hams,
I can't do without my kitchen man!

When I eat his doughnuts,
All I leave is the hole!
Any time he wants to,
Why, he can use my sugar bowl!

Oh, his baloney's worth a try,
Never fails to satisfy,
I can't do without my kitchen man!