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I was intrigued by the beautiful shape of this gorgeous woman’s lips. However I found painting her lips to be a major challenge. There was just a hint of a smile and it was very illusive thing to capture. It sat in the to be continued area of my studio for months before I got close to what I wanted. During this time I wondered if Michelangelo had experienced the same challenge with Mona’s lips.

Hello there, I was born in Glasgow Scotland and came to Vancouver BC, Canada in 1948. I have been drawing and painting all of my life. My artwork has meandered through most mediums and styles throughout my life. I started using oil paints when I was about twelve and am still using them now at sixty nine. I have not limited myself to oils, but rather have tried most mediums that I have come across. This gives me lots of freedom in rendering the particular piece of art that I have in mind. For example I fell in love with the airbrush (old school air + pigment) for rendering mechanical subjects. Later I used it for painting nudes with watercolour paint and more recently large canvases in a pop art style. As far as subject material, I like to...