Belle of the Ball

The band began playing her favorite tune as Mark glided across the room, two glasses of champagne in hand. "To you," he said. "To us," she replied with a wink.


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Jive time

After a long day at the machine shop, this gal loves a night out on the town mixing it up with some GIs. Ah, the good life.


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A Night for Jazz

All the fat cats were hitting the town tonight, and she would be among them.


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When Dreams Come True

Her dream was to someday be a Gibson Girl. For now she had to be satisfied with just being Carolyn.


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A Blank Slate

She had the whole world before her...once she could figure out what to wear.


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A Serious Dilemma

"I simply can't go to the speakeasy without my lipstick."

Here is a look at the whole 1920's girl piece.

This Woman's Life:1920

16"x 20"

Oil on Canvas panel

$425

To purchase, email me with the title in the subject line

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That's just the Bee's Knees

"Well, what do you expect me to do," she asked, "just stay in all evening?"

“She is frankly, heavily made up... pallor mortis, poisonously scarlet lips, richly ringed eyes.... And there are, finally, her clothes.... Her dress... is cut low where it might be high, and vice versa. The skirt comes just an inch below her knees, overlapping by a faint fraction her rolled and twisted stockings. The idea is that when she walks in a bit of a breeze, you shall now and then observe the knee.... [The flapper’s] haircut is also abbreviated. She wears of course the newest thing in bobs.” Bruce Bliven, “Flapper Jane,” The New Republic, (Sept. 9, 1925).

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Roaring in the 20's

"I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny" -Coco Chanel


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Seaside Holiday and the Whole Shebang

Believe it or not, this is a woman's bathing suit from the early 1900's. Women during this time period typically wore knee-length wool dresses over bloomers, black stockings, and lace up bathing shoes. And before you ask how they didn't drown swimming in all those clothes, know that women didn't typically "swim". Rather they would jump over the waves holding on to ropes tied to the shoreline. Fun, right?

And, here is my Victorian lady piece in it's entirety.

A Day in the Life: 1900
16"x 20"
Oil on Canvas
$475
To purchase, email me with the title in the subject line.


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Paying a Social Call

"Elizabeth may have a larger drawing room than I do, but I have more hats."


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