Belly Button Print

For many years my wife and I, as we traveled,we collected illustrated children's books.I was so excited to find books illustrated by artists such as Howard Pyle, Arthur Szyk, Arthur Rackham, Willy Pogany and Maxfield Perrish among others. It gave me such delight when finding those books and seeing their images for the first time.Studying their story telling pictures, I saw their work as genius,and it made a lasting impression on me. I'm interested now in the social media, the imagery of today, as a source for inspiration. I have been curious about the so called "selfie" phenomenon and also the amazing growth and popularity of tattoo art. So I find it fun and interesting to draw ideas from both. I relish in my skill as a portrait artist to catch the simple lines of the female nude. There is a powerful fundamental part of life exposed there in. Art history is full of such examples.