Jette, 1978, oil on linen, 60 x 40 inches Sold

This is a portrait of Jette van der Meij, at the time she was studying music in Amsterdam and has since become a famous Dutch television actress. I was studying figure drawing at the Free Academy in The Hague. Jette is easily excited, contemplative, and is warming affectionate. To express all of this, I was grappling with strong warm colors, life size figure, bold strokes, and the mood of contemplation.