.....this Ringling School Of Art portrait of Barbara adorns one of our walls.
She said it was grueling work posing after having a foot stepped on during that mornings elephant act rehearsal, which accounts for the frown but she said the money came in handy.
Oddly enough that subject came up during yesterdays breakfast at Beefs'.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
On the subject of Art.....
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THAT PAINTING WAS THE FIRST OF MANY. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TWO WEEKS POSING AND TWO WEEKS OFF. BUT I WAS LUCKY I GOT WORK STRAIGHT THROUGH. THERE WERE FIVE ART SCHOOLS. AND I WORKED AT ALL OF THEM. BUT THE DAY BEFORE I STARTED AT THE RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART, REX & I WERE PRACTICING HEAD STAND WITH NORMA CRISTIANI'S ELEPHANTS. REX TOLD ME TO GET IN CLOSE TO MARY'S HEAD TO BRACE HER FOR THE HEADSTAND. I DID AND SHE FELL FORWARD AND MASHED MY FOOT. ( SHE DIDN'T STEP ON IT.) I WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD WANTED ME TO DO A STANDING POSE, NOT SITTING. STUPID ME, NOT KNOWING IT WAS FOR THE WHOLE WEEK. SO WHEN THEY SAW I WAS IN SUCH PAIN THEY LET ME REST ON A STOOL. "BEN" WAS FOUR YEARS OLD. HE SAID "MOMMY YOU LOOK MAD." THE ART STUDENT WAS A RETIRED COL. HE GAVE ME THE FIRST PAINTING. WE DIDN'T GET MUCH MONEY, BUT IT CAME IN HANDY. AND IT WAS FUN.....Barbara....
How about showing us 1 of the
artfully draped nude paintings
I think there is 1 on E Bay
In the words of your devoted husband
"What One Does For One's Art"
CHIC THEY ONLY PAID FIFTY CENTS MORE AN HOUR FOR THE "NUDE" DRAPED AS YOU SAY. AND AS BAD AS WE NEEDED THE MONEY. AS THEY SAY "NO WAY JOSE." I WASN'T GOING TO FREEZE MY "BUTT" FOR FIFTY CENTS MORE AN HOUR. THERE WERE THOSE THAT DID UNDRAPED. BUT IT WAS NOT ME. AND I DIDN'T THINK ANY LESS OF THEM. THOSE WERE HARD TIMES. I DID FIGURE AND PROTRAIT. AND THE FIGURE WAS DONE IN COSTUME. SORRY.....MUCH LOVE.....Barbara.....
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