Escort of Kings Volume 1, Woman, Artist, Mystic
is the first book of a memoir/trilogy – now available at Amazon.com |
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Excerpt from the Bordello chapter 2 in my first book:
My artistic eyes scanned every inch of the room. Such a spectacular place, mostly red, and right in front of a lengthy bar sat a sassy blonde on a bar stool. A male proprietor appeared, formally dressed in a suit. He had the body of a bouncer. Looking past us he remarked, “Are all those people with you? No one else in your party can enter. It’s private.”
“Please,” I pleaded, “Let me stand inside. I’m an artist. I want to record these images. I have to paint this view. I’ve never seen a real bordello. It’s marvelous! “In perfect English, his curt voice spat, “I’ll give you both a few minutes. Then you’ll have to leave.” I turned to David and grinned, then put my hand over my mouth and looked away; when I looked back, David was eyeing the blonde at the bar.
I wondered how few women have ever had this opportunity and then remembered that most famous brothel paintings were created by male artists. In that moment, I fantasized being the Toulouse-Lautrec of the 20th Century, waiting to paint these images from a woman’s point of view.
Later, I recorded in my journal a few remembrances:
A veiled blonde half-dreamed in lace
Is seen at Monica’s on the way to your place.
As side streets take you to the house of fire
Where men become men with Lot’s desire.
Dark rooms guide you as your feet trace the hall
Where a woman’s perfume flows through each wall.
Colored scents pass through her hair
Night envelopes clothes on a chair. |
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Reproductions of artwork from the book are availalbe for purchase!
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“The Bordello”
archival digital reproduction of an original lithograph
23.5" x 15"
open edition $125 each*
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“Bordello in Lace”
archival digital reproduction of an original lithograph
23.5" x 15"
open edition $125 each*
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“Escort of Kings”
archival digital reproduction of an original acrylic painting with collage
17" x 14"
open edition
$100 each*
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“Night Bath”
archival digital reproduction of an original lithograph enhanced with prisma colored lines on each umbrella
25" x 17"
open edition
$125 each*
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“Step Into My Parlor”
archival digital reproduction of an original water colored etching
16" x 22.5"
open edition $175 each*
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* Each piece includes shipping cost in the U.S., a certificate of authenticity and each reproduction is signed by the artist.
A percent of these sales will go to fund a charity of my choice to prevent child abuse and trafficking. The owners of the original works of art have released these images for reproduction in accordance to benefit children of sexual abuse.
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