Benedicta
Benedicta - detail
Canvas marked up prior to painting
Like dreams, paintings are all about yourself, everything is a self portrait. In this one I am at once Benedicta and Piggyman, perhaps we all are, depends if it's a good day or not.
Don't feel sorry for Piggyman though, he's a dirty little bastard that Benedicta likes to keep around 'cause he's got a few tricks that keep her amused.
I will rename this painting Benedicta-Pard And Mr Piggyman Watching You.
In Paris Spleen1 Charles Baudelaire wrote
I once knew a certain Benedicta who filled earth and air with the ideal, and whose eyes scattered the seeds of longing for greatness, beauty and glory, for everything that makes a man believe in immortality.
More about Ms Benedicta and Piggyman later...
Attributes
Production Location: Sydney, Australia
Production Date:
Title:
Medium: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimensions (mm W x H):
- Stretcher: 1900 x 2000
- Frame: 20
Frame: Oregon timber, paint and shellac.
Related Works
Drawing of Benedicta
- [ Book: Baudelaire, Charles (1869). Paris Spleen: Which Is The Real One? ] back