Larry with a Blue Stripe

For a long time I was really into blue stripes, blue stars and fezzes. I still am, but maybe not quite as much as I used to be.

In the height of that period, I did this painting of Larry Baumiller, who graciously agreed to pose, not entirely sure what I was up to.
It's done in oils on linen, and is about half life-sized, more or less.

My wife thought it was kind of disturbing and made me keep it out in the studio, so I eventually gave it to her sister's husband, who rather fancied it.



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(update)
Came across these studies for the painting above, and thought it interesting to include them:

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