Lazy Madonna

One of a series of nudes I painted of my girlfriend when we were both in our forties. We set up the flat with various throws, sheets and a set of photographic lights, drew the curtains, opened a bottle of wine and had fun! I did quite a few paintings, etchings and drawings, working from the photos I took with my cheap Canon rebel camera. I had a gallery at the time and used to sell quite a few. Neither of us were bothered by the nudity; I used to be a life model when I was younger as did she. I even tried it again briefly in my late fifties. I loved the excitement of it, and we both always had a blazing row, great sex or both afterwards. I am enjoying writing about my experiences; what I felt, what could have happened and occasionally what did happen!