Second Chance

The subject of this piece is a woman who lived a hundred years ago and starred in the Ziegfield Follies until her untimely death at age 21 (too much exercise after being dumped ).  I always found her so beautiful and was so upset by the reason for her early demise, I committed to giving her a second life of sorts.  Her name is Myrna Darby and I hope she knows.

The background was created by digitizing the portrait and printing, collaging.  Mixed media including oils and photos of mushrooms and cactus.

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