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I was lucky enough to paint Patricia recently at her beautiful historical home in Charleston for my "Face of Charleston" portrait project with The Charleston Mercury Newspaper. See pictures below.
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The sitting was a real delight, as was Patricia. Alas, it was a Sunday and the butler's day off so I didn't get to drink a martini with her at the sitting's end. The consolation was playing with a new puppy.
Patricia is famous on the hit American show for her crisp martinis along with her hilarious equally crisp one-liners about pretty much everything. Vogue Magazine has done a couple of articles about her witticisms.
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I knew it was not a good day for my portrait painting hand to be 'off', even a little bit, or spill oil paint on the lush cream carpet and softly lemon-colored walls. We chatted about all sorts of things as I painted Pat in her sumptuous Southern living room. She looked so glam in a golden gown and perfectly coiffed hair. Impeccable make-up. I felt a big scruffy next to her. Most of all, how on earth could I capture all of this quickly? After about a two hour single life sitting, Patricia saw the portrait for the first time. I was super glad her first reaction to seeing the oil sketch of her was a big smile. Phew. She could not have been more gracious toward it - or me.
I was also glad the cream carpet escaped a fallen brush or drip or two. But I must confess to missing that martini once the pressure was off.
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| Patricia Altschul By Johanna Spinks Single sitting, two hours. Painted for The Face of Charleston |
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| Patricia see her life sketch for the first time. |
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