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Contemporary self portrait oil painting of Philadelphia, PA artist Elizabeth Virginia Levesque completed in the year 2013. The painting is of the artist as a young woman. She wears a dark, long sleeved dress pattered in large dots. Her hair is dark, wavy and short. A Blood Milk planchette necklace and small silver nose ring reflect light. The woman stands with her chin slightly raised and looks directly at the viewer. Small, cupid's bow shaped lips are slightly parted. She is painted against an olive green background.

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  • Mourning on the Internet

    The past weeks have been difficult. My former art history professor, Yates Evans, at the TCC Visual Arts Center, ended his life earlier this month. I don’t claim to have been especially close to the man, but he was my friend and I feel his loss. I can’t imagine the devastation his family and life… Read more

  • Artist As Predator

    If I was good at writing I’d spend a lot of space here talking about how movies and drama have treated the artist as a madman(rather than woman) similarly to the mad scientist of many a horror film and book. The below examples don’t necessarily match that concept, but they are creepy stories featuring artists… Read more