Sometimes a gift just walks through the door

I posted a painting recently, and Cheri Pray Earl then suggested that I paint a picture that draws on T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." At first the line, "I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled," came to mind. But on re-reading the poem, I decided to go with the line, "Do I dare to eat a peach?" It is so overladen with meaning and innuendo that I must constrain myself. Curious readers may revisit he poem. After at least a dozen versions, I have settled on this painting. Thank you, Cheri. I dedicate this to you.

Photo shoots: going with the flow

Photo shoot on Saturday. Good model, a lot of fun. Laughing. Exhausting. How can you plan these things? I don't know, I don't try. Painting is going to be fun.

Here are four of my favs. You can see more on my web site:
http://tomplummerphotography.com/p200217412