Striking Oil on Board Portrait of Woman in Profile with Blue Earring gold hand The 354 pages of the

The 354 pages of the book are in good condition

and so carefully splicing two photographs together in order to make one

It is a little loose--i

Photo measures 6 1/2" x 4 9/16"

giving "my girl" a certain elusiveness

Striking Oil on Board Portrait of Woman in Profile with Blue Earring gold hand The 354 pages of theI spotted this beauty from across the room and made a bee line for her. I've got a thing for paintings with very dark grounds, which lend a sort of mystery and elusiveness to their subjects, I think, and it's just right for setting off the pale skinned, red lipped profile of this fine featured woman, with blue drop earring matching the dab of blue to her eye. The portrait makes me think of both Vermeer and of African hairdresser signboards. Lovely. 7