Pure Imagination

Following on from my last blog, here is the second painting of my lovely friend Chiara.

Finishing this painting has been hard, I think in some ways I didn’t want the experience to end.

I’m not going to say much…I don’t feel like I can.

I’d just like to say a little about the title.

It was inspired by something Chiara’s boyfriend, Charlie, said about her and the impact she had on his world.

Its comes from the song ‘Pure Imagination’ from the film Willy Wonker and the Chocolate factory.

While painting this, his words and this song have often been stuck in my head.

As often the way, the painting took on a life of its own and Chiara became very much a Gene Wilder/Willy Wonker kind of character.

To me it feels as though she is intensely staring out from the painting, inviting you to share in her magical world with her.

I feel so blessed that I took her up on that offer as many of us did.