Wine, love and a Siamese cat
(watercolor illustration on paper, 2005)
"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity."
Albert Einstein
"Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw."
Fran Lebowitz
"Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell."
Joan Crawford
While I was painting the 1920's couple in this illustration I kept on imagining their life stories. I imagined the man as a quiet reflective type. I envisioned the woman as creative and artistic. He carries a certain sadness in his heart and she initially became interested in him because she was intrigued by its source.
They met at a party thrown by an eccentric famous writer. She liked his eyes. He fell in love with her after he found out that her favorite short story was the same as his - The Gift of the Magi.
He is soft-spoken and takes his time to express his thoughts. He wants her to be able to understand how he really feels. She likes listening to him, but often gets distracted by his melancholic eyes. It'd take two more years of long conversations and Cabernet Franc before he'll propose to her. It'll happen on a day when Baby Vamp, her Siamese cat will have her fourth litter.
