Fear of Gypsies

This is a work in progress. Julia Britell is the model, but the features have been adjusted to fit the idea of the painting. When Julia was a child she was afraid of gypsies. This fear was aggravated by the fact that she liked to listen to the song, "The Raggle Taggle Gypsies O". In the painting the dress represents the idea of the Gypsies, or at another level, all of the infinite influences over time, that compose a personality.

This is in the under painting stage, and when finished will measure 64" x 18", or life sized. Oil on canvas, May, 2010, Richard Britell