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This is the first of several images of Nell Gwyn, or rather my interpretation of her. She was a 17th century courtesan of King Charles II of England. She rose from poverty to become an accomplished actress and the King's favourite pastime. As a youngster she became well known for selling oranges to theatre patrons.

I have used both oil painting and sketch-type depictions, both in style at that time.

Model: Jessica Bealey
Makeup Artist: Devon Bree Baker
Costuming: Naomi Lazarus

I began photography with a Brownie camera my parents gave me as a child sometime in the 1950s. In the 1970s I finally graduated to an SLR and actually won a few contests, then took a hiatus through the 1990s but picked up digital photography in earnest in the mid-2000s. Now, many years later, it still excites me to venture out and try to find what the world is all about in my own way through this wonderful medium. To me, photography is about capturing the hidden meaning, the emotion, and the invisible in a given moment in time. It transcends mere composition and lighting. When it's done well, we sit up and take notice, we pause over an image, and if everything is perfect, we might even feel that slight tingling up the spine. While I try...