Tina had worked on her paintings. She finished her first five and had Paris come and take a look. Paris loved them. One was a landscape of the Sheep Farm in Central Park with the tall buildings in the background. Tina had added some kite flyers and Frisbee players. She had a dog in the distance. She titled it Sunday in the Park. The second two were a pair. The first was a nude of a tall woman with long dark wavy hair. The skin was a beautiful mocha color.  The facial features were indistinct. The woman was in full stride and muscles of the legs, buttocks, back and arms were highly defined. The woman was in a three-quarter turn so that you could see some of her front side and some of her back side. The breast and pubic area were clear and obvious. The woman was gorgeous. Paris was stunned.

Paris: Is this Bette?  She is so beautiful. The muscle tone and the definition is just gorgeous.

Tina:  You know it very well could be you.

Paris:  Are you kidding. When have you seen me nude?

Tina:  I haven’t but I have seen your sister and you two do have almost identical body structures. Bette’s just a decade older.

Paris:  Well, I love it. And if you want to sell it. I’ll pay your price.

Tina:  I’m not planning on selling this one. If Bette like’s it, we will hang it in our house somewhere. Now look at its mate.

The second one was almost identical except facing the other direction of a blond woman with a lighter pink white skin. The buttocks were more pronounced and the breast slightly larger. The muscle definition was noticeable in this one as well. The hair was in wavy curls but not as curly as its mate. She was beautiful as well. The blond of her hair was repeated on the public mound. The face was indistinct but clearly an attractive woman.

Paris:  Tina?  Is this a self-portrait?  You are a brave artist to do that. Not many do something like this as the first ones they produce.  But I must say, these are gorgeous.

Tina:  I have a couple of others in process.  They are a part of my New York series. I plan to do six in this series. I am doing a landscape. It’s a boat view looking to Lady Liberty in the foreground and the new tower across the harbor and the building and Battery Park across the way.