Paris:  Oh, this one is nice too.

Tina:  One is the front of the Metropolitan Art Museum and the last one is the store fronts across from the entrance of Central Park.  I put some people in, some pigeons, a hot dog vendor, just little things which you see in those areas almost every day. They probably won’t be very popular here in the Los Angeles area. But it’s what I wanted to paint.

Paris: Well, I want to see them when you finish them as a series. So, what are you going to do with the nudes?

Tina:  I plan to give them to Bette as an anniversary gift. We celebrate our 11^th in October. I just wanted to know if they were of the quality that Bette would be pleased with.

Paris:  I would be surprised if she didn’t swoon over them. If she doesn’t like them, I would love to have them. They are truly lovely and so expressive. They are beautiful. It’s a nice gift.

Tina:  Thank you Paris. I know it’s a little early on the rest of my collection. But I’ve only been at it for a couple of weeks. I’ll have you back at in mid-November for another viewing of what I have. Now should I have these New York series framed?

Paris: Let’s wait until the series is complete before you do that. But these nudes, definitely. They are so good. Did you use photographs or a model?

Tina:  These I painted from memory.

Paris: Wow…that is impressive.

Tina: I did cheat and look at myself in the mirror to get the perspective of how much body to show. So, I guess I did use a model for some of it.

Paris:  Still impressive. I love the size of the paintings. What about 125 percent of life size?

Tina:  I think that’s right. The canvas is about 7 foot tall and I filled the canvas from head to toe.

Paris:  Perfect shaped legs, arms, everything. Anything else you want me to see?

Tina:  Not today thanks. You have a meeting with Bette?

Paris:  Yes, Bette asked me to come to UCLA to her office as she had some time after class to talk.

Tina:  Yes, she said she would be seeing you today.