Dreaming...

(left) "The Dream", 18x24" (original by Pablo Picasso)
(right) The original "The Dream" by Pablo Picasso

I've almost finished my forgery of Picasso's "The Dream". I apologise for the poor quality of the photo. I manage to paint by this light, but it doesn't photograph well.

This picture was really enjoyable to paint. I love the curves and the sumptuous colours, and although she's a little misshapen, I think the figure is quite beautiful. I read in one of my art history books that this was Maria-Therese, one of Picasso's lovers.

I'm putting my version of "The Dream" into the Fakes and Forgeries show at Spring Bull Gallery in Newport in February.