I can imagine how striking they are when viewed head on - all of that rich pastel, large enough to walk into.
I'm going to get back over to the Ringling Museum, where they have a similarly-large pastel full-figure portrait hanging in one of the galleries. I'll report back on the artist, just don't remember off the top of my head. The work is on paper, however, and has not held up well.
I'm wondering if there's a large East Coast juried show along the lines of the Prix de West that you could get them into.
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