As far as I know, Greene's account is true as well. I was sitting about 10 feet from him when he related it, in his studio, and he was specifically referring to a pastel that to the best of my recollection was called "Queen of Kites," part of a series that he had done for a festival of some kind. He had even produced a substantial supply of fine-art reproductions of the piece (back when doing so was extremely expensive, thousands of dollars up front), which did not sell well to the general public and which he now sells for cost to students at his workshop. The story about the execution of the painting was told simply by way of his discussion of the various prints and posters available. There was no connected applied theory lab at the workshop.
I thought we agreed, Peggy, that the thing with the shirt was a one-off and that it wouldn't go any farther than your studio. Perhaps I had the wrong impression.
"Steven"
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