Portraits - Art for Cash Sake

One of the bummer things about portraits is that they tend to be more work than the fee you get.  Just like a photo, no one likes the way they look, so it is usually endless sketches and a lot of ego stroking.  But there was an upside, sometimes I hung out with the very rich.  This was a portrait I did of this gorgeous model, Finele.  She was a blast and married to a gasilliionaire.  One of the clauses in her marriage contract, because the rich have marriage contracts, is she had to spend like a half a million dollars a year on clothing.  So whenever I'd visit her in Manhattan we'd go shopping.  She tried on the clothes, which she looked fab and I'd hold the bags.  Though I gave up portraits I remembered this client who fun, down to earth and a pleasure to paint.