Wild Lizzie. Print W42cm H59.5cm. Edition 28
I met Lizzie in Copenhagen in the early seventies.
She was wild, crazy, and dangerous—yet also beautiful and sweet.
We became twins, then lovers, and eventually drifted apart.
But still, after all these years, deep in my heart, the fire remains—the wild, crazy, dangerous fire
Four Friends
We were a gang of Five who hung out together in the 1990's. We met, by chance, at an artists' collective in Spain, and immediately formed a friendship. We still run into each other occasionally, but a lot of countries now seperate us, alas. A year ago, when I was at an opening in Marseille, a dark-haired man emerged from the crowd and stared at me. There, standing in front of me was one of the original gang -- "French Tony", whom I had not seen for 10 years. That was a meeting that will not be quickly forgotten! The next day I had an idea as to how to portray the gang. The opportunity to do so came some six months later when I was back in France -- a series of paintings called "Four Friends". The paintings are bewildering and move me very much.
Do you want to know more about four friends please send me an email: jimmyisaksson@hotmail.com