Hi Maet, Oh yes, I try very hard to do my own thing. I work around the client's requests, pushing things all the time to move toward my tastes. And yes, I can't help it, when I paint women, I am drawing upon some inner idea of beauty. Same for the men. I have read that artists are always painting themselves, or the self they idealize in their mind's eye. So to some degree, I am painting the man I would like to resemble and the woman that is my feminine half. I don't know. I just like the way they look!

Thanks for your comments. James