Odalisque d’ Automne

My beautiful wife has been and continues to be a source of inspiration to me.

Recently, and for no other reason than I had a vision of her as a classic odalisque, I decided to create a scene in which Betty played the role of harem slave girl, with a twist. In my image, she represents the embodiment of sensual, hedonistic pleasure within the context of a specific stage of life. She is the vision of womanhood in it’s natural, beautiful ripening as summer growth and vigor slowly evolves into the mellow fullness of late summer and into the wane of autumn.

Her hair is going grey, her voluptuous figure, as succulent as the final harvest. She is in repose, with pleasures in hand, as one with nature.

©2009 Dan Whipps Photography

We set this up in my studio with the help of our friend and accomplished hair/makeup stylist Nancy Broadfoot. A print was framed and hung for the annual MAP “Out of Order” show and auction and will be hanging in the upcoming Creative Alliance ‘Big Show’.