The Painter

Book A Novel of Pursuit, is a tongue-in-cheek love story, and comprises a first-person account of a young painters stay on the banks of the Potomac River, in the company of a sensuous young beauty. It tells of the young artists struggles to keep his mind sharply focused on his quest for artistic expression, while his attractive companion pursues him. The book offers an elegant and witty account of the larky situations that ensue. The book not only entertains. Its target is the heart. The artists companion is not satisfied with being desired by her hard-to-please artist. She wants to be desired irresistibly, and no Ottoman odalisque ever worked harder at the task.