my first job with risa finkel (late eighties huntington, long island,new york) this is the high part of the bedroom over the walk in closet, risa wanted first blue /green tones but then grew into warm tones based on tulips(she brought some into the room for me to get inspired by)in time she was bringing in more colors,the tones are dramatic but blended almost as if the colors of the outside were coming in.it was a wonderful backdrop for the large beams and furniture in the room and i loved the way people looked in front of it.from this i started doing many homes and restaurants like this in the future(not always the same colors)i did campo de fiori restaurant in aspen like this and when risa went to aspen with her family on vacation she walked into the restaurant and said"this is like my bedroom" risa did not know i had done it at first and we reconnected(the owners had told her my name)i have learned alot by painting and experimenting with her....you never know who your teacher will be,people come into our lives for a reason.
