Monday, April 2, 2012

Fortune Teller by Rachel K Schlueter


















Oil on 9"x12" panel. I painted this at my residency in March. I was looking through art posters in Mr. Graves' studio and found a great one of a local woman, I believe she has passed. She sits at table with a crystal ball over a spread of tarot cards, the photo was taken by Peter Palmquist. The lighting throughout is purple. I wish I had the poster, I would love to take another crack at it using the whole image, It's a great photo. If you are interested in the purchase of "Fortune Teller" please contact me through email.

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  1. This is a painting of a woman named Bonnie Benzanelli Gool. (not positive of the spelling) She was really well known around here in the 70's & early 80's. She was an activist, generally a populist,spoke for the disenfranchised, on the Eureka City Council for a while. A very interesting and colorful person. I love the portrait of her.

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    1. I wonder if she is related to Heidi Benzanelli? It is a fabulous painting by the way! Can't wait to see more of what you did.

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  2. Thanks Kathy and Linda! That's right Kathy, Bob Doran thought he recognized her too and emailed information about Bonnie that matched what I could remember Robert and Desiree telling me. Her image was very powerful, the photo I worked from is just fascinating, how Peter captured her in this wild setting.

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