The Negotiation, 12" x 14", August 2004, Oil pastel on paper, £250

Based on another Howard Schatz image, I thought that with tongue-in-cheek, I might try to create an image that did more than represent some-thing but instead captured an aspect of human life. Every guy has been there: the unobtainable woman; the got-have-it urge; the post-argument make-up session. Look closely at the image: is she smiling? Or is she wondering why he bought a pink rose instead of the big red ones she likes? Though the rose is held close in her hand, it's also pointing away from her.