"The Artist's Corner..."

"Hotel Room Guests No. 4"

Oil on canvas

Aad Sterrebaan

(Nicolaas Porter)

What I Like About This: It's an interesting work on many levels... the title is suggestive in many ways and perhaps revealing of the subject and scene the artist is immortalizing. And yet, there is an innocence and gentleness in the painting which is accented and enhanced by the artist's use of light and shadow and almost distracted from by his fine and precise detailing of the Tiffany style lamp from his light emanates.  Nevertheless, despite the title and the obviously homoerotic intent of this painting, the artist has still left enough unanswered questions for the imagination to ponder and I believe that is the highest attainment of the artist's craft.