Philadelphia - June 18, 2007

Worth a Thousand Words

Kyla Luedtke Portraits

A portrait of yourself in your own home? That’s just a touch narcissistic.

Unless it’s a Warhol. Then, of course, it’s art.

Since that’s no longer an option, it might behoove you to arrange a sitting with artist Kyla Luedtke. Instead of painting you against some cheesy velvet background with a rat terrier, she will transform you into a fairy-tale heroine with your bloomers and petticoats askew (similar to that time you spent hours at McGlinchey’s), a Dick Tracey-esque gangster’s mol with a cigarette dangling from your lips, or whatever else you and she can think up.

She works primarily with oils and canvas, but she can also paint whatever your heart desires on a screen-printed background. 

It may not be a Warhol. But it’ll definitely leave an impression that lasts more than fifteen minutes.

Available by e-mail order (kyla.zoe@gmail.com).

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