Known for his paintings of glamorous women, fashion illustrations and theatre and art deco posters, Frederick Watson has been a constant visitor to New York City for more than two decades. Moreover, he looks the part – elegant and sophisticated.
Who could guess that he grew up in rural farmland, and rode his father’s horses bareback from the age of ten? What can explain the obstinacy of his direction in art, and his fascination with his chosen subject – the mystery of the seductive powers of women?
His mother’s flamboyant red hair, the old movies, his youthful experiences as a tap dancing song-and- dance man and even Shakespeare perhaps. However, art and fashion obsess him – not just as a trade, but also as an expression, historically always with us, of the mysterious attraction of women.
This combination of whimsy, art deco, sexual allure and sophistication in these charming original oil paintings will be guile you, take you to another time, another world.
