"This was my very first painting as I returned to oil on canvas after a very long art sabbatical.The year was 1998 and I was living on Bayou Saint John in a tiny single shotgun house with a stove from the 1940’s and an outhouse. Surrounded by pelicans, alligators and swans and heavenly jasmine.At the time I was crazy about this fiery New Orleans girl with strong Italian blood in her veins.One particularly hot summer night I decided to paint our passion under the purple and sapphire moonlight.I love this piece so much!!"-Anders Osborne