Portrait of Lizzie Magie
Pastel John Wells Pastel John Wells

Portrait of Lizzie Magie

“Portrait of Lizzie Magie” Pastel on paper, 11 x 14 in. I saw a documentary about the history of the board game Monopoly and discovered that it was actually invented by Lizzie Magie. Not only that, but her original game was called The Landlord’s Game, and instead of celebrating Capitalism, is was a rather harsh criticism of it. I was inspired by her and decided to do her portrait.

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Mona Louie
Oil Painting John Wells Oil Painting John Wells

Mona Louie

This is my dog Louie, an Italian Greyhound, and about the happiest, most playful and loving dog you’re ever going to meet. I had been wanting to paint his portrait for a while to put over the fireplace in the living room, and I finally got it done. Since he’s an Italian Greyhound, I wanted to paint him sort of like the Mona Lisa, with Tuscany as a backdrop. I painted this in oils on a canvas board, and I think it turned out pretty great.

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