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| Boys Swimming, 9" x 12", oil on linen, 1999, Private Collection |

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| F. Kallop, 13" x 15", oil on paper, 2002, Private Collection |
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Oil study is the phrase I use for paintings that are done as pure and
simple exercises that delight the heart or mind, or in rare instances both. The painting, "Boys Swimming" is an invention
that was done in the studio. The portrait "F. Kallop," was done from life with a limited earth palette.
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Copyright 2008 Patrick Connors
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