Seattle Adult Entertainment: Isobel Redmond’s ’sweet nature’ captured in Archibald Prize portrait

Posted on February 23rd, 2010 in Seattle adult entertainment by seattlesleuth

Lauren-Jade Ryan works on her portrait of Liberal leader Isobel Redmond in Adelaide. Picture: Kelly Barnes Source: The Australian
THE last time artist Lauren-Jade Ryan entered the Archibald Prize, her subject was Adelaide brothel madam Stormy Summers.
This time she hopes to have more luck with her portrait of Isobel Redmond, who became Opposition Leader during the Liberal Party’s stormy winter of 2009.
“They’re very different females, Stormy being a little bit outrageous,” Ryan said at yesterday’s final sitting. “Isobel recites poetry like my grandmother always did, so I find that endearing.”
The final sitting was a rushed affair as Ms Redmond stepped off the campaign trail, threw on the flame-coloured dress she wears in the portrait, gulped down a cup of tea and made for her chair.
“For a person who hates having her picture taken, I’ve taken a really strange career path,” she said. “There are pictures of me all over the state.”

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