It occurred to me as I sat on the terrace enjoying a glorious California morning the odd trivia that led to the painting currently housed a la John Saladino in my direct line of vision. The original muse for the painting was a staircase that led to a garage apartment on Charleville. I walk(ed) past it daily for years, conceived and painted the piece in the earlier years of my life here in Beverly Hills. I always thought that a child might think that a good witch or a fairy princess may be hiding at the top of those stairs.

In the first year of our marriage, the Husband rented that very garage for parking our extra car. I never did discover who actually does live at the top of those stairs…