3 boys by Evia Vitola

A touch of the Wilhelm von Gloedens ... although his images tended to be a little more explicit. Not to say lubricious. Unfortunately, the memory of his photographs from Taormina, of which this powerfully reminds me, is so pervasive that it conditions my reactions to your painting. All I can say is that it's well composed, the proportions convince, and I'm going to have to school myself to look at it more objectively..... As a matter of interest, are you familiar with von Gloeden's photographs of youths on Sicily? Trouble is, why his real motivations are all too clear, he was a brilliant photographer....

Yes, he is amazing photographer and he inspired me with one of his pictures.