Nothing Gold Can Stay (Zoe)?. 2013? Size: 18 x 16 in? Medium: Oil on canvas panel? ? The title is based on the poem by Robert Frost? ? Nothing Gold Can Stay? BY ROBERT FROST? Nature?s first green is gold,? Her hardest hue to hold.? Her early leaf?s a flower;? But only so an hour.? Then leaf subsides to leaf.? So Eden sank to grief,? So dawn goes down to day.? Nothing gold can stay.? ? The poem’s meaning sets out the ‘green’ of youth is fleeting and nothing that is perfect lasts.? I’ve used this title a few times ( 2012 was the first). With this portrait I want to tackle fur and subtle turning within chiaroscuro lighting. Note the gold necklace in the left hand.? Sold through the Albemarle Gallery? ? #albemarlegallery#rvpgallery#cattogallery#artist#art#painting#oilpainting#contemporaryart#contemporaryrealism #contemporarypainting#painter #Fineart #artgallery#artstudio#modernart#figurativeart#artconsultant#interiordesign#artcollectors?