My artist friend, Jean-Christophe Defline possesses many magical traits. Other artists are mystically drawn to him. He’s a walking encyclopedia. Generosity is in his DNA. A patron of the arts. I, being a mere mortal, felt it my duty to illustrate him. I approached it the way Hans Holbein painted Sir Thomas Moore and Thomas Cromwell. I draped Defline in his finest attire looking ever so regal. I surrounded him with allegorical symbols of his stature. I believe Defline will be gifting this work of art to The Frick Collection in New York City. It will be hung in the same room as the Holbeins I mentioned. Then I can visit him whenever I like.
