Philly Sammi

Philly Sammi
Artist Nancy Brittle
Oil on Canvas
24x36”
Philly Sammi was painted after some on site visits to our local deli where Sammi had just come down from Philadelphia to work.  She brought a vibrancy we hadn’t seen in a while  to our little town. Hair that turned different colors on different days with bright fuschia or teal rinses, lots of expressive use of jewelry, a quick genuine smile, and a birght mind made her a popular face in town. She told me I could paint her and I made some notes, then worked from memory.  This is more of a composed creative statement than an actual portrait.   Sammi worked hard, learned the business, saved her tips, and went on to work in higher end restaurants with a goal or owning her own..