Girl in a Copper Dress is sold. The artwork is available as a print at this link at Steve Henderson Collections, Steve's sister site focusing on prints and gifts.

The Beauty of Copper -- It Shines Like Gold

Copper is a color rich and beautiful in its own right, and the Girl in a Copper Dress 2 captures the deep hues and velvety texture of the ruffled party dress. Most of the time, we associate copper with pennies, and because pennies are not made of gold, we undervalue their unique, jeweled overtones, whether they are new and shiny or softly burnished.

Actually, when it comes to a dress, gold tones tend to scream out, "metallic!" But the subdued, deep coloration of the fabric in The Girl in a Copper Dress is refined and sumptuous. This is not a dress left over from a bridal party.

Matching the copper tones of the dress are the highlights of the woman's hair, a tendril escaping from the band pulling the hair back. Red, golden-orange, copper -- the woman's hair glows with the dress.

The background, which recedes softly as it is set against the strong, vibrant, lit hues of the dress's ruffled folds, is vaguely made out with furniture and decor from the Victorian era. The abstract nature of the background plays off of the traditional nature of its subject matter.

The Girl in a Copper Dress II captures a sense of romance, movement, dance, and freedom. There is a lithesome grace in the woman's stance and movement of hands.