I'll Be Waiting for You in Havana

Posing Nude in Havana

Year: 2025
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 39 × 39 in · 100 × 100 cm
Series: I'll Be Waiting for You in Havana

This painting is about Havana, women, inspiration, and beauty. I drew from Havana as always — and from the book by Cuban writer Wendy Guerra, "Posing Nude in Havana," itself rooted in the diaries of the beloved Anaïs Nin, who at nineteen spent several months in Havana searching for her Cuban father. There is a brilliant scene in the book where Anaïs poses nude at a party for several painters. It may well be invented, but it is entirely in the spirit of Anaïs. And in my spirit too. I am certain it is Wendy Guerra's favorite moment in her own work as well. Of course, the painting is also about me and my Havana life. I painted it in a single breath — quickly, without second thoughts.

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