Jack Vettriano is an artist who's been making quite a name for himself in the art world these days, either as an object of admiration or of scorn. He does narrative pictures that appeal the way that genre fiction appeals. The paintings feature people living a life grander and better than our own, but that we can allow ourselves to enter. I mentioned how Klimt allows his male audience to enter the painting. Notice how Vettriano creates a similar effect for both men and women in this painting. He has placed these ambiguous figures on an endless plain of misty dreamscape. This is typical of his day scenes, which have a quality of nostalgia.
Vettriano's night scenes are entirely different animals, however. I largely think they speak for themselves, but if you'd like I can tease out some of the more luscious features of this work.
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