Legendary painter

I recently photographed a famous painter, William Theophilus Brown, in his San Francisco studio.  Brown is 92 and still gets over to his studio about six days a week to work.  He has painted with some of the best, including Picasso.  His life story reminded me of a conversation I recently had with Alicia, where she was talking about what it would have been like to be around in the times of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.  It's hard to imagine the circles Brown ran in, and the kinds of collaboration and inspiration he got from the people he hung out with.  Or that Henri Cartier Bresson was a guy he could run into while out at the symphony.  It's so amazing to have a circle around of people who inspire you, and I have to say, since moving to San Francisco I've been super fortunate to meet a lot of people who are stellar photographers and individuals.  Exciting times.

William Theophilus Brown

And if you're interested, the story on Brown is here.