Young Girl Reading
About this artwork
A young girl sits at a park on a late summer's day in August, lost in a story of a compelling book. The strong afternoon sunlight highlights her hair and back. I saw this girl sitting by the reflecting pool in Washington, DC, shares artist Faye Vander Veer. I wanted the painting to be about her, so I obscured surrounding details and kept the brushwork loose. What was her story, what was she reading?Ó
Here's more work from Faye Vander Veer you may enjoy
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Early Sunday Morning by Faye Vander Veer | $2,350 | oil painting | 24' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-early-sunday-morning_284x.jpg?v=1706288132)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Early Sunday Morning by Faye Vander Veer | $2,350 | oil painting | 24' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-early-sunday-morning_284x.jpg?v=1706288132)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Early Sunday Morning by Faye Vander Veer | $2,350 | oil painting | 24' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-early-sunday-morning_284x.jpg?v=1706288132)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Outgoing Tide by Faye Vander Veer | $1,900 | oil painting | 18' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/yOmWzwTtm1_284x.jpg?v=1698083433)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Outgoing Tide by Faye Vander Veer | $1,900 | oil painting | 18' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/yOmWzwTtm1_284x.jpg?v=1698083433)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Outgoing Tide by Faye Vander Veer | $1,900 | oil painting | 18' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/yOmWzwTtm1_284x.jpg?v=1698083433)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Faye Vander Veer | $2,650 | oil painting | 20' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/REujQ0zUWo_284x.jpg?v=1698083431)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Faye Vander Veer | $2,650 | oil painting | 20' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/REujQ0zUWo_284x.jpg?v=1698083431)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Faye Vander Veer | $2,650 | oil painting | 20' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/REujQ0zUWo_284x.jpg?v=1698083431)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | February in Paris by Faye Vander Veer | $750 | oil painting | 9' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-february-in-paris_284x.jpg?v=1697694552)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | February in Paris by Faye Vander Veer | $750 | oil painting | 9' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-february-in-paris_284x.jpg?v=1697694552)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | February in Paris by Faye Vander Veer | $750 | oil painting | 9' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-february-in-paris_284x.jpg?v=1697694552)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Where Do We Go from Here by Faye Vander Veer | $2,100 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-where-do-we-go-from-here_284x.jpg?v=1692989285)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Where Do We Go from Here by Faye Vander Veer | $2,100 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-where-do-we-go-from-here_284x.jpg?v=1692989285)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Where Do We Go from Here by Faye Vander Veer | $2,100 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-where-do-we-go-from-here_284x.jpg?v=1692989285)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Phone Call by Faye Vander Veer | $1,275 | oil painting | 16' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-the-phone-call_284x.jpg?v=1692987876)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Phone Call by Faye Vander Veer | $1,275 | oil painting | 16' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-the-phone-call_284x.jpg?v=1692987876)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Phone Call by Faye Vander Veer | $1,275 | oil painting | 16' h x 12' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-the-phone-call_284x.jpg?v=1692987876)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Great Escape by Faye Vander Veer | $1,275 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-great-escape_284x.jpg?v=1692987769)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Great Escape by Faye Vander Veer | $1,275 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-great-escape_284x.jpg?v=1692987769)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Great Escape by Faye Vander Veer | $1,275 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-great-escape_284x.jpg?v=1692987769)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Crosswalk by Faye Vander Veer | $1,900 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-crosswalk_284x.jpg?v=1692983360)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Crosswalk by Faye Vander Veer | $1,900 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-crosswalk_284x.jpg?v=1692983360)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Crosswalk by Faye Vander Veer | $1,900 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-crosswalk_284x.jpg?v=1692983360)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Le Marche by Faye Vander Veer | $2,600 | oil painting | 18' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-le-marche_284x.jpg?v=1692722878)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Le Marche by Faye Vander Veer | $2,600 | oil painting | 18' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-le-marche_284x.jpg?v=1692722878)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Le Marche by Faye Vander Veer | $2,600 | oil painting | 18' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-le-marche_284x.jpg?v=1692722878)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | After the Rain (Piazza Navona) by Faye Vander Veer | $1,575 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-after-the-rain-piazza-navona_284x.jpg?v=1692702337)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | After the Rain (Piazza Navona) by Faye Vander Veer | $1,575 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-after-the-rain-piazza-navona_284x.jpg?v=1692702337)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | After the Rain (Piazza Navona) by Faye Vander Veer | $1,575 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-after-the-rain-piazza-navona_284x.jpg?v=1692702337)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Kiss by Faye Vander Veer | $3,250 | oil painting | 24' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-the-kiss_284x.jpg?v=1692698792)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Kiss by Faye Vander Veer | $3,250 | oil painting | 24' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-the-kiss_284x.jpg?v=1692698792)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Kiss by Faye Vander Veer | $3,250 | oil painting | 24' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-the-kiss_284x.jpg?v=1692698792)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | I Thought You Knew by Faye Vander Veer | $1,275 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-i-thought-you-knew_284x.jpg?v=1692698681)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | I Thought You Knew by Faye Vander Veer | $1,275 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-i-thought-you-knew_284x.jpg?v=1692698681)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | I Thought You Knew by Faye Vander Veer | $1,275 | oil painting | 11' h x 14' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-i-thought-you-knew_284x.jpg?v=1692698681)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | April in Paris by Faye Vander Veer | $825 | oil painting | 10' h x 8' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-april-in-paris_284x.jpg?v=1692698431)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | April in Paris by Faye Vander Veer | $825 | oil painting | 10' h x 8' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-april-in-paris_284x.jpg?v=1692698431)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | April in Paris by Faye Vander Veer | $825 | oil painting | 10' h x 8' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-april-in-paris_284x.jpg?v=1692698431)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Shadows of Paris by Faye Vander Veer | $2,600 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-shadows-of-paris_284x.jpg?v=1692698264)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Shadows of Paris by Faye Vander Veer | $2,600 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-shadows-of-paris_284x.jpg?v=1692698264)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Shadows of Paris by Faye Vander Veer | $2,600 | oil painting | 16' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-shadows-of-paris_284x.jpg?v=1692698264)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Sunday with Sophia by Faye Vander Veer | $2,600 | oil painting | 20' h x 16' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-sunday-with-sophia_284x.jpg?v=1692698262)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Sunday with Sophia by Faye Vander Veer | $2,600 | oil painting | 20' h x 16' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-sunday-with-sophia_284x.jpg?v=1692698262)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Sunday with Sophia by Faye Vander Veer | $2,600 | oil painting | 20' h x 16' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-sunday-with-sophia_284x.jpg?v=1692698262)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Contemplating Venus by Faye Vander Veer | $550 | oil painting | 8' h x 6' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-contemplating-venus_284x.jpg?v=1692697919)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Contemplating Venus by Faye Vander Veer | $550 | oil painting | 8' h x 6' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-contemplating-venus_284x.jpg?v=1692697919)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Contemplating Venus by Faye Vander Veer | $550 | oil painting | 8' h x 6' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-contemplating-venus_284x.jpg?v=1692697919)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Lady in Blue by Faye Vander Veer | $1,275 | oil painting | 14' h x 11' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-the-lady-in-blue_284x.jpg?v=1692697683)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Lady in Blue by Faye Vander Veer | $1,275 | oil painting | 14' h x 11' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-the-lady-in-blue_284x.jpg?v=1692697683)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Lady in Blue by Faye Vander Veer | $1,275 | oil painting | 14' h x 11' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-the-lady-in-blue_284x.jpg?v=1692697683)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Movie Night by Faye Vander Veer | $1,025 | oil painting | 12' h x 9' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-movie-night_284x.jpg?v=1692697682)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Movie Night by Faye Vander Veer | $1,025 | oil painting | 12' h x 9' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-movie-night_284x.jpg?v=1692697682)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Movie Night by Faye Vander Veer | $1,025 | oil painting | 12' h x 9' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_faye-vander-veer-oil-painting-movie-night_284x.jpg?v=1692697682)