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?√ßWHffflWi D-360-845 SU AUG 2 7 1964 ler and Lou Jacobs. People often comment about the elongated faces/ and b i g eyes of Skelton?╟╓s subjects. ?╟úThe first thing I notice about a per- son are his eyes,?╟Ñ he explains. ..m^th?½ eyes are the fur-; nace of the soul anil when" I paint, I exaggerate to capture the true person as I see him ?╟Ñ Why are the faces so thin? ?╟úAgain, it?╟╓s because I?╟╓m try- ing to express the real person not the fat they might have ac cumulated through, the years. That?╟╓s not an integral part of their true self.?╟Ñ Red and Georgia Skelton have a fine collection Of th* works of such artists as Renoir; Vlaminck, Andrew Wyeth a n <j Margaret Keane in their hom^ plus, of course, some of theii own work. , Thus far, Skelton has turned down all bids on his paintings, although he has donated several to charity to be auctioned off. Wouldn?╟╓t he like to see his paintings in private collections, and publjc galleries? He, still; insists: ?╟úAwwwf they/renot; good, enough/1. | I,