the cook and his lover (but no wife, and no thief)

the love affair has come to an end. the tension is palpable. charlotte is disappointed, her high expectations of love having settled back down to earth, and emotionally unavailable ahmed mohammad el sherif is fed up with being reprimanded for not succeeding in making the meringue rise, among a few other crucial details.


oil on canvas / 14.2" x 8.7" in (36cm x 22cm) / 2010