Angelina Jolie posed for a series of portraits chronicalling her pregnancy. She had the artist, Don Bachardy, flown into Namibia and had him sworn to secrecy about the project:
However, the revealing paintings may never been seen by the public because they are likely to remain in Angelina’s private collection.
A source said: “Angelina has asked him not to talk about or show the portraits to anyone.”
Bachardy – who has also painted Rita Hayworth, Jack Nicholson and Bette Davis – flew to Paris and Namibia to paint the ‘Tomb Raider’ actress before she gave birth to daughter Shiloh Nouvel last month.
Artist Dan Bachardy is a 72 year-old gay man, and has had his work shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Portrait Gallery in London, and the Smithsonian art museum.
His portraits are stylized views of the subjects and can be revealing but aren’t realistic enough to embarass. Bachardy uses heavy strokes, shading and light to make peop look slightly cartoonish. Angelina’s pictures are sure to be tasteful and probably don’t give away much more of her naked body than we’ve already seen.
Meanwhile Angelina has brought Shiloh to visit her ailing mother, French actress Marcheline Bertrand, in LA. Bertrand has been under care for cancer, and was not well enough to fly to Namibia to see her grandchild after the birth. (thanks xiaoecho!)
A paparrazo was arrested outside of four year old Maddox’s daycare yesterday. The guy was hiding in the bushes trying to get pictures of the tot when a member of Jolie-Pitt’s agressive security force nabbed him. He was then arrested and released on $1,000 bail.
Here are some random older Angelina Jolie photoshoots for your viewing pleasure. Thanks to babyface at Hollywood’s Best.
It’s the kind of thing one should only display in the private area of the house like a bedroom, imo. I’ve seen a photo of Marlee Matlin’s living room and the cast of her very pregnant belly hangs over the fireplace…Hmm, a bit much, if you ask me. A cousin of mine showed the family tons of beautiful, artistic photos of her pregnant and yet I was slightly uncomfortable to see her breasts fully displayed (and knowing that everyone in the family is looking at them too). I guess I’m just old-fashioned about it and would prefer to cover some areas while showing the tummy. Thanks for the Angelina photos–I can’t believe she keeps ruining this gorgeous body with tattoos. It’s a shame, imo.