F. Scott Hess

This painting is the first in my collection, The Hotel Vide. The Hotel Vide is a murder mystery in ten paintings. Each painting represents a character in the hotel, in a specific room, on a specific day, at a specific time. Each piece carries plot and character clues, but be forewarned: the answer to the mystery has never been divulged by the artist.

You are invited to try to solve the mystery on your own, or as a group by talking to each other in the comments below. (Note that if you click on the comment field, you can add text or an image.) To get updates on this discussion, subscribe here.

When you feel you have reached a conclusion, it may, or may not be correct. It may be incomplete. As long as it is not confirmed by me, the answer remains open. The ‘Hotel Vide’ lives. Good Luck!

Keep in mind that you can enlarge this picture (twice!) by clicking on it.