A Thousand Words -original 12 by 12 Acrylic painting - modern surreal and contemporary landscape

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A Thousand Words
12 by 12 by 1.5 inches deep (edges are painted, no need for framing)

A photo is worth a thousand words...this could be the basis to the entire Chubby Series (paintings based on antique/vintage/discarded photos).

This is the "sister" painting to Bunny Heath. The colors are almost identical but the feeling is worlds apart. The man holding the camera is looking straight at the viewer, giving it a really intimate feel...much like a photograph. The sky is a combination of antique blue, yellow, and green. In different lights, different colors take center stage.

My favorite part of this painting is his clothing. I started with tones of warm purple, light blues and greens, and then used the red oxide type color with hints of yellow as the final layer. This creates a complex and interesting play of color.

The next painting in the Chubby Series, this painting is based on an antique photograph.
“Chubby” is an ongoing series of paintings based on black and white, sometimes out-of-focus photographs I’ve found in antique shops/flea markets, in bins littered with hundreds of discarded family photos, vacation snapshots, and postcards. I choose an image because I feel connected to the person who took the photograph or the person in front of the camera. I want to document, synthesize, even extend the life stories of these left-behind people through color and line.

All originals are shipped USPS Priority with mandatory insurance.

The original photo was purchased from Bulbone.etsy.com who has an AMAZING selection of photos.

Added on Dec 28, 2009

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