Painting In Progress
oil on canvas
24 inches by 24 inches
Many years before painting the smaller pieces I have been placing in this blog, I painted much larger artworks on canvas. I am now returning to that earlier love.
I have long had a fascination with small, simple objects portrayed much larger than reality. This interest began with discovering the way Georgia O'Keefe painted flowers. She once said, "I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty." That's how I feel.
What is a cherry? You can pass bags of them in the grocery store with hardly a notice, or absentmindedly hold a bunch in your hand before popping one in your mouth. But, present them on a much larger scale and they become luscious, shiny, colorful orbs. Almost an abstraction, and hard to ignore.
