The "big" painting

I had forgotten that I had posted a preliminary view of this work several weeks ago. This work was simply a blast to paint - first of all working in a very large ( 36" x 36") format really opens you up - physically. There is no way you can tighten up your body when painting something this large (well at least for me). I enjoyed this process so much, that I've decided to create several works in large format. The subject of pears was an experiment so that I could figure out all of the technical issues of working this large (e.g. correct brush sizes, perspective on this scale, etc.). Incredible fun.

This will be the largest work that I'm offering at the NOVA show.

POST SCRIPT: Tonight was the opening of the NOVA Show, and I'm thrilled to let you know that this work won the Honorable Mention Award for Oil Painting. The caliber of artists at this show was really high, so I'm doubly thrilled. My thanks to the jurors: Kristine Kravinsky, Curator of Modern Art at the Michener Museum / Colleen Matthews, Direcctor of the Radcliffe Gallery in New Hope and to Rita Corino, Artist