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| Title | #8 (Yellow Poplar Leaf) |
| Size | 24" x 30" |
| Medium | acrylic on canvas |
| Date | April-September, 2003 |
| Price | $2,300 SOLD |
| Digital Print | $600 printed on canvas and mounted on wooden stretchers ( about digital prints) |
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Okay, it may be time to strap me into a chair and administer a few tests. I seem to be on the precipice here. Maybe it's because I just completed it, but this painting has been to my eyes like flypaper to a fly. I think that browned maple leaf in the upper left, its translucent lobe tossing a big, strong, sharp shadow, may signal that I've become clinically obsessive. Sharp shadows abound here, which may account for the unrelenting eye-grip. Or maybe I need stronger medication. Anyway, I was delighted that a wild clump of grass joined the party and fit right in, even if painting between the blades was a pain. |
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Detail 1 When the deep blacks butt up against a curl that catches a sheen, look out! I wouldn't dare compare my work with Georges La Tour's, but... oh hell, why not? No one else will do it. Yes, yes, I admit that I couldn't hold a candle (!) to him, but this eight-square-inch detail looks practically La Touresque to me. |
Detail 2 Again, the black backdrop makes for something very theatrical. |
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