Half-Peeled Lemon
It’s been a long time since my last posting. First, because of holiday weekend activities and second because I had a lot of unexpected personal business which needed attention. I’m back on track and hope to post every few days as before. While I aim at a posting every day, I won’t rush a painting to meet a deadline. Painting for me is the pure pleasure and joy of doing it and not a commercial exercise. If it’s not fun or enjoyable, that shows up in the quality and feeling of the work. Of course, there is an advantage to painting every day even though there may be nothing to show clearly as a new posting.
I’ll try to keep a regular schedule now until the first two weeks of July when we will again be doing some traveling and will be away from the computer for a while. Hopefully the travel will give some new subject matter and a bit of a different direction to the works that result.
This painting was also done at the request of a collector. It’s always an interesting challenge to meet the requirements of a subject and idea suggested by someone else. This, of course, is not a new idea. Artists throughout history have worked on commissions or a specific subject requested by a collector or patron. One of the great masterpieces of art history is the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. It’s interesting that Michelangelo was not satisfied to just meet Pope Julius’s requirements but went on to make a painting that went far beyond what the Pope had expected or required of him. There is something in the artists temperament that pushes the artist to always satisfy his/her own aesthetic values as well as those imposed by a patron.
© Copyright by Paul Wolber
To receive information on how a commission works you can send an email to:
wolberinchina@hotmail.com
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Half-Peeled Lemon
6” x 6” (15.2cm x 15.2cm) acrylic on gessoed Masonite®
Commissioned painting not available for sale
collector comment:
I have to tell you. I took the two still life paintings to
the frame shop, and the ladies there were absolutely in awe
over your artwork. (peeled lemon and Pears) Just thought I
would share this with you. One lady said,"These are the best
art pieces I have seen for weeks"
It’s been a long time since my last posting. First, because of holiday weekend activities and second because I had a lot of unexpected personal business which needed attention. I’m back on track and hope to post every few days as before. While I aim at a posting every day, I won’t rush a painting to meet a deadline. Painting for me is the pure pleasure and joy of doing it and not a commercial exercise. If it’s not fun or enjoyable, that shows up in the quality and feeling of the work. Of course, there is an advantage to painting every day even though there may be nothing to show clearly as a new posting.
I’ll try to keep a regular schedule now until the first two weeks of July when we will again be doing some traveling and will be away from the computer for a while. Hopefully the travel will give some new subject matter and a bit of a different direction to the works that result.
This painting was also done at the request of a collector. It’s always an interesting challenge to meet the requirements of a subject and idea suggested by someone else. This, of course, is not a new idea. Artists throughout history have worked on commissions or a specific subject requested by a collector or patron. One of the great masterpieces of art history is the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. It’s interesting that Michelangelo was not satisfied to just meet Pope Julius’s requirements but went on to make a painting that went far beyond what the Pope had expected or required of him. There is something in the artists temperament that pushes the artist to always satisfy his/her own aesthetic values as well as those imposed by a patron.
© Copyright by Paul Wolber
To receive information on how a commission works you can send an email to:
wolberinchina@hotmail.com
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