A magic painting!I like the black nail in the handle which looks like the eye of a live octopus with silky-smooth orange tentacles.The weird-looking "animal" stares at me...
Congratulations Julian, you have really nocked one out of the ball park with Gesso Brush! A pure delight. A translation as opposed to a replication. Thanks for sharing the subject alonside the painting.
Oh what a most wonderful painting; seems more true than the photo.
you totally got it. an artist's love of good tools.
I empathize with you on the winter light. Our heat ran out this a.m., will have it back in a couple of days. Wonder how they managed not so long ago without heat daily and full spectrum lights!
What a beautiful painting....it just looks so restful....like you are hanging up a wonderful day's work, only to proceed tomorrow......I love all your work and enjoy these e-mails so much. xoxo Diane
Julian, just like Bob, I too, thought of Jim Dine immediately....all of his incredible tool series....etchings that are as tangible as the real thing, but more beautiful, just like your gesso brush, imbued with the artists vision..your work keeps inspiring me. Thank you
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So detailed and yet so free! How do you do it!? I love this painting of a dedicated tool. It must have served you well!
A magic painting!I like the black nail in the handle which looks like the eye of a live octopus with silky-smooth orange tentacles.The weird-looking "animal" stares at me...
I have looked at your paintings with such enjoyment and am convinced you can make anything look beautiful as well as interesting.
What an incredible likeness to the original set-up! I love paintings of utilitarian objects. It glorifies what might be considered as mundane.
Congratulations Julian, you have really nocked one out of the ball park with Gesso Brush! A pure delight. A translation as opposed to a replication. Thanks for sharing the subject alonside the painting.
Damn good!
Wow! Reminds me of Jim Dine. Except he hung real brushes in his paintings.
Oh what a most wonderful painting; seems more true than the photo.
you totally got it. an artist's love of good tools.
I empathize with you on the winter light. Our heat ran out this a.m., will have it back in a couple of days. Wonder how they managed not so long ago without heat daily and full spectrum lights!
What a beautiful painting....it just looks so restful....like you are hanging up a wonderful day's work, only to proceed tomorrow......I love all your work and enjoy these e-mails so much. xoxo Diane
... Jasper Johns?
Julian, just like Bob, I too, thought of Jim Dine immediately....all of his incredible tool series....etchings that are as tangible as the real thing, but more beautiful, just like your gesso brush, imbued with the artists vision..your work keeps inspiring me. Thank you
sorry, I must have twitchy fingers, my comment got doubled...well..Have a good day of painting!