Clementine, Chardin and Friends - Oil on Linen Panel - 10 x 8 inches
Sometimes I feel compelled to paint a subject for no reason other than to satisfy an obsession I have with it. This is one of those times. The books belonged to my grandmother. Given to her in 1910 and subsequently came into my possession. As realist still life painter I feel a connection to Chardin, one of the greatest still life painters ever. Vermeer is an artist whose little paintings tower over near every artist before and after him, and I am always inspired by the intimacy of his work. And of course there is Degas, Millet and so many wonderful artist who have added so much beauty to my life and who have led me to see the world anew time and time again.
So hear is the deal. I could use your insight. Now you would think I would have an answer to this question but sometimes inspiration and reason do not connect until after the work is done.
• What connections to you see between these objects – old biographies and a peeled clementine?
• What does this painting “mean” – what is it about?
There are no right answers and – sorry – no prizes except the rewards of exercising your imagination.
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Sustenence! For the mind and the stomach! I need to buy a dictionary. But I hope you get what I am trying to write!
I love old books, I love clementines and I love this painting! To me I think the painting affects my senses: the taste and smell of the fruit as well as the smell of old books. Also the beauty of the old books and the feeling of nostalgia that they portray. The quietness while reading. The texture of the fruit and the books. And the beauty of what the painters in the books have left behind. It stirs my imagination and asks me to think deeper than just looking at the painting. Fabulous painting! Yep, definitely the senses all come into play.
old tyme loves..coupled with old tyme tangerine..for a SLICES OF LIFE and juicy memories.
Peeled back the time to honor the life of grandmother and the artists..in this magnificant painting!