Max Lemon Painting

Max Lemon, the new guy in town, got his start as a rich swatch of deep cadmium yellow paint, brushed on vertically with some red on the same brush. I brought out the deep orange to the left, and took notice how rich this yellow was, like a vivid, yellow lemon fruit. Even though I continued with a few squeegees of taupe and tan, I was compelled to add circular bubbles of yellow to reinforce what felt a fizzy cocktail to me, say a martini. I sent palette knife edges and scrapes of orange shapes twisting across the room. It’s a party with a rogue guest whirling twice around this space, once in silver, and then a matching pearlescent white. Another guy crashed this crowd in semi-geometric movements; same pearlescent white, with thin seams of black tracing his steps. It’s still Max’s party. His Lemon, his Martini, his evening. Accursed, the interlopers. Materials Used: Paint, Acrylic, on Canvas with 1-1/2" Deep Museum Mount, Painted Edges, Prewired for Hanging Copyright Notice Heather W. Ernst holds exclusive rights over her work and reproductions issued by her or by an authorized representative. Her work is protected by the World Intellectual Property Organization [WIPO], the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic works, by all international copyright agreements, and by the Library of Congress of the United States of America. Any attempt to copy or reproduce or to create derivative works from any material works or art displayed online shall be legally prosecuted.