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Tantalus Painting
United States
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 48 W x 60 H x 1.5 D in
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Living on California's Central Coast, wine and grapes play a large part of the economy. I was struck by this beautiful bunch hanging from a vine and decided to portray it against a surreal mountain landscape. I like the mystery of the odd juxtaposition and the way the grapes seem to float in space. The title comes from the myth of Tantalus where the grapes were suspended just above his reach, the origin of the word "tantalize." I used my usual painting technique of building the image with thin glazes of oil over a red undercoat. In some places the red shows through and adds warmth and subtlety to the color.
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Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:48 W x 60 H x 1.5 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
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I was born and brought up in Boston, Massachusetts. I can't remember a time when I didn't have a pencil in my hand and a pad of paper to draw on. I've never imagined being anything but an artist, although there was a time after graduating college that i had to wait for my ideas to come of age. Although I'm a native of the East Coast, after working in Santa Barbara since 1976 and the California light, colors, and aesthetic has been the strongest influence on my work. I categorize my paintings as Contemporary California Realism.
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