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Invitation to the Ball Print
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8 x 10 in ($100)
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About The Artwork
INSPIRATION for Invitation to the Ball came to me when I was quarantined for months. I wished for my old life back which wasn't possible at the time. I had to dream up and paint a new world. I commenced work on the painting and it inspired a poem and then the poem inspired the painting and so on and so forth. Here's the poem which poetically illuminates the painting. If butterflies were buttons And ladybugs were seals And white gulls brought our mail to us And flowers closed all deals If skirts were made of roses And horseflies shone like gold We’d all live in heaven Before we’re even old. If clouds were truly horses We’d ride them to the ball A tide of lace would guide our way I’d caper with Chagall. I hope VIEWERS WILL FEEL the exhilaration of freedom our imaginations afford us. The envelope that the gull is delivering is an invitation to the ball. But the word "ball" is a poetic stand in for "life" and all the wonderful experiences life has to offer us. SHOPTALK: I used shades of purple for shading and shadows because I thought gray would spoil the mood; and yellow for the roses to warm up the various blues used for sea and sky. A skirt of roses furthers my overarching thesis of harmony between nature and humanity. The beautiful colors and composition of the paint spill over to cover the edges of the painting.
Original Created:2020
Subjects:Fantasy
Materials:Canvas
Styles:Fine ArtFigurativeSurrealism
Mediums:Acrylic
Details & Dimensions
Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper
Size:8 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in
Size with Frame:13.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:White
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a box. Art prints are packaged and shipped by our printing partner.
Ships From:Printing facility in California.
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As a painter, I am an explorer, uncovering, recording and rearranging the beauty of the natural world, as well as the beauty of human beings. I select and distill the very essence of my subject, harmony between nature and humanity, sometimes combining the two. This symbiosis makes the finished work even more beautiful than either of its constituents alone. When you first visit my fantasy world, you will notice a lot of extraordinary things going on in my paintings. For instance, I might substitute a bird for a hat, or a butterfly for a bowtie. These unusual substitutions function as symbols and provide subtle clues and playful suggestions about my work. The shapes of birds and hats, or butterflies and bowties, are so similar that viewers never even question the replacements. I pick the substitutes because they fit graphically and visually. But it is more than that. We as humans fit with nature. We fit together so well, in fact, that I am able to paint a natural object–a butterfly–in place of the bowtie–and viewers can see this as truth. My world will refresh you with its vibrant colors, textures, and interchangeable shapes as you immerse yourself in the integration of nature and humanity. You will be at peace with yourself and at one with nature. You will experience nature in a totally new way and see beauty in places where you never before thought to look.
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