Peaches (sold)

Peaches, oil on linen, 9" X 12", 2011
sold

You may have noticed some deviation from my fairly regular 5x7 sized pieces. I've been preparing for an end of year show at Brackenwood Gallery, and I've been trying to vary things a bit. This is a nice sized stretched canvas, floating in a box frame.

Also...

How would you like a free painting?

I just updated my main website: jasonwaskey.com and I desperately need a squadron of eagle eyes to give it the once over and report bugs/problems.

I will give away two paintings... one to the first person who reports a bug, and the next to the person who reports the largest number of bugs.

What counts as a bug? Broken links, failed image loading, 404 File Not Found, that sort of thing. Basically, if it looks wonky, let me know.

Typos count as half a bug. Two typos = one bug.

If you choose to accept this mission, you have until October 24th to report your bugs. Send me your bug reports !

Please feel free to pass this offer along to your eagle eyed friends!

Fancy Boots (sold)

Fancy Boots, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2009
sold

I picked this pair of boots up on my Montana road trip earlier this summer. Hadn't worn cowboy boots since I was fresh from Santa Fe...

Clementine on a Tea Towel (sold)

Clementine on a Tea Towel, oil on canvas, 5" X 7", 2009
sold

Another break from the Montana series-- which is almost over!

Back in the saddle... (sold)

Cup and Saucer, oil on panel, 5" X 7", 2008

(sold)

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Coming back on after a few days off can be tough... wounded or not.
Shaking the cobwebs off...

Plaid Apple (sold)

Plaid Apple, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2008

sold

Sake Cup (sold)

Sake Cup, oil on linen, 5" X 7", 2008

sold

Clementine #5 (sold)

Clementine #5, oil on canvas, 5" X 7", 2008
sold

Green Bottle #3 (sold)

Green Bottle #3, oil on masonite, 5" X 7", 2008
sold

Ghost Money

Ghost Money, oil on canvas, 5" X 7", 2008

$100 USD

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This is joss paper. I wonder if ghosts like paintings?

Pot (sold)

Pot, oil on canvas, 5" X 5", 2007

sold

Shallot (at charity auction)

Shallot, oil on canvas, 5" X 5", 2007

at charity auction

Ambrosia (at charity auction)

Ambrosia, oil on canvas, 5" X 7" (approximate), 2007

at charity auction

I mentioned in a post a few days ago that Abbey Ryan's work has inspired me to try out a few new things.

One of the things that draws me to Abbey's work is her use of pattern and repetition. You will often find great looking textiles in her pieces that jazz up what from another artist would be a 'safe' composition. The textiles introduce great surface/pattern to the image, and reinforce or introduce a sense of depth through foreshortening. The pattern also establishes rhythm and movement into the piece. I like Abbey's approach in particular because she has chosen fairly complex patterns to portray.

Here are links to a couple of examples of Abbey's use of textiles, and their contribution to the scene:
Red Delicious
Bartlett Pear (green)
Red Pear on Tea Towel

Other artists do this too of course, including lots of current painters:
Carol Marine Golden Apples
Karen Appleton Royal Party
Malcolm Liepke In Her Bedroom

To name a very small few. :)

My favorite use of patterned textiles is from some of the Greats:
Mary Cassat
Edouard Vuillard

I single out some of the artists above because you can easily see that the pattern is a significant portion of the form of the painting. Without the pattern, it would be a dramatically different piece. Pattern in these pieces is not incidental. It is critical.


A side note:
I was titling this piece "Ambrosia on a Tea Towel" (the apple is an Ambrosia), until I found Abbey's piece "Red Pear on Tea Towel" and while I think getting inspiration from artists around you is great, I draw the line at stealing their titles.