One Trick Pony
Oil on gessoed board
Oil on gessoed board
I have long been fascinated by these plastic animals - I painted a whole series of them on a larger than life scale in the 1980's. So it's a theme revisited for me. Also, I love glass marbles and the way the light plays on the glass. I originaly put this big marble on the bottle top and then later I ended up balancing the performing horse on top. It just seemed to go..! The title came later while I was painting it. People always seem impressed with the way artists paint glass and I always feel a bit embarrassed, because it always seems to be a simple "trick" to me. So the title has layers of meaning in a perhaps slightly self-depreciating way.
Paul, please tell the story of this painting. It's great. Thanks. Charlotte
ReplyDeleteThanks Charlotte! There isn't any real story as such.. I have long been fascinated by these plastic animals - I painted a whole series of them on a larger than life scale in the 1980's. SO it's a theme revisited for me. Also, I love glass marbles and the way the light plays on the glass. I originaly put this big marble on the bottle top and then later I ended up balancing the performing horse on top. It just seemed to go..! The title came later while I was painting it. People always seem impressed with the way artists paint glass and I always feel a bit embarrassed, because it always seems to be a simple "trick" to me. So the title has layers of meaning in a perhaps slightly self-depreciating way.
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