This painting is on quite a roll. It won “Best in Show” at the New Hampshire Art Association’s 2007 “Omar T. Lassonde” exhibit and was juried into two national exhibits, "Blanch Ames National Art Exhibition" in North Easton Mass and the “Essex Art Center's 14th Annual Juried Show” in Lawrence MA.
This is the third and final painting in the Deconstruction series. I started working on this piece a few years back, but I ran into some issues.
While working on each painting, I always hit a point or points where I have to stop for a while. Sometimes this pause is short, only a few days. In some cases, like this one, it took unusually long.
The reason for a stoppage is that something in my original composition has not translated as well as I expected. For example, another object is need for balance or the color pallet is off.
The problem paintings are hung on the wall somewhere in my studio so I may view then as I work on other things. This allows both my conscious and unconscious to sort out the issues.
‘Deconstruction from Coffee’ took unusually long to finish, but ended up very well.
The photograph’s used in this piece are from early 20^th century photographer Horst P. Horst. The image in the upper right is the famous ‘Mainbocher Corset’ - 1939. The original photo was taken just days before the Nazi’s invaded Paris. This image was somewhat famously used in Madonna’s ‘Vogue” video.
Horst also collaborated with Salvador Dali. The image, 'Lisa, Hands with Vase and Flowers' - 1941, in the upper left is a surrealistic still life from this time.
The last teacup still life is also a Horst image, which is used to offset the other black and white images.
There are also some embedded Keith Haring’isms.
The pile of books are from what I was reading at the time.
“Deconstruction From Coffee” - 2007
42” x 35”
Oil on linen
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