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I'm pretty proud of this painting. (Original Post) bif Jul 2020 OP
I like it; it's nicely done. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #1
I do tend to gravitate towards fruit and vegetables. bif Jul 2020 #7
Me, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #8
That is a SUPERB still life. Laelth Jul 2020 #2
It creatively "catches a moment." John1956PA Jul 2020 #3
I'm a sucker for anything with a baseball glove in it. MontanaMama Jul 2020 #4
Very nice! Also love love love the oranges one soothsayer Jul 2020 #5
Two of my best loves Ohiogal Jul 2020 #6
Nice! CaptainTruth Jul 2020 #9
Wow! Girl powers Jul 2020 #10
You have a great sense of Americana lunatica Jul 2020 #11
Thanks for all the positive feedback! bif Jul 2020 #12
You should be proud! That's great! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 #13
Thanks! bif Jul 2020 #14

bif

(22,560 posts)
7. I do tend to gravitate towards fruit and vegetables.
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 12:14 PM
Jul 2020

Time to explore other subjects for still life paintings.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,279 posts)
8. Me, too.
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 12:20 PM
Jul 2020

Maybe it's because fruits have interesting shapes and colors, and food also seems to be a traditional subject. It may be that they are called "still lifes" because the subject matter is/was alive. I've sometimes wondered how the old masters painted still lifes before things started to rot, since those paintings often included game (dead rabbits seemed to have been a favorite). Caravaggio did some still lifes where you can see where bugs chewed on his subjects.

One of these days I'll do a still life of kitchen implements with no fruit at all.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
2. That is a SUPERB still life.
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 11:18 AM
Jul 2020

I don’t think I could muster the patience to accomplish that. Well done.



-Laelth

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
3. It creatively "catches a moment."
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 11:22 AM
Jul 2020

Your artwork causes me recall my enchantment with baseball in my youth.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
11. You have a great sense of Americana
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 01:38 PM
Jul 2020

Your Glove Story reflects your strong sense of something universal in shared American heritage and iconography. I put it loosely, but definitely, in the same category with your depictions of bygone times through capturing buildings and places before they pass into history. The baseball glove still endures as strongly as ever but one can’t separate the modern use of it from it’s strong and vibrant history as well as it’s ability to elicit memories and emotions on a very personal level. You painted the symbol of your own personal experience but you also painted everyone else’s too. This is something all artists strive to do, whether they’re aware of it or not.

The images of the glove and baseball meaning is universal and needs nothing more to explain it. Words are extraneous, unnecessary, even faulty and unable to express the myriad of moments and feelings one gets from the rush of images and the accompanying emotions elicited. Especially childhood memories.

Whenever the paintings ‘paint themselves’ you’ll find it’s because they have universal significance. A shared meaning on a higher emotional level. Those emotions run the gamut of all emotions, but in this case the emotions are specific to an experience of deeply shared joy.

The beautiful intricate depiction of the glove and ball stand out in contrast to the undefined and formless background which strips the painting of anything extraneous to the emphasis on the central issue of your intent.

You did a great job, on all levels.





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