Original oil painting, 7"x5" in museum style gold frame
©2009 Diana Moses Botkin
How many times do we see something but not really look at it? I first noticed this glowing phenomenon a couple of years ago, although I'd no doubt seen it before and simply not paid attention to what I was seeing.
Perhaps you're way ahead of me and have observed this a million times. Others certainly have. (Senaca the Younger wrote about it in Rome before Christ.)
I was fascinated by how the wine glass concentrated the light and revealed the surrounding landscape in a glowing topsy turvy microcosm; the glass acting as a lens. This has been one those ideas in the back of my mind that I've wanted to paint, so this is the week!
I've also been attending to a number of chores this week (and last week too)... stuff like paperwork and framing for upcoming shows. Next week, Friday June 19 from 4-9 will be the summer opening for Naples Gallery. I'll be on hand, along with other gallery artists, to show new work. Gallery address and my other summer shows are on my website Galleries and Events page. If you're in the area, I hope to see you there!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
"Refraction" Still Life/Landscape Daily Painting
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2 comments:
You mean it is possible to drink wine and observe stuff thru the glass? If I did that I would probably see my wife throwing something at me.
The glass is very well painted hear but what I really like is the beautiful warm trunk of that tree against the greens and against the sky. This is a very very nice painting.
Now I've got to have a wine to moderate my envy.
Thanks for the laughs, Bill. I can always use the serotonin. Thanks for the kudos, too.
However, you have no cause for envy. I've seen your work; plenty of very nice stuff.
Cheers.
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