This is another of my school projects. It is a copy of a Wayne Thiebaud titled White Rabbit. This was interesting in that we had to use a graduation of half tones and the background is also white. But as you can see there are yellow, orange, red, and blue hues all through it. It was a lot of fun to do and we only had two sessions to do the entire painting. It is on an 18x24 inch canvas panel
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The White Rabbit
This is another of my school projects. It is a copy of a Wayne Thiebaud titled White Rabbit. This was interesting in that we had to use a graduation of half tones and the background is also white. But as you can see there are yellow, orange, red, and blue hues all through it. It was a lot of fun to do and we only had two sessions to do the entire painting. It is on an 18x24 inch canvas panel
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Beautiful painting I like the colors!!! I love Wayne Theibaud, I would give anything to paint like him. I love his subject matter, color and well everything! He is a simple complex man positive man...or was. My professors studied under him at Davis with the when the big four were there it was quite a art campus back then. I also have a white bunny named cranberry! Is this oil?
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ReplyDeleteI think another reason I like him is because his subject matter reminds me of simpler times and my dad. My dad was a very simple man and he owned dinners, which he often paints as well as cakes and sundays. My dad had a huge soda fountain. I loved sitting at the fountain and ordering what ever I wanted.
Thiebaud is fantastic. I got to see some of his work at the SFMOMA. I love the simplicity of it all. Oh and to answer your question we had to use high value (bright) half-tones (lots of white mixed in) that is how it is white on white. Basically you are taking a bright color, say yellow, mixing it with white for the proper value, then you keep adding white (to do a Thiebaud, otherwise it would be gray to tone it down)until you get the proper shading and color you are going for. This is oil =)
ReplyDeleteThere is a Thiebaud exhibit going on right now at the San Jose Museum of Art. Runs through July 3rd. Fieldtrip anyone? http://www.sjmusart.org/
ReplyDeleteLyn,
ReplyDeleteReally beautifully rendered. I'm in awe.
cool beans! I love museums. Thank you Rachel. =)
ReplyDeleteReally...SJ?? I have never been. Lets go! His work really reminds me of my life and my dad:( So Americana! I have sugar container and salt and pepper from one of my dads diners. I also love diners for this reason. I grew up playing in them and my mom being european we always visited every bakeries. It was a weekly excursion to the pie and cake windows. I have a few paintings inside me about cakes. I tried one w/I had less skill, but it was not ready to be birthed. My cake painting is abstract with wild colors...like I enjoy and not at all Theibaud. I'll post it!
ReplyDeletecant wait to see it Lori!
ReplyDeleteLet's go ladies! When?? Starting in April I'll be working Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday...
ReplyDeleteLet's see it Lori!
ReplyDeleteI love this! It's simply gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAnd I am totally up for a field trip! Name the day (pretty much) and I'm there.
Sounds great Rachel! Lets do it and some yummy lunch! Looks like a Monday or Wednesday will work.
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