William Bukowski
oil on linen
Melons 2004
There are certain things that bring out the painter in me. In my youth, I was influenced by Manet and some of the great brushstroke painters. I have always liked working from life and simple still lifes by Chardin, Manet, Morandi, and some of the Dutch artists urge you to paint, they beg you to paint and finally they make you paint. In real life, a bowl of strawberries can make you paint any day, and of course how about a few slices of melon?
This painting was in my show at Bethany Lutheran College, called "50 at 50" in 2004.
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