You do gooey slimy shiny stuff real good!! I used to like oysters...lost my enthusiasm for them over the years but this painting certainly brings back the experience
This one is SO outstanding, Mark!! Wow, brings me back to many happy hours drinking bloody Marys and eating oysters at Gladstones in Malibu, CA. Yummy shiny food, wonderfully painted!!
We have something in Baltimore called an Oyster Shooter, which is a raw oyster in a shot glass with Tabasco, Worcestershire and lemon juice. Yummy, indeed. I'm glad I could stir up some fond memories for you.
Aside from the obvious, is there anything more satisfying than bringing a painting to life by laying in those last few highlights, causing the illusion to snap?
Oil on canvas textured ampersand panel 6" x 6"
You do gooey slimy shiny stuff real good!! I used to like oysters...lost my enthusiasm for them over the years but this painting certainly brings back the experience
ReplyDeleteyummy... yummy YOU ARE THE OYSTER MASTER........nobody does it better!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kaylyn. My love of the lowly (but tasty) bi-valve is endless.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diane. You're a pearl.
ReplyDeleteJust discovered you. Love your work and fell in-love with the Cat Carol ... so I have to follow you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bee. Welcome aboard.
ReplyDeleteHow can make them so shiny, gooey, and perfect is beyond me! Good enough to eat, er, slurp!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Paula. I've seen so many of them up close and personal that painting them is second nature.
ReplyDeleteYour blog title is amusing and apropos.
Brilliant use of warm browns and cool blues right next to each other. Makes it pop. Love the highlights "a la Vermeer."
ReplyDeleteHey, Bob. Long time, no hear. Thanks for the comment. Nice observation on the Vermeer highlights.
ReplyDeleteThis one is SO outstanding, Mark!! Wow, brings me back to many happy hours drinking bloody Marys and eating oysters at Gladstones in Malibu, CA. Yummy shiny food, wonderfully painted!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diane,
ReplyDeleteWe have something in Baltimore called an Oyster Shooter, which is a raw oyster in a shot glass with Tabasco, Worcestershire and lemon juice. Yummy, indeed. I'm glad I could stir up some fond memories for you.
Amazing job on this, Mark, especially considering its small size.
ReplyDeleteYou nailed the glossy reflections perfectly!
-Dean
Dean,
ReplyDeleteAside from the obvious, is there anything more satisfying than bringing a painting to life by laying in those last few highlights, causing the illusion to snap?
Thanks for your kind observations.