HOT STUFF: FRIENDS 24 x 28
Thoughts on HOT STUFF: FRIENDS
The people at one of my galleries asked me to do some paintings for a theme show
that was called Fuego, which is Spanish for fire. As I was brainstorming, I came up with the idea of
"hot stuff", and since it was fall, there was a great variety of peppers available at the local
farmer's markets. I love the array of interesting shapes and the bright and shiny colors.
I thought they would look good in baskets,
which would create interesting textural contrast. And I was right,
but I liked them better just sitting on the tabletop.
Then when I started to draw them,
their actual size seemed to small to express their exuberant colors and shapes,
so I decided to draw and paint them big....really big!
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