Winter Squash (8" x 7", gouache on paper, 1977) was one of the first paintings I finished. I was still in art school, and my brand of realism was not highly favored at the time, at least in the Art Department. That was OK, since the little painting received fifth place in the first juried show I entered. It also has the dubious honor of being the only one of my works that was stolen, from Village Smith Gallery in Winston-Salem, NC, in 1979.
There was an abundance of winter (butternut?) squash that year, so I used them as subjects in three paintings.
In case anyone wonders, "gouache" is opaque watercolor, similar to tempera. I used it almost exclusively until 2000.
There was an abundance of winter (butternut?) squash that year, so I used them as subjects in three paintings.
In case anyone wonders, "gouache" is opaque watercolor, similar to tempera. I used it almost exclusively until 2000.
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