Delicious...Blueberry Tart
“Blueberry Tart” came into being this weekend….I was leafing through old magazines looking for recipes to tear out before discarding, and there and then a new series called “Delicious” was born…it will tie in with my Portfolio and Abundance collections, but this will be all about the food itself without any distractions ...
More than just pictures of food, the series will be saying something about our culture and society, and what we consider to be appealing…what does food mean to us beside just keeping us alive? why do we need it to be embellished and attractive? what does it say about us as a society?....the paintings can stand on their own, but will look great grouped together.
Below you can see a painting by the most famous painter of everyday things Wayne Thiebaud…I have no plans to follow Thiebaud and others like him, my style is different, but I do admire what he set out to do as a comment on our society, and that is what I would like to emulate ...
Watercolour on Sennelier Not Paper…
Both Robert Frost and Pablo Neruda, celebrated the simple things in life in their poetry…here is what Frost says about this incredibly healthful berry.
Blueberries as big as the end of your thumb,
Real sky-blue, and heavy, and ready to drum
In the cavernous pail of the first one to come!
And all ripe together, not some of them green
And some of them ripe! You ought to have seen... Robert Frost
Cakes Wayne Thiebaud
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Janis Zroback
catherine walker
wow this is so different from your other works that you’ve showed lately janis..
..now I’m starving and ned to raid the fridge..
this one is a lot simpler..I still love it ..and it looks good enough to eat..
pass it over thanks!
Janis Zroback replied
This series is all about the food itself without any distractions…plus it has always been my mantra to paint the different collections in totally different ways…that way I keep myself challenged and interested…thank you so much Catherine..glad you like it…
Angi Baker
Great work and insp.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Angi…I’m glad you like it…
blamo
Thats what i love about your work is the attention to detail ….......
Janis Zroback replied
This painting hearkens back to a series I did some years ago, intending to write a book to go along with the collection…I never did the book and the paintings are all buried in storage now…when I painted this one this weekend, I got the same feeling of peace, of clarity, of calm…I thought oh yes this will be the start of a new series, where the focus will be clearly delineated with no ambivalence…
Food is not easy to paint…you can’t fudge it….it is my favourite subject matter….
Thanks so much Tone…glad you like it.
blamo
Funny enough i was going to say you should do a book with them Janis
Janis Zroback replied
I was just talking to Michael, who looked at the enlarged version of this one and thinks it is wonderful, (no prejudice there at all)...I told him I planned to do more and he started to ratttle off suggestions for subject matter…so maybe this time I might follow through with a book…we’ll see how it goes…
blamo
Even an online book would be good Janis simple to do
Janis Zroback replied
Great idea Tone…....I will look into it…
Solomon Walker
gosh, what temptation! and so deliciously nice!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Solomon…I’m glad you like it…I love blueberries…
taiche
Beautiful work – love your style!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Taiche….I’m so glad you do…
Karin Taylor
yuummmmy !!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Karin…
valzart
O This is outstanding work sweetheART ;} happy hippy hugglez
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Val…I’m so glad you like it.
Linda Callaghan
yum Janis completely scrumptious looking pie – did you make one of these in the end? you have definitely made a perfect painting of this pie!
Janis Zroback replied
I make blueberry tarts and pies quite often, but on the weekend I painted the tart and made brownies… :))
I have added more text above to explain what my thoughts are for this series…I’m so glad you like it Linda…thanks so much..
Kim Grace
That is…delicious :)
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Kim…please see additional text above re my plans for the series…
GEORGE SANDERSON
Very tasty, Janis
I was just eating a blueberry muffin when I saw this !!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much George….
bevmorgan
Delicious is the right word, Janis. This looks good enough to eat.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Bev…
Maria Medeiros
YUMMY! Wonderful! :)
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Maria… I will be posting my version of the Red Cherry photo in a little while.. I have named it Maria’s Cherry… I hope you like it…
Alison Pearce
Lovely!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Alison
Jim Phillips
Let me start by saying it’s absolutely a beautiful painting, but it is different from what I’m normally see you post. I don’t mean that like it’s a bad thing because it is not, just different. I like it very much.
Janis Zroback replied
Well Jim…I can understand your surprise, as usually there is a lot going on in my paintings, but if you remember my garlic and onion paintings, they were also mostly a white background….that being said, in general all my collections are different from each other…the only thing they have in common is that one, I painted them and two, there is a message behind all of them…
I don’t post all that I do to RedBubble…you would be surprised to see the styles of some of my other collections…
Like most of my work posted here, this painting is new, but it hearkens back to a collection that I did years ago, that was mean’t to go in a book…I decided against the book at the time, and the whole collection is now in storage…
I decided to start a new series this past weekend along the same lines, and intend to go through with the book but with all new work…the significant white space will figure a lot in it, and so far I have plans for food only, but that may change depending on how I feel…I’m so glad you like the first in the series…I do hope you feel the same about the rest…thank you so much.
Joanne Bradley
Mmmmm! This is wonderful Janis, I love your use of white space it just adds to the lusciousness of those berries!
Janis Zroback replied
The white space is just as important as the image itself…I’m so glad you picked up in that Joanne…you are very astute…I have said so many times…this piece is very significant….it is really not as simple as it looks…thank you so much…glad you like it…
Janis Zroback
Lucindawind
you are sooo good at painting…I really admire you :) xx
Janis Zroback replied
How lovely of you to say that Lucinda!... I really appreciate all your comments and I am so glad that you stop by to view my paintings… thank you so much…