Still Life with a Picnic Table
Summer is rapidly approaching and the old picnic table that has been so long in the family is unclothed, showing the scars of age…peeling layers of paint…we trace the first colours that fathers father painted 60 years ago…remember that? then father painted the table many years later…it was blue or maybe green…then Uncle George…the table came to us then…I remember..it was 1950, the year we married…we wanted to strip the paint, but didn’t have time, so we painted it white…now Lindsay our great granddaughter has the table…she got it on her wedding day ten years ago…she plans to paint it again “Family History” Fictional extract…JZ..
Watercolour and Acrylic on Canvas Board
Still Life with Black Cherries and Old Lace
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Janis Zroback
Carrie Glenn
Nice Janis…I really like the texture on the table in contrast with the cherries. Wonderful work! ;D
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Carrie…so nice to see you… :))
kjgordon
the exact thing I do …...repaint the outdoor furniture that desperately needs it…......
excellent version of this old picnic table….......
Janis Zroback replied
I have Muskoka chairs in my backgarden that are 29 years old, summer and winter alike…I have only had to paint them twice…but there is cedar underneath…this old imaginary table (right out of my head to the canvas), is much older and has come down through generations…hence the peeling paint…thanks so much KJ…
gerrardt
gorgieux!!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Gerrardt…so nice of you… :))
webbie
OH Sis I love the background …what a awsome job…and the cherrys so make it stand out..huggggggggz
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Thelma…so nice of you… :))
H M Bascom
This is so delicious! I love the colors and the textures!
Janis Zroback replied
What a lovely word to describe it!! thank you so much Helen…
I notice that RB’s new way of displaying the art work on the page, gives it a slightly blurred edge and it’s also a bit curvy with a shadow…I wonder if everyone likes that…
Janis Zroback
Memories that pull us to shadows
that we have never seen,
breaking with the patterns
of eternal seams,
ripped apart at daybreak,
openings in the dawn,
cracks of light
cascading down waterfalls beyond. s.k. lindeman
H M Bascom
I’m not sure I like the new display images yet. I’m going to reserve judgment and see if it grows on me.
Janis Zroback replied
So far I am fine with it, but I just posted a new painting, not yet published and it gives it a slightly different dimension…I think it’s o.k.
Linda Callaghan
yes a lot of history showing in the table with the texture and old cracked paint Janis…cherries ripe for the eating… fresh and appetising make a great contrast..lovely painting.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Linda…such a lovely compliment… :))
Alison Pearce
Absolutely gorgeous!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Alison…thats nice of you… :))
catherine walker
It looks fantastic..so well done.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Catherine…I’m glad you like it :))
ISMAIL ALAOUI ...
in my area the cherry festival or carnaval is close,
cherries are delicious and everywhere !!! yummy
ahhh janis
if you wish ot be a co host of my new group, let me know,!! please!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Ismail…I sent you a Bmail…
bev langby
oh this is gorgeous love the rustic background Janis
Janis Zroback replied
I’m so happy you like it Bev…I love the original and will have a hard time selling it…thank you so much…
Janis Zroback
Carla Jensen
Outstanding painting…Janis!! love the different textures !!! They look so yummy! lol Excellent work as always wtg my friend!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Carla…I’m so happy you like it…it’s my newest favourite too…
GEORGE SANDERSON
Another taty treat, Janis !!!
Love the texture of the table !
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much George….so nice of you… :))
GEORGE SANDERSON
Sorry, that should read, Tasty treat !!
Janis Zroback replied
:)))
izzybeth
Janis… this is so bealutiful!!!
Janis Zroback replied
I’m glad you like it…thank you so much Izzybeth..
izzybeth
I mean delish!!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thanks again…
Solomon Walker
lovely entry into summer, and a beautiful painting!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Solomon…I’m happy you like it..
Joanne Bradley
Cherries are my favourite fruit and I just love this informal display and the textured background is perfect as it acts as a foil by giving the cherries such a sharper contrast and focus!
Janis Zroback replied
This was one of those paintings that evolved out of my imagination…as the weather warms up, I tend to do more spontaneous un planned work…so there was no still life set up for this one at all…no sketching, no drawing…
I am going to keep the original, unless someone makes me an offer I can’t refuse…thanks so much Joanne…