Everything I paint, goes back to my "artist why". And this painting says it all to me. To explain in more detail, my artist why is why I paint the things I paint. After much discovery, to boil it down into one sentence, my artist why is to connect, cherish and celebrate the people and events in my life. And this painting celebrates my artist why. You can just imagine what the conversation is between these two bathers. The body language says they are deep in thought and appears they know each other well as they enjoy a beautiful day at the beach together. This painting, "Beach Scene", was inspired from a detail from master painter Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927) Potthast, born in Cincinnati, was an American Impressionist painter. He is known for his paintings of people at leisure in Central Park and on the beaches of New York and New England. This painting was on exhibit at Art Design Consultants in conjunction with Cincinnati Art Museum to launch the upcoming Frank Duveneck exhibit. Potthast studied at The Art Academy of Cincinnati, from 1879 to 1881. Potthast had been preceded by Cincinnatians John Twachtman, Robert Blum, Joseph De Camp and Frank Duveneck.
Everything I paint, goes back to my "artist why". And this painting says it all to me. To explain in more detail, my artist why is why I paint the things I paint. After much discovery, to boil it down into one sentence, my artist why is to connect, cherish and celebrate the people and events in my life. And this painting celebrates my artist why. You can just imagine what the conversation is between these two bathers. The body language says they are deep in thought and appears they know each other well as they enjoy a beautiful day at the beach together. This painting, "Beach Scene", was inspired from a detail from master painter Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927) Potthast, born in Cincinnati, was an American Impressionist painter. He is known for his paintings of people at leisure in Central Park and on the beaches of New York and New England. This painting was on exhibit at Art Design Consultants in conjunction with Cincinnati Art Museum to launch the upcoming Frank Duveneck exhibit. Potthast studied at The Art Academy of Cincinnati, from 1879 to 1881. Potthast had been preceded by Cincinnatians John Twachtman, Robert Blum, Joseph De Camp and Frank Duveneck.