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Bar and Grill
original watercolor/acrylic, 23.5 x 17
Most people think the license plate says Barn Girl
and they're happy with that. It makes them think she's a pampered
old girl who doesn't see much of the road anymore. They're surprised
to find out I had something artsy-fartsier in mind: I named the
painting after two of the most striking elements: the prominent
grill and the horizontal bar of the bumper. If it came out of the
mat, its horizontal orientation would become more obvious, but I
felt the tilt was more dynamic, so that's how I framed it. This
painting was part of a regional juried show at the Frye Art Gallery
in Seattle, back in the days when I put more effort into doing such
things as entering shows.
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