Pies on Pans

Pies on Pans, 21"x27", acrylic, $1100, © B. Sistak Baur

Pies on Pans with its viewpoint of looking right into a pie case is a design study with ellipses.  Ellipses are circles as seen from the side. You see them everywhere throughout your day but usually just call them circles. 

Ellipses are challenging shapes for anyone painting or drawing. To better understand and perhaps conquer ellipses, I suggest a new column in the NY Times called Line by Line.  This is a delightful series on the pleasures of drawing and one entry is all about ellipses.

 The study for this painting is a smaller, 11"x14" version. You can view it here. --Barb www.sistakbaur.com