Quiche

Quiche, 9"x12", acrylic, $300, framed. © B. Sistak Baur, All rights reserved.

This painting has a touch of expressionism to it. Expressionism, loosely, is a style in which the artist attempts to depict the internal emotions and responses that are evoked instead of an object's reality. Here are some links on expressionism -- wikipedia, WebMuseum in Paris, Art Movements

With this painting, I go away from the actual item and work more on depicting what I think is going inside it. Continuing the use of heavy impasto, the crust is created with an acrylic paste so that it can hold the interior liquid, capturing what an actual crust would do. The top of the crust rolls over on itself, identifying it as hand made and with the baker's own style. The interior part is made of the more fluid paints and the colors represent ingredients. It is churned a bit to represent how they are loosely combined. You can see some of the interior bubble-up over the crust.

--Barb
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