Pies on Pans -- Sold!

Pies on Pans, 21"x27", acrylic, © 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 we 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.

--Barb

Update -- this lovely painting has a new home!  It is heading to a Gallery / Frame / Pie Shop in Kansas City, Missouri. This is the perfect setting!  When I get more information on the location, I will post it here. 

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Guava Cheese Tart II -- Sold!

Guava Cheese Tart II, acrylic, 11"x14", framed, $400. © B Sistak Baur

I enjoyed this technique so much that this is the second painting of this item. I changed a couple of things and worked on the shawdows.
-- Barb

UPDATE -- SOLD -- Off to San Fransisco this painting goes.  It is a Thiebaud Style Painting with a Minimalist Cheesecake.

Created in the style of Wayne Thiebaud. 

It has a mid-Century look as minimalist portrait of a single cheesecake.

Swirls are created with flowing, gel-like media. 

Shown sitting on a glass shelf, as if in a bakery case, with classic cast shadow.

Bright and colorful. Acrylic Paint. 

Ready to hang in a contemporary black wood frame. 

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Cupcakes 1, 2, 3

Inspired by cupcakes sitting upon a glass shelf in a bakery. Colorful and lively, this is oil on paper.  It is a monotype artwork. Image is about 9 in x 9 in and can be framed with a mat or free floating style with the paper edges showing.  

Monotype artworks are lovely -- soft edges, painterly and, with the unpredictability of the final result, a joy to create, own and display. This work was created as part of my exploration of textures and techniques in different media.

More about monotypes

A monotype is an original, one-of-a-kind artwork. The original image is painted using oils on a printing plate. The plate is run through a press with heavy paper so that the image is transferred and embedded into the paper. All the paint is transferred so you can do it just one time. That is why it is call a monotype (mono means one).

Looking at the corners and edges, you can see the indentation of the plate into the paper.  That is a sign of an original monotype.

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Cupcake Wave

Cupcake Wave is an artwork that I created during my exploration of multiple dimensions on the painting surface. (You can click on the image to get a larger view. Press esc to return.) This work is comprised of several small paintings on little canvases that have been adhered  to a larger canvas.  In this case, it is a 3-foot long and narrow canvas that serves as the base painting. In addition, the smaller canvases undulate along the larger canvas creating a "wave" sensation. 

Abstract cupcakes in contrasting colors provide the images.  Each little abstract is on it own little canvas.  The base canvas is 36" long and 6" high. Color blocks are painted on it.

On the back of the little canvas, I spread a thick acrylic gel.  

 Each little canvas has its place on the painting. It is placed and pressed down. Then left along overnight. 

 The acrylic gel dries as hard as a rock making a very sturdy adhesive.

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Cupcake Array on Red

Cupcake Array on Red

30"x40"

Acrylic and Acrylic paintings adhered to the canvas create a multi-dimensional surface.

© Barbara Sistak Baur

It is a combination of many canvases pulled together for one painting. There is a large base painting and adhered onto that are several smaller paintings.  Each of the smaller paintings have been painted on different types of the canvases with different depths. If you look closely, you can see the different heights. I was inspired to do this after admiring artworks that are a combination of wooden panels or ceramic tiles. 

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In this show!

I have a new piece that will surprise you!  I included a pic here.

Nuthouse House Plaque

It is inspired by our "nut house," where we do goofy stuff with license plates (him) and artwork (me). There are oak leaves in the piece also since we are showered with acorns in the fall. Another reason for the name. And, of course, I think we are both a little nuts. The title is NutHouse House Plaque. It usually hangs near the entryway.

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Grand Fruit Tart "Refreshed"

I first painted Grand Fruit Tart in 2009.  I was pleased with it and It was well received by viewers. Recently, however, I decided it needed some more punch so I decided to add more painting to it.  Here is the before painting and the after painting.  I think it is very much improved, don't you? 

Before                                                               

After 

Grand Fruit Tart measures 20"x24" and is created with acrylic paint and media on board.  It is currently framed with a black contemporary frame. You can click on either image for a larger view. 

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Rooster Pitcher

Rooster Pitcher, 16"x20", acrylic on canvas board, © B Sistak Baur

This is a study done in black and white to demonstrate the creation of form through value.  The actual pitcher was pure white, making it the perfect item for the exercise.

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Birthday Cupcake

Birthday Cupcake, 3 1/2 x 2 1/2, Acrylic on paper, © B Sistak Baur

This little cupcake was painted as a birthday wish. There is a lovely little candle. Red velvet chocolate mini cupcake.  A tasty mouthful.  I painted this to try out the ACEO size. ACEO stands for Art Cards, Edition and Originals. They are trading card size. You see a lot of these on eBay.  People paint them and then collect, sell and trade them. Like baseball cards, I think. I wanted to see what I could paint at this size.

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Fruit Tarts for Parties

Fruit Tarts for Parties, 20"x16", Acrylic, © B Sistak Baur

I have painted fruit tarts many times.  The fruits are colorful and attractively arranged on the delicate cake cups. This painting is fun and breezy.

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Wine and Cheese

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Wine and Cheese, 20"x16", acrylic color study, © B Sistak Baur

This painting is part of my study on using color to create shape and form -- warm colors are lighter areas, cool colors are darker areas. This subject is very traditional although the execution is not. I was inspired by the still life I set up for a painting class I was leading and liked it so much, I recreated it later for my own work. You can click on the photos to see larger images.

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Cupcake Case

Cupcake Case, 16"x20", acrylic color study

This painting is part of my exploration of abstract styles, techniques and the contrast of color saturations. I was inspired to do this painting by the colors and style of southwest artist Ted deGracia after visiting his studio, Gallery in the Sun in Tucson, AZ. 

I selected the rows of cupcakes because they recalled the rows of people crowded into a grandstand in a deGracia painting.

To achieve the extra loose and abstract but still representational look, I taped my brush to a long stick and used this to paint.

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Pomegranate and Pinecones

Pomegranate and Pinecones, oil on paper monotype, image 9x9, paper 15x11 1/2

Seasonal fruit and greens inspired this painting of a pomegranate nestled amongst evergreen branches and pinecones that I collected from my yard. It is part of my investigation into color and creating monotypes. Monotypes are one-of-kind artworks that are made by transferring a painted image from a plate to the paper. This produces soft and, often times unexpected, effects that cannot be achieved any other way.  

The actual image is 9x9 and the paper is 15x11.5. There are several options for framing monotypes. They can be matted and framed in most any size frame that is larger than the image (such as 11x14, 16x20 or other size). Or, if you like the look of the edge of the paper, they can be "floated" (mat not used) in a frame larger than the paper. This piece is currently not framed but mounted on acid-free, archival foam core, size 12x16.

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Pomegranate and Greens

Pomegranate and Greens, oil on paper monotype, image 9x9, paper 15x11 1/2

I created this piece in response to my personal investigation into foods I have never tried before and new ways of cooking and eating.  The pomegranate came to my attention in December as it is a festive fruit. I purchased several and indulged. Fabulous!  This work is currently mounted on a 12x16 Foam-core and is unframed.

Monotypes deliver soft and, often times unexpected, effects that cannot be achieved any other way. This monotype was created by painting the image using oil paints onto a flat acrylic panel, similar to the acrylic "glass" you might see in a frame. The acrylic panel is placed on a printmaking press and the paper is placed on top of it. The panel and paper are rolled through a printmaking press and the paint is pressed into the paper. Monotypes are one-of-kind artworks that are created by transferring a image from a plate to the paper. When the transfer is complete, nothing remains on the plate so it is not possible to reproduce the image.

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A Fruit

A Fruit, oil on paper monotype, image 9x9, paper 15x11 1/2, $145

Inspired by the red fruits in my home and evergreens in my yard, I created this piece during the Holiday Season. The plain background allows the fruit to be focus point in this image.This work is currently mounted on a 12x16 Foam-core and is unframed.

Monotypes deliver soft and, often times unexpected, effects that cannot be achieved any other way. This monotype was created by painting the image using oil paints onto a flat acrylic panel, similar to the acrylic "glass" you might see in a frame. The acrylic panel is placed on a printmaking press and the paper is placed on top of it. The panel and paper are rolled through a printmaking press and the paint is pressed into the paper. Monotypes are one-of-kind artworks that are created by transferring a image from a plate to the paper. When the transfer is complete, nothing remains on the plate so it is not possible to reproduce the image.

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Cupcakes on a Checkered Cloth

Cupcakes on a Checkered Cloth

11"x14" Acrylic on Board

© Barbara Sistak Baur

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