In my immensely well-informed and humble opinion (cough... cough...), one of the hardest things to depict in art are scenes of every day life. It takes immense skill and patience, and a rare ability to "see" what is there and even maybe what others cannot see.
In art school one of my professors - either Alden Mason or Jacob Lawrence - used to tell the story of how Manet was once painting outdoors at a park and looking and depicting a water scene. A man approached him, observed the painting, looked at the scene, looked back at the painting and commented to Manet, "I don't see all those colors there," he said, pointing to the water and trees. Manet, looked at him and responded, "Dont' you wish you did monsieur..."
Ronnie Offen can do that and do it brilliantly!
Behold "Two By Two", c. 2015, Pastel on pumiced gator board, 20 x 16 (25 x 21 framed) by Ronnie Offen, who would have seen those colors that Manet saw. The work will be exhibited at the spectacular setting of the Galleries at Strathmore Mansion in Rockville!
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| "Two By Two" by Ronnie Offen c. 2015, Pastel on pumiced gator board, 20 x 16 (25 x 21 framed) |
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