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by Thomas Santosusso
$68.00
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Our shower curtains are made from 100% polyester fabric and include 12 holes at the top of the curtain for simple hanging from your own shower curtain rings. The total dimensions of each shower curtain are 71" wide x 74" tall.
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This painting started out as a daytime plein aire exercise. I abandoned it for a while because it just didn't seem to be working. When I went back... more
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This painting started out as a daytime plein aire exercise. I abandoned it for a while because it just didn't seem to be working. When I went back to it in the studio, I realized it should be done as a nocturne or nighttime scene. The painting was telling me what it wanted to be. Often I find that the final work is the result of a dialogue between the painter and the painting itself, as was the case here.
"If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint." ~ Edward Hopper Hopper's maxim sums up what I believe about painting, though of course that has never stopped me from trying to explain what I've painted or to attach a story to it. I came to painting late in life, believing I could never draw anything beyond a stick figure -- and it turns out that essentially I was right! I've found though that by using color and a basic idea of form, I could convey the beauty and mystery of the image that emerges as I apply paint to a surface. I was trained as a chemist (PhD in organic chemistry) and worked and taught (ironically enough) in the fields of coatings (read paint) and adhesives. Interestingly this has given me some...
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