PHOTOREALISM – CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
Don Jacot
Flying Saucers
2008
Oil on linen
54″ x 72″ (137.2 x 182.9 cm)
Sharon Moody
Brushstrokes, Strange Suspense Stories, Vol. 1, No. 72, October 1964
2013
Oil on panel
16″ x 16″ (40.6 x 40.6 cm)
Ron Kleemann
Study for ‘Pecker-Heads’
1987
Watercolor and colored markers on Arches watercolor paper
Sheet: 12-13/16″ x 9″ (31 x 22.9 cm)
Image: 8-1/2″ x 6″ (21.6 x 15.2 cm)
Photorealists Don Jacot, Sharon Moody, Ron Kleemann, Linda Bacon, Charles Bell, and David Parrish return us to images from childhood: toys, comics, The Macy’s Day Parade, and the state fair. These colorful paintings evoke a fond nostalgia, reminding us of the little joys that once brought great happiness and wonder into our lives.
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David Parrish
Tobbaggan
2010
Oil on canvas
40″ x 42″ (101.6 x 106.7 cm)
Linda Bacon
Jam Session
2007
Oil on canvas
38″ x 55″ (96.5 x 139.7 cm)
Charles Bell
Tinker Toys and Clown, 1982
Colored pencil on black paper
Sheet: 21-5/8″ x 30-1/8″ (54.9 x 76.5 cm)
Image: 16-1/4″ x 24-1/4 (41.3 x 61.6 cm)