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The Bitter Baking Company is going to be a sponsor at a local photography event. As I work on creating cookies I thought in the spirit of creativity I thought I would blog about another artist who's desserts, I mean work, I fell in love with many years ago. Wayne Thiebaud. His paintings are made of bright colors, thick oil paints frosted onto canvas and they are uplifting in every way. What's not to love!
"Thiebaud is well known for his paintings of production line objects found in diners and cafeterias, such as pies and pastries. Many wonder if he spent time working in the food industry, and in fact he did. As a young man in Long Beach, he worked at a cafe named Mile High and Red Hot, where "Mile High" was ice cream and "Red Hot" was a hot dog.
He was associated with the Pop art painters because of his interest in objects of mass culture, however, his works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists, suggesting that Thiebaud may have had an influence on the movement. Thiebaud uses heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects, and the well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost always included in his work." -From Wikipedia
For more details watch this delightful Sunday Morning video - enjoy!
