The Bathroom Painter

​When the pandemic started, I kinda wore a mask sometimes, and stayed home more than usual.  However, as the infections rose, I wore a mask (except for forgetting), and stayed home (except for groceries, doctor’s appointments, and delivery of paintings to galleries). 

Like many of my compatriots, with time on my hands, I undertook a thorough Spring house cleaning.  As I scoured a bathroom, I recalled some beautiful paintings by Gregg Kreutz, reproduced in his book Problem Solving for Oil Painters (Watson-Guptil Publications), featuring kitchens and a bathroom.  The bathroom in particular is spectacular- all shades of ‘white’ with dramatic shadows in contrast to light streaming through a window.
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My house is very modern, so it does not have the appeal of some of the vintage appliances depicted by Gregg.  But I was once inspired to paint a soap dish, and for a series of painting called “Toys”, I painted bathroom scenes.  Depending on the way you look at it, there is beauty everywhere!