A friend posted this on FB the other day:
Looks like a retro photograph, no? In fact, it's a painting (watercolor, I believe), by Californian artist Ralph Goings (1928–2016), who became identified with the photorealism school of the 1960s and 70s. He grew up in a working-class family in Corning, in the Central Valley, and his subject matter reflected that background, focusing early on on pickup trucks in rural areas, and later on diners: interiors and still lifes. He adopted the practice of taking photos, then projecting the resulting 35mm slides onto his canvases; he painted in both oils and watercolor. Here are a few of his works, which were often very large, as much as 4 feet by 6 feet:
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Paul's Corner Cushion, 1970
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Dick's Union General, 1970
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Black Ford, 1975
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Tom's Diner, 1997
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| Amsterdam Diner, 1980 |
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| Still Life with Peppers, 1981 |
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Still Life with Straws, 1978
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Ketchup, 1989 (lithograph)
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Cream Pie, 1987 (lithograph)
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1 comment:
The diner stuff is beautiful! If I’d planned my life better, my kitchen would be full of diner and food art.
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