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im-age ar´chae-ol´o-gy™, [im-ij] [ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee], n. 1. The systematic recovery by artistic methods of imagery within the ground of a painting. 2. A dig into the surface ground with the butt of a paintbrush to imprint an image. 3. The space between the figure and the ground from which emerges a skeletal impression of an image. 4. A constant searching for the middle ground through the application of paint and projected thought that culminated into a work of art.

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Monday, January 19, 2009

Milk Bottle with Tangerine, 7" x 7" , oil on canvas






















This is another milk bottle painting. This bottle is actually a quart size, although the perspective I painted it from makes it look like a pint and a half. I should call it pint and a half with tangerine. I struggled with this image to find the area of interest and dominance. The tangerine is obvious, but I prefer what lies in the shadow areas.