1¢ Gumballs
40" x 30" — Oil/Canvas — 2010
• Sold (Collection of J.Crew)
This has been a familiar theme of mine for the last several years. There's something to behold with these large scale bubble gum machines. There's no way you can tell while looking at the 2.5" thumbnail on your computer screen, but this painting is large. The vibrant blue of the machine and the mutli-colored gumballs pull me in.
I can distinctly remember how quickly gum would lose its flavor when I was a kid. But still, seeing a vending machine was always exciting and worth every penny. I guess the best thing about recreating them in paintings is that it helps the flavor last much, much longer in my memory.
