Blue...Red Pears with Ewer
“Red pears with Ewer” is part of the Blue Series...image painted from early sketch…provenance unknown…
See others in the Series below…
Watercolour on Gessoed Arches Paper…
My beautiful ewer, pleasant and elegant,
In the world of today who can find the like?
Everyone who sees it says ‘It is very beautiful’.
No one has found its twin because there are no others like it.
Glance at the ewer, a spirit comes to life out of it,
And this is living water that flows from it.
Each stream which flows from it into the hand
Gives each hour new pleasure.
Glance at the ewer which everyone praises;
It is worthy to be of service to such an honoured person as you Ancient poem…
Janis Zroback
Still Life with Blue Pitcher
On the window sill
centered
in the window frame
posing
as for a still life
the blue pitcher
until
a hand reaching
lifts it and tilts
lip to lip
spills effortlessly down the throat
the cold effervescing liquid
light and weightless
as summer cotton...Margot Roby
Janis Zroback
catherine walker
superb..!!..just beautiful
Janis Zroback in reply to catherine walker’s comment
Thank you so much Catherine…
webbie
Just awsome my friend as allways:) love it:)huggggz
Janis Zroback in reply to webbie’s comment
Thank you so much Thelma…
Jim Phillips
Wow Janis, I really like the strong contrast and stylistic look of this piece. Great job.
Janis Zroback in reply to Jim Phillips’s comment
I’m so relieved that you could see this on your activity page…the painting I posted yesterday was seen by no one…last night I asked Alison and Dana to go look at my pages to see if they could see it and after a while it turned up, but not on their pages only on mine…it was a strange feeling to see something that no one else could..
This painting is very stylized…I had done the sketch a long time ago, I think it came from an early book for painters, and just left it until recently, when I decided to paint it…I gessoed the paper with sponges several times before and while painting, and used the same sea sponges along with my brushes to paint it..
jansnow
So beautiful and vibrant, wonderful job!
Janis Zroback in reply to jansnow’s comment
Thank you so much Jan…
David Roman
The colors are popping off my screen and the style is different than the others and I like this style too!
Lovely Miss Janis
Janis Zroback in reply to David Roman’s comment
Yes this is very formal…but I paint in so many different styles, that this is just one of them…thank you David…glad you like it…
Solomon Walker
beautiful work!
Janis Zroback in reply to Solomon Walker’s comment
Thank you so much Solomon…
mingtees
i love it! What wonderful colors, love the mood.
Janis Zroback in reply to mingtees’s comment
Thanks so much Amy…I really like painting intense blues as you can see from the others in the series…
mingtees
how Picassoish!
Janis Zroback in reply to mingtees’s comment
Without the all the eyes…LOL…thanks Amy…
Karin Taylor
gorgeous!!!!!
Janis Zroback in reply to Karin Taylor’s comment
Thank you Karin…
Alison Pearce
Beautiful
Janis Zroback in reply to Alison Pearce’s comment
Thank you Alison…
Joanne Bradley
Love this blue! And the colors just pop off the page!
Janis Zroback in reply to Joanne Bradley’s comment
I’m so glad you can see this one after yesterday’s problems with my fall painting…thanks Joanne..I did three different posts today, but I think they all showed up…
Irene Burdell
JUST STUNNING work , the colours are gorgeous.
Janis Zroback in reply to Irene Burdell’s comment
I’m so pleased you like it Irene…thank you for the lovely comment…
Irene Burdell
Congratulations your painting has been featured in the group.
Janis Zroback in reply to Irene Burdell’s comment
Thank you so much Irene…that is so lovely…
Marion Chapman
stunning!!
Janis Zroback in reply to Marion Chapman’s comment
Thank you so much Marion…
Susan Grissom
wonderful effect, love the composition but the effect you got with the materials is wonderful, great colors too.
Janis Zroback in reply to Susan Grissom’s comment
Thank you so much Susan…I’m really happy you like it…
synthpaintann
The image instills a sense of balance within, me connecting up with a sense of inner optimism. I like how the colours are seemingly wild and fluid ,but also contained within the shapes.This is a metaphor of freedom
Janis Zroback in reply to synthpaintann’s comment
Thank you so much for your insight…
synthpaintann
I prefer a white surround .. not sure why.. just personal preference.
Janis Zroback in reply to synthpaintann’s comment
With art eveything is personal…both from the creator/artist and from the viewer…
synthpaintann
. How True. Thankyou for putting that so very clearly. This work resonated particularly with me.
RuthFroehlinger
Wow, this is so impressing! It just looks fantastic – the colours are fabulous.
Janis Zroback in reply to RuthFroehlinger’s comment
Thank you so much Ruth…welcome to my pages..
sweetscent62
Wow..this is beautiful Janis : ) and those gorgeous colours … Wen x
Janis Zroback in reply to sweetscent62’s comment
Thank you so much…. I’m really pleased you like it…
blamo
This one is soooooooooooo Good
Janis Zroback in reply to blamo’s comment
Thanks so much T…I guess you were away when it was posted…
Stzar
beautiful painting ~ i love this so much !!
Janis Zroback in reply to Stzar’s comment
Thank you so much Karon…I’m glad you’re taking the tour… :))
Stzar
i wanted to purchase this one too !!
Janis Zroback in reply to Stzar’s comment
I’m so glad you like my work…thanks again…
Stzar
you’re welcome sweetheart ~ will you make this available to purchase as a card?