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Chopstix

Artwork: #130 of 211 by Ken Powers

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Tags: piano paintings, cleaver paintings, chopstix paintings, watercolor paintings, watercolour paintings, piano canvas prints, cleaver canvas prints, chopstix canvas prints, watercolor canvas prints, watercolour canvas prints

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Nan Wright 11 Days Ago

Minnetonka, MN - United States

Love the humor, Ken! Your work is always outstanding and I love to study your technique and style.

Ken Powers replied:

Thank you Nan! The original of this piece has been sold to a piano player in North Carolina. I'm not sure if he is using it to frighten his students or not! LOL

Canaan Lake, NY - United States

Forget the piano.. everybody wants to learn THE MUSICAL SAW! a great depiction of rarely appreciated instrument. vf

Ken Powers replied:

Thanks Olaf! I appreciate the support!

Willits, CA - United States

Great composition, mystery...I love all of the neutralized colors in your work, so nice to look at!!

Ken Powers replied:

Thank you Sheri! I used all 18th century reproduction natural pigment paints for most of this series.

Phoenix, AZ - United States

Ken, Oh My Goodness.. Outstanding work! Excellent use of color.. You are a Master at watercolors! fav.vt

Ken Powers replied:

Thank you Chrisann! This has always been one of my favorite pieces.

Seattle, WA - United States

COOL! V

Ken Powers replied:

Thank you Nancy!

Greenville, SC - United States

Ken, the unusual perspective on this is perfect! Your artwork constantly challenges me to see things differently, and this is no exception. The originality of this piece makes it so refreshing!

JABALPUR, M - India

Excellent perspective view..nice overall effect ...!!

Huntsville, AL - United States

Hello Ken ! I saw your pic on Facebook today and came over to see what you've been up to. I really like this piano scene.......shows lots of creativity and talent ! You are assembling an "original body of work," and I foresee success for you. Your friend, Larry

Gateshead, Ty - United Kingdom

Superb painting as ever, Ken. textures and your usual signature style are all there. The reflection is hard to do i such a complex and repetitive piece. You've succeeded impressively here. I Think is this is one of my favourites. And the write up is fascinating. I have uploaded a very dark piece on rb, which symbolises my plight at present. Sometimes it helps to be a little shocking now again. I think it does us good.

Lake Luzerne, NY - United States

Ouch!! lol

Bullaburra, NS - Australia

wonderful painting Ken....love the idea and painted perfectly..brought a smile to my face!

Wrocław, Kr - Poland

skilled and beautiful work

De Kalb, TX - United States

Of course I just love the perspective of this piece...love the play in the title...provocative to say the least....but I especially lappreciate the hinge of the piano. Super nice!!!!

Teslic - Bosnia-Herzegovina

Beautifule work Ken.

Bay City, Mi - United States

Wow! Love this. The textures, reflections, composition. All great.

Smithfield, VA - United States

Ken, your amazing artistic talent and great sense of humor go together very well. Your fan, Anne

Janesville , Wi - United States

Oh, My! This painting really struck an emotional chord OUCH! since I have been procrastinating having my piano tuned and it is beginning to be painful to play it of late. I put it off because it is an extra expense, but it just can't wait any longer. This painting seems both comical and a bit bizarre in an amusing way. Your skills at eliciting an emotional response in all your paintings shows the depth of your skills. I am fascinated with the number of your paintings that show doors, locks, keys, doorknobs. I appreciate your comments on my rose painting. Thanks, Ken. Marsha

Salem, OR - United States

This is the most wonderful visual pun--not to mention a fine painting.

Mississauga, On - Canada

Ken Thank you for your comments. This work is very lovely. Just perfect!

Winchelsea, Ea - United Kingdom

Thank you Ken for your comments. What I'm aiming for in my work at the moment is an exploration of the effect of light on surfaces and I find gouache as a medium helpful in that it lets me build up the surface slowly. At the same time, as gouache has good opacity it helps create an effect of depth. Thanks again and best wishes.

Medford, NJ - United States

Stunning work Ken! Love the angle in which this piece is painted, and every thing about this painting works -- Excellent my friend! . ......Joe

Swansea, Wa - United Kingdom

A brilliant concept! Love it!

Arcadia, MO - United States

Ahhh, a sight for sore eyes. This piece works very nicely. Very nice composition; works nice as surreal or abstract art. But I definitely won't be venturing my fingers to try out that keyboard!!!

Covington, Oh - United States

The colors, shading, reflections & the perspective are all wonderful in this piece. And I love the title. Please allow me to be the first to say thanks for omitting the fingers. :)

Manitowoc, Wi - United States

Ken, this is very nice! I love the composition and the way you handled the reflection. You have a great sense of humor.

Newton Flotman, No - United Kingdom

I like this a lot, wonderful use of ideas.

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Title:

Chopstix

Artist:

Ken Powers

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Painting - Watercolor On Paper

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Everyone has seen the paintings of the roses on a piano keyboard symbolizing romance, etc... But, does this really motivate a child to practice. I don't think so. Driven by humor, this piece was originally going to be titled "I thought I told you to practice." After running the idea past a friend of mine, he suggested calling it "Chopstix." Although, he wanted me to add a couple severed fingers to the piece which is not really my style. I opted to leave the fingers out of the painting despite his insistence. The piece is painted with 18th century reproduction watercolor paint on Arches 140# paper.

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April 23rd, 2009

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