14 June 2009

The Art of Chuck Rosenthal

Still-life painting (after)Image by rockYOface via Flickr

By Chuck Rosenthal

Chuck Rosenthals art has a warmth of color that draws the viewer into the paintings. He paints many subjects " still life, landscape, people on the beach or men working construction " but his own unique form of painting glows in each one. Viewers wish they were there.

On a cold winter day, one of his landscapes or sea scenes would make you feel the sun shining on your head.

You can almost smell the flowers and taste the fruit of his still life paintings. Rosenthals technique presents sufficient detail to give the viewer the rough feel of the pottery and the cool smoothness of the glass without overdoing it.

Overworking a painting " too many details, too many brush strokes, often marks the work of beginning artists. Rosenthals art has the look of a professional. There are no overworked paintings in his gallery.

His subject matter is simple, everyday things with which people can identify and feel comfort. No grouse and hunting firearms in these still lifes. Daffodils and grapes and apples and irises populate his paintings, things you can find in the modern world, but which take you back to a simpler life.

If you went to a oceanside tomorrow you might find some of Rosenthals subjects " a little girl playing, a child and her father playing in the sand, a grandmother and granddaughter watching the surf. There is nothing lofty or idealistic here.

But the paintings convey more than the ordinary. Or perhaps, one should say, they elevate the ordinary to a higher plane, inviting the viewer to join in the artists admiration of life and light in the world around us.

To read more about the artist, visit his website www.chuckrosenthalfineart.com. But better than reading about his awards and struggles as an artist, view his gallery page, and see the way this artist views the world. Its fascinating.

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