Paintings of Painters' Palettes

The majority of the pieces in this show usually consist of five elements:

1. The painter's palette, real or bogus,
2. The real palette I used to make a painting of the painter's palette,
3. My painting of the painter's palette,
4. A photo of the painter who made the original palette, and
5. A casting of my thumb.

When you see three palettes on a canvas, the one on the left is the original palette made by the collaborating painter. The palette in the center is the one I used to make a painting of the palette on the left, while the palette you see on the right is my painting of the original palette. Top to bottom is the order in the last piece.

The painter who made the original palette will receive one-half of the net revenue, if by some chance the piece is sold, and the painter (the guy standing in front of the easel) who painted a picture of the original palette using another palette, will receive the other one-half of the net revenue.

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Bob Matheny
May, 2005