James Christensen Open Edition Print:"Man Taking a Leek on a Tiled Wall for a Walk"
Artist: James C. Christensen
Title: Man Taking a Leek on a Tiled Wall for a Walk
Size: 16"w x 11"h.
Edition: Open
Release Date: 4 / 2015
From the Artist: There are times I paint a painting for no reason other than the delight of a silly or absurd word. Sometimes, it works in reverse. While we were living in Madrid, I began working on an image of a man taking his pet shallot for a walk. I asked my wife, Carole, if she would buy a shallot so I could finish the painting.
“Can’t you use a green onion?” she asked.
“No,” I said, “that’s a silly pet. Nobody would have a green onion for a pet.”
Carole looked for weeks. I think she even had regiments of her friends scouring surrounding counties for shallots. There were no shallots anywhere in Madrid. I think they even checked parts of Barcelona.
Title: Man Taking a Leek on a Tiled Wall for a Walk
Size: 16"w x 11"h.
Edition: Open
Release Date: 4 / 2015
From the Artist: There are times I paint a painting for no reason other than the delight of a silly or absurd word. Sometimes, it works in reverse. While we were living in Madrid, I began working on an image of a man taking his pet shallot for a walk. I asked my wife, Carole, if she would buy a shallot so I could finish the painting.
“Can’t you use a green onion?” she asked.
“No,” I said, “that’s a silly pet. Nobody would have a green onion for a pet.”
Carole looked for weeks. I think she even had regiments of her friends scouring surrounding counties for shallots. There were no shallots anywhere in Madrid. I think they even checked parts of Barcelona.
