F86 Sabre, oil on panel, 10.5″ x 10.5″. I am almost finished this one. It is a really shallow Trompe l’oeil so the illusion is fairly convincing. I’m not sure how old the toy is but the plane was popular between 49′ and 56′. I guess I was primarily attracted to the goofy futuristic space age graphics in this particular toy. This is another painting in a series I have been working on depicting kitchy or campy objects in an attempt to poke fun at or understand the transformation that happens to objects when they are made into “art”.
On the Easel 