CHARLES BUKOWSKI – Painted with wine
I used his poem, THE STRONGEST OF THE STRANGE to compose this canvas.
wine on canvas – 100×150cm 39×59inc
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THE 1st-5th GROWTHS; PREMIER CRUS – painted with wine
For the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system for france’s best bordeaux wines which were to be on display for visitors from around the world. The best of the best wines were assigned the highest rank of premier cru; only four wines, Château Latour, Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Margaux and Château Haut-Brion were deemed worthy.
The 1855 list remained unchanged for over a hundred years until finally Mouton Rothschild was promoted to premier cru status in 1973, after decades of relentless lobbying by its powerful owner.
Anyone who knows anything about wine dreams of tasting something from this select group. Ideally I would like to paint each chateau with it’s respective wine, however that is financially unfeasible so I went ahead and used a run of the mill bordeaux.
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SOMMELIERS – Painted with wine
These videos are part of the project i did for folha de são paulo and have finally posted on youtube. I hope u guys enjoy and have a drink, i know i did! Cheers.
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CHARLES BUKOWSKI – Painted with wine
BUKOWSKI EPITAPH
wine on canvas – 100×100cm 39×39inc
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WINE IN CANVAS
Set of 7 canvas done primarily in wine diluted with water and applied in layers as if it were watercolor. The shadows were done with a touch of watercolor mixed with flecks of grape. Each canvas was painted in a different type of wine and each wine had its own unique shade.
IN VINO VERITAS – wine on canvas – 152×91cm 60×36inc
BORDEAUX – Wine on canvas – 121×91cm 48×36inc
CABERNET – Wine on canvas – 121×91cm 48×36inc
SHIRAZ – Wine on canvas – 121×91cm 48×36inc
PINOT NOIR – Wine on canvas – 121×91cm 48×36inc
MERLOT – Wine on canvas – 121×91cm 48×36inc
CHARDONAY – Wine on canvas – 121×91cm 48×36inc