Apotheosis
Apotheosis This group or triptych comprises three acrylic paintings on canvasboard. The subject evolved after the painting was initiated. I painted the background on the panels in phthalo green, phthalo blue, and a mixture to create the teal background in the center panel. Then I did some sketching . In the upper left are thoughts about the orientation of the panels. I considered and abandoned a child and a classical Greek horse for the center panel. The peacock evolved from the color palette. The title Apotheosis I cribbed from the large N.C. Wyeth mural Apotheosis of the Family that covered a large expanse of wall in the Wilmington Savings Fund Society (now WSFS Bank) then on Market St. in Wilmington. It now is at the Historical Society of Wilmington.