Mother and Child dogBaby, Gilt Icon, acrylic on panel by Paul Zdepski
This piece is the right-hand side of the diptych featuring the Bishop of Bones, Giselle and Mother and Child. The Group won Best of Show in the 10th annual open show at the Blue Elephant in Frederick Maryland. I was unsure how the three pieces would be received, but I found that was not a concern to have. Illustration and painting for the gallery scene are worlds apart, yet so close together. My work used to be very much split between what I thought would sell, like landscapes and animals and those pieces I did for my spirit, like Giselle and Mother and Child. The later type of work is where my satisfaction is, and I think there are plenty of weekend painters willing to fill up the gallery walls with chickens and barns. I'll try to paint what I need to talk about, and let the gallery walls deal with it.
