All About Alla Prima.
I love the paintings of Alla Prima Painting, aka Seattle-based artist Robert Chunn. Painter of clutter extraordinaire. Robert can make a pile of tin cans, books, or a simple espresso machine look like something extraordinarily beautiful, and something you definitely want hanging on your walls. The colors, the texture, the simplicity all resonate with me and I just love these water color and oil little paintings. Simple studies, complex feelings. They always make me feel a little melancholy, like where’d all the people go? Who lives here? Are they happy? But I like thinking about them a lot, and they are beautiful to be sure. Here’s a glimpse at the work of Robert Chunn…and you can see more of his work on his blog, and shop for these beauties in his etsy shop.
oh ya – love the colors – sort of retro
Quite charming and Wayne Thiebaud-esque. I may have to have one of these for my house :)
I’ve had him marked as a favorite on etsy for some time now. I’m glad to see his work here.
oh my, LOVE the work! Thanks for sharing.
Great paintings!!!
Katarina
he’s been a favorite of mine on etsy….love his work. Thanks for showcasing!
Wow. He’s a beautiful colorist – totaly has that Wayne Thiebaud/Bay Area School sensibility of light.
Love it.
I am so happy to see these featured here; I had admired them on flickr awhile ago but I had forgotten about them. They are charming!
Becky
Wow, so great to see Robert’s work getting some spotlighting. He’s an excellent watercolor painter, and a superb draftsman. Bravo!
I’ve enjoyed all the wonderful comments. Thank you, Victoria, for blogging about Alla Prima.