Anthurium by John Funt, 2023

Anthurium by John Funt, 2023 (47" x 35")

$9,000

47"H X 35.25"W framed

Oil on panel

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This is an original, one-of-a-kind painting by Norfolk, Connecticut-based artist John Funt entitled Anthurium, 2023.

From the artist: "This plant subject made a short trip from the shady corner of my greenhouse to the side of my easel this past winter. It is an old friend with good years and not so good. This year it outdid itself producing fresh, glossy pinked-edged leaves. Its basket is African, its stark viridian backdrop a favorite color of Van Gogh."

About the Artist: John Funt

Born in 1953 in New York City, John is the son of the late Allen Funt, creator and longtime host of the TV program Candid Camera. John studied art with sculptor Rhys Caparn at the Dalton School in New York and with painter Joseph Slate at Kenyon College in Ohio. He later worked as a designer of events for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and then as a designer for Tiffany & Company. For many years since, John has devoted himself to painting. He is based in Norfolk, Connecticut.

"I literally divide my time between the studio and the adjoining greenhouse and garden—both provide a needed refuge. I will take a plant cutting to the easel and paint/study it. I celebrate patterns in leaves, petals, textiles and happily disappear into the process!

So often a painting is a simplification of ideas. For me it is a process of editing and as such requires an initial complexity of color and detail which is painted over or refined. I seem to never tire of the simple forms of flower pots and vases and the elegance of leaves: green has always been the anchor."
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Collecting Vintage Frames

John harbors a love of vintage frames, which he finds add a collage element to his work. Vintage wood frames collected for their unique beauty are chosen by the artist specifically for each new painting.

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These paintings are inspired by my greenhouse and garden, primarily, and celebrate the palette I see in the plant world accentuated by each season.

John Funt

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