the last supper I 14x18” oil on portrait linen
the last supper II, 20x16” oil on portrait linen
12:12 PM: this morning i found the right size stretcher bars and stretched THE LAST SUPPER I & II.
although these canvases were originally part of a larger composition, they work better cropped as two indiviual paintings, in every respect.
THE LAST SUPPER I & II are a rather striking images, painted as it is on a black ground so that the figures POP dramatically. they both have a theatrical air, and would probably be best hung together in their eventual home.
the title derives from the original subject of a painting that has undergone many transformations. originally it was inspired by a series of photos i shot from above of a dinner at a friend’s house. this turned out to be the last time some of those invited would be together, as they were about to move out of town permanantly. although none of us realized it at the time, looking back it’s a moving moment in time.