1¢ Gumballs
40″ x 30″ — Oil/Canvas — 2010
• Sold (Collection of J.Crew)

This has been a familiar theme of mine for the last several years. There’s something to behold with these large scale bubble gum machines. There’s no way you can tell while looking at the 2.5″ thumbnail on your computer screen, but this painting is large. The vibrant blue of the machine and the mutli-colored gumballs pull me in.

I can distinctly remember how quickly gum would lose its flavor when I was a kid. But still, seeing a vending machine was always exciting and worth every penny. I guess the best thing about recreating them in paintings is that it helps the flavor last much, much longer in my memory.

Comments

  1. Sunny Avocado says:

    Wow! I totally agree with you and I can see the vibrant blue. Wish I could see the large version. Better than the real thing. How do you do that?? Great!

  2. Who Is Afraid of Alfred Hitchcock? says:

    Hi! Chris Stott…
    …I have to agree with you about gum-balls losing its flavor quickly…(Because as you well know I have my own gum-ball machines) and your description of the size of your painting and the colour is very vivid in my mind-eye too!

    Thanks, for sharing the painting, and the very “uber-cool” Flickr Set of your studio and work in progress too!
    DeeDee ;-D

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