M. Blair Ligon · Computer Painting · Fine Art Prints · Antique Series

Honorable Mention, Professional Graphics, North Carolina State Fair,
1993 Professional Fine Arts Competition.

Homecookin' is a composite of thirteen black and white images, including seven views of two buildings. After the windows and doorway were arranged, a section of brick façade was replicated many times to create a consistent wall surface. The bricks were then painted with transparent colors and shadows were added to emphasize architectural details and create a single source for the daylight. I was greatly influenced by Norman Rockwell's Homecoming GI, 1945, a Saturday Evening Post cover.

The residents of an imaginary tenement watch a  passing parade. Conversely, the viewer is on the street, watching the building march across time.