Wayne Thiebaud, (Tee-bo) PAINTER He was born in Mesa, Arizona

Wayne Thiebaud, (Tee-bo) PAINTER
He was born in Mesa, Arizona November 15, 1920. He trained as a
commercial artist after attending Long Beach Polytechnic High School
and briefly worked as an animator for Disney at the age of 16.
He worked drawing 'in-betweens' of Goofy, Pinocchio, and
Jiminy Cricket making $14 a week.
Inbetweens are the drawings between
the key frames which help to create
the illusion of motion.
This desk lamp image (by John Lasseter, Pixar
Animation Studios) has only a few images to
get the feel of what a sequence of animation
looks like. Many more are needed to make the
final animation look smooth. The head
animator for a particular character draws the
most important frames (Keyframes). An
assistant draws the in-between frames
(inbetweening).
Flight reference drawings by Jennifer Hager
Thiebaud lived on a ranch for part of his childhood,
then back to California during the Great Depression. He
washed dishes in cafes on the Long Beach boardwalk
and also worked in a ice cream parlor which would be
very inspirational in much of his subject matter.
Wayne Thiebaud/Prentice
Art/VAGA, New York NY
Wayne Thiebaud's 'Hot Dog Stand'
(2004-12) at Acquavella Galleries
through Nov. 30.
What kind of texture do you see in these ice cream cones?
Four Ice Cream Cones 1964
This painting is owned by the Phoenix Art Museum.
In this painting the colors are cool and light.
Do you think his choice in colors is because these are the
types of foods we eat in the summer time? Why or why not?
Wayne Thiebaud, Milkshakes and
Sandwiches, 2000
He worked in commercial art before serving in the US
Armed Forces from 1942-1945. He was then hired
as a designer and cartoonist for Rexall Drug Company
in Los Angeles, California.
Various Pastels
8 Lipsticks
Two Paint Cans 1987
Wayne Thiebaud, drawing cartoons
featuring the character "Aleck" at
Mather Army Air Field, 1944.
He attended San Jose
State College and Cal
State Sacramento for
an advanced degree in
art, and then gained
national recognition in
the 1960s with his
still-life images of
food. He has taught in
many California
colleges, especially at
the University of
California at Davis.
Confections
Wayne Thiebaud | Shoe Rows, 1975, Oil on
canvas, 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61 cm)
His use of single and multiple images of mass produced
American foods have linked him with Pop Art, yet he still
considered himself a realist painter.
Wayne Thiebaud
(American, b. 1920).
Candy Apples, 1987.
Color woodcut on
tosa kozo paper.
Crown Point Press
Archive, gift of Crown
Point Press.
1992.167.270. ©
Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud Cakes,
1963, oil on canvas
Compare the light fluffiness
of the pies and cakes to the
heavy caramel like thickness
of the candied apples.
What techniques does the
painter use to achieve this?
Pies, Pies, Pies 1961
Do these watermelons make you hungry? Why or why not?
Do you think the use of slick brush strokes plays a part in the mood of the painting?
Watermelon Slices 1961
What is the perspective in “Hot Dog Row”, flat or suspended?
Hot Dog Row, i.e.. Circa 1990
Estimated Auction Price
$225,000-$325,000
Three Strawberry Shakes
1964
People
Beach Boys
“Three Prone Figures”, 1961.
Why is the background in this
painting so bright?
Five Seated People
Landscape
Wayne Thiebaud (b. 1920)
River Bend Farms
Riverscape
Brown River 1920
He paints with lemon yellow and then with warm colors, all
the way to the darkest purples.
Cityscape
Thiebaud uses
rich pigment,
heavy impastos,
and bright
colors as he
expresses the
everyday with
as much love
for his medium
as he has for his
subject.
Dark City 1999,
Portrays the city
of San Fransico
at night.
Few colorists
since Gauguin
can match the
electric
vibrations
Thiebaud creates
by juxtaposing
cold and hot
colors.
Can you find the hot and cold colors in this painting?
Portrait
of Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin, “The Midday Nap” (1894)
Can you find the primary colors in this painting?
Three Machines 1963
The artist want us to study his painting, does the gumball machine have
gumballs, candy, or marbles?
Detail from the cover of Susan
Goldman Rubin's "Delicious: The Life
& Art of Wayne Thiebaud." Photo:
Wayne Thiebaud
Chronicle; 108 pages; $15.95; ages 9-14
Wayne Thiebaud, Tie Pile
($1.2-1.8m) $2,098,500
Stick Candy 1920
Thiebaud has received numerous honors for his work, most notably
the National Medal of Arts, presented to him by President William J.
Clinton in a 1994 ceremony at the White House.
Wayne Thiebaud, Seven Suckers 1970
$4,521,000 Christie’s New York
Nov. 12, 2007
He now enjoys emeritus status from UC Davis. His vividly colored paintings
of baked goods and yummy confections were what made him famous, along
with his works which paint vibrant Northern California landscapes and
cityscapes as well as sunny days on the beach.
AMERICAN ARTIST Wayne Thiebaud
was at the Parkside Pharmacy for a
book signing of “Delicious: the Life and
Art of Wayne Thiebaud.” Left to right,
Thiebaud, Michelle Ortego. / Valley
Community Newspapers photo,
Stuart King
Throughout the book signing, Thiebaud
never seemed to tire and he made sure
his fans had their books signed,
occasionally placing a kiss on a cheek and
a smile on a face
Thiebaud always says,
‘I was never a cardcarrying Pop artist!’
and he doesn’t like to
be called one. The
biggest difference is
that Pop takes an
ironic or satirical or
critical view of
consumerist culture,
while Thiebaud has no
such judgmental
attitude. Further, he
notes that the Pop
artists exploited massmedia techniques like
photo transfer, offset
lithography, silk
screening, etc. and
actually downplayed
pure painting, which
is Thiebaud’s greatest
love.”
Pasadena Weekly
Self Portrait Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud is considered one of the
country’s most important living painters.
In an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning
Thiebaud made his intentions clear: “I’d like for
[viewers] to laugh a little. If we don’t have a
sense of humor, we lack a perspective.”
"Art is not delivered like the morning
paper; it has to be stolen from
Mount Olympus." Wayne Theibaud