Peter Muzyka's egg tempera
painting of an old abandonded farmhouse in rural Georgia is the building that contains the window reflected in the painting "No Escape". Not lived in for many decades, these farmhouses are a growing legacy of the ever changing landscape in rural America. These homes usually don't last long once they are left unlived in however some are built sturdier than others and are a reminder of the transient
nature of America's rural economy and history.
The egg tempera
technique gave the image of the old wood, and the red tin roof a special quality
that reflects the decades old quality of the materials. Egg tempera has
a translucent quality that lets the patina of the underlying mate5rials
show through giving the painting a depth that is not often seen in
contemporary works. Peter's gessoed panels are hand prepared with many hours of work coating all siides and sanding the gesso to provide a slightly porous surface to receive the egg medium. The wood panel that Muzyka uses is most often birch cabinate grade plywood either in 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch thickness.
This painting is for sale and currently in the artist's studio in Madison, Georgia.
$1200
All Artwork and Text Copyright 1974-2007 Peter Muzyka and Vanishing Rural Georgia Art
Peter Muzyka has been painting in egg tempera for over 30 years. He also paints in oils, pastel, draws in pen & ink and more.
