Candy Counter — Fine Art

Rows of candy sit in glass jars on a painted counter. Candy Counter - 1963 shows bright wrappers and sweets stacked in neat piles. Wayne Thiebaud often painted counters and sweets with thick paint and clear colour. The shapes stay simple and the colours stay clean.

A light frame keeps the bright colours soft against a dark wall. A dark frame works on a pale wall, and a wood frame sits well beside wooden furniture. The fine art print uses matte paper so the paint looks even under room light.

On a kitchen wall near the sink you see the jars first. Past the doorway the counter reads as a row of coloured shapes. Close by the paint sits in visible layers and the sweets hold their own bright tone.