Absolutely Insanely Huge Paintings (Acrylic on Wooden Panels)

(Value Village Art Gallery Favorite)

HOLY SMOKES!!!

HOLYYYY SMOKES!!!

These things are ginormous; easily 7ft tall or more. And they are double-sided: three painted objects done front and back = six painted scenes/subjects.They are on what appeared to be wooden panels, seemingly solid and heavy as hell but not as heavy as one would expect 7ft+ tall solid wood slabs to be? So maybe they are hollow. Who the heck knows?

I have no freaking idea what purpose these things were intended to serve. They can’t be wall paintings because they’re double-sided. They might work as room dividers or privacy screens except they don’t have any legs and they aren’t attached to one another by hinges so there’s nothing to keep them from tipping over. If they were set scenery for a play of some kind, again, there’s nothing at the base of any of them that would make them stand up properly.

But enough of that. These are just some really really beautifully done paintings. VV has them priced at $299.00 (each!!!) so they won’t be going anywhere very soon. I don’t know what anyone would even do with them. This is a very unusual clump of outsized art to happen upon at VV and I’m going to research the artist online ASAP. 

I’ll report back here later!

Triptych Mountain Range (Acrylic on Canvas Board)

Really really basic, average, and not very interesting. 

Sorry: I call ‘em as I see ‘em... 

AND ANOTHER THING: there’s way too much blue and grey (see previous reviews/rants/screeds concerning the overuse of blue, purple, pink, grey, black, “left-unpainted canvas” and silhouettes in amateur art.)

Pasture Landscape (Acrylic on Canvas)

Someone was making real effort to paint something worth painting. Is it great? Nope. Is it good? Eh not really. But it’s Real. And that’s what matters! There is potential here.

Keep painting, my friend.

Beach Scene (Acrylic on Canvas)

This is…really not that bad.

At first glance one might think it’s pretty low-effort and haphazard. But there is something about this that hints at actual talent in my opinion. No stink of the lamp here: the artist got in, got out and viola! Art!

I like it.

Trees, Girl, Lightning Bugs (Acrylic on Canvas)

More autopilot “Paint Night” jive. Sorry, but this type of thing is simply a waste of paint. 

“Tedious. Verrrrry tedious.”

June 2025:

 https://valuevillageartgallery.blogspot.com/2025/06/trees-stars-fireflies-maybe-acrylic-on.html?m=1

Mountain Landscape (Watercolor on Parchment)

Framed and behind glass: pardon my reflection (if there is one.)

Watercolor, as a medium, is kinda weird. It has been my experience that even bad subjects wind up looking pretty good if done in watercolor. This painting is a case in point: while it is not actively bad, it is rather hum-drum and simple. The trees for example, and more importantly the foreground: very dull and uninspired. But: the watercolor somehow manages to elevate and improve it all, just a bit. 

It’s…kind of not bad I think (?) 🤷‍♂️

Impressionist Stegosaurus (Acrylic on Canvas)

This almost didn’t make it into our gallery. But: since our Board of Directors have chosen to allow “Paint by Numbers” paintings, then prefab Stegosaurii such as this one should be allowed as well. 

Besides: a) I’m pretty sure a little kid probably did this, and we here at the (Value) Village Art Gallery strongly encourage all kids to ruin their lives by eventually becoming adult artists, b) the artist’s absurdly kid-like choice of colors kicks all sorts of ass, and c) dinosaurs are cool.

Rock on, my young homie: rock on…

Sunset Landscape (Some Kind of Thick Paint on Canvas Board?)

It looks like this was perhaps completed using an Adhesive Spreader (like when bathroom tiles are being stuck to a wall?)

As gimmicks go, this one is pretty original. And I like the color choices. Kinda neat :)

Marbleized Canvas (Latex Paint on Canvas)

Yet again (see review for installation below this one): I’m of the opinion that we need less of these things in the world, not more. However: this is a well-done example of the technique being used and I like the colors. 

Marbleized Canvas (Latex Paint on Canvas?)

Yeah yeah, I know: I keep saying I’m not gonna install any more of these things but I keep doing it. I am not a fan of this technique but as these things go, this one isn’t bad. It’s definitely a better choice of colors than we usually see with these types of things.

Not bad.

Sea Turtle (Acrylic on Canvas)

 Ehhh…it’s okay I guess.