Anthony Waichulis - Living Master

ANTHONY WAICHULIS - LIVING MASTER
Anthony Waichulis is a Pennsylvania native, living, painting and teaching from a small rural town.
Anthony is the first ever Trompe L’oeil artist to be chosen as one of the Top 100 Living Masters!! He was only 35 years old when selected. In addition, he was named by Fine Art Connoiseur Magazine as one of the three top artists to collect.
Trompe L’oeil is an age old art form that captures the setting in its exact form, as there were no cameras then. The setting must be of real items, done in the correct scale and there can be no brush strokes when the painting is complete. Once cameras were invented, this art form became less popular, but Anthony has personally set out to return it to popularity. His successes have in fact caused major museums to again have Trompe L’oeil exhibits and to pull their great collections from storage.
Due to the fact that he has a long list of collectors and it takes him approximately half a year to do one painting, his works are scarce. Anthony enjoys setting the stage for his Trompe L’oeil’s, but once he has mastered the subject he will not return to it. This further adds to the collectibility of his masterpieces.
This particular painting affords Anthony the opportunity to contrast light with dark and the softness and worn-look of the leather ball against the crisp and sharp glass bits. The edge of the furniture plays against the piece of tape to truly Fool-the-Eye (the definition of Trompe L’oeil).
His sense of humor shows through in each painting and even the title of this painting, “Dodger Blues” is a testament to his wit.