Pitted Against Time
2011
14" X 12"
Oil on Panel
SOLD
You know…
This thing actually works.
It is sour cherry pie time again
and I had six quarts to pit
and not a lot of time
so I thought what the heck
let’s see what kind of metal
this metal is made of.
I clamped it onto the kitchen table
pulled one of the teacups from the shelf
and tried one tentative crank.
Presto,
that pit popped right into the cup
and I had one empty cherry.
There was a bit of a learning curve
to achieve maximum speed
and I did have to check often to
make certain that each pit was coming free.
But it was a blast to see it perform.
And on the side which is not shown in this painting
the lettering reads Mt. Joy, PA.
So this magnificent machine
began its life a scant five miles across the river from my studio
as the crow flies.