Fast Sketch Still Life with Abstract Painting 1989

I imagine Tom Wesselmann made this Fast Sketch Still Life with Abstract Painting in a studio full of vibrant colors, probably using acrylic paint to achieve those bold, graphic lines. The whole thing feels so immediate, doesn't it? Like he’s trying to capture the essence of a still life in one go. I can almost see him, quickly sketching out these looping, playful shapes, not worrying too much about perfection, just letting the energy flow. Look at that confident red line that bounds the composition. And then there's that scattering of pink squiggles. It's all so breezy and joyful. Wesselmann was always playing with the boundaries between abstraction and representation, and in this piece, you can see him really pushing that idea. It makes me think of other artists who use the language of the everyday to create something totally new. Like, what would Guston have done with this? It's like we are all in on the same conversation and using each other to inspire our creativity.