“Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody’s around – nobody big, I mean – except me. And I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff – I mean if they’re running and they don’t look where they’re going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it’s crazy, but that’s the only thing I’d really like to be. I know it’s crazy.”
This is the scene I’m currently painting from the novel The Catcher in the Rye. When Holden Caulfield, the teenage protagonist of the novel who has had a very troubled and traumatic past, is questioned by his younger sister Phoebe, regarding what he would like to do when he gets older, this is his response.
This large oil painting measures 30″ by 48″ and will be the centerpiece in the living room of my client! He’s given me his interpretation of how he envisions this scene, I’ve added some input, and this vision is currently being transferred to the canvas! I’ll be posting a few pictures as I progress with the painting.
I’ve always loved the idea of painting passages from novels or poems. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
Thank you….I’d honestly never thought of doing this before until I was presented with the idea. I think it’s a great concept and look forward to doing more in the future.