From the Cheese Portraits series.

This cube-shaped blue is an internal and external blue from Indianapolis, Indiana. When I saw Laura Davenport at cheese event in Philadelphia, she handed me a bag of her cheeses with a smile. This was a generous and wonderful gift. Tulip Tree Creamery has only been around since 2014, but it's made quite a splash in the cheese world; winning much acclaim and lots of awards for their beautiful square cheeses. I was happy to finally get my hands on some and take it into the studio to have some fun.

I started cutting up this square wheel and was reminded of the art of another artist, an insane guy named Tom GrGiesier. Tom makes some incredible, quirky and wonderful still life paintings of cut-up and stacked subjects. I absolutely love his work, so really, this painting of a reassembled square was inspired by Tom. Thanks Tom.

Tulip Tree Creamery makes their incredible cheeses with Milk from Lot Hill Dairy, sourced certified humane milk from non-GMO grains & hay and hormone-antibiotic free happy cows. I had this wheel for a while and was pleased the taste was still very buttery, mellow and rich creamy blue with a natural rind with some bluing that, with some age, started becoming multi-colored like a beautiful stone you find and feel compelled to put in your pocket. After a long summer hot day in the studio, it was ripe for eating: fudgey and flavorful and just about fainting; the stack fell over in the last half hour of my painting (shrug).

Origin: Indiana, USA

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