The Credeaux Canvas

Winston, the young painter who is the hero of The Credeaux Canvas, is criticized for packing too much into his work. The same might be said of playwright Keith Bunin: The Credeaux Canvas, an endlessly admirable and compelling piece, is finally too intricate and too jammed full of ideas to be entirel......more

This play has some great scenes and some meaty roles for actors. I probably would have rated it higher if it weren't for the ending going a bit more melodramatic than the rest of the play seemed to warrant, and if I weren't personally a little tired of the "model mistakes a painter's artistic apprec......more

Jamie is the disinherited son of a respected art dealer who, in an act of inspiration and desperation, convinces his room-mate, Winston, to paint his girlfriend, Amelia in the style of Credeaux. The love triangle that develops during the painting causes a lot more consequences than a forged piece of......more

This was one of my favorite plays that I saw in college. I thought it was wonderful. There are a lot of things about the structure that just really work -- the naked, moonlit painting scene and the single-appearance art collector are both knockouts. I remember being less impressed when I reread it l......more