Still Life Painting 2
"The Optimist"
Oil on Canvas
5.5' X 3.5'
In this painting, I wanted to move away from the table being a dominant object to emphasize the floor. The whiteness of the milk glass adds a contrast to the decorative and colorful tablecloth.
"Broken Dreams"
Oil on Canvas with Broken Toys
5' X 3'
"Broken dreams" is an idiom that means your childhood dreams of hope, plans, goals,, or deep desires that failed to come true.
"Seductive Still Life"
Oil on Canvas with fishnet stocking. rug and shoe
4' X 2.5'
In this painting, titled Seductive Still Life, I wanted to create a sensual still life through both image and texture. Real doilies are glued to the canvas, where they frame the painted fruit and suggest feminine sensuality. The table leg is covered with fishnet stockings and woman’s black stiletto shoe on the central table leg, adding another tactile and suggestive layer to the work.
"Black Bowl"
Oil on Canvas
4.5' X 3'
I wanted to create a limited-color painting centered on a single object: the green apple.
"Self Portrait"
Oil on Canvas
5' X 3.5'
In this painting, I wanted to move away from the main image and use more of the wall space. All elements are made from canvas even the cord from lamp to outlet. Also, I wanted to give the leg feet more of an anthropomorphic look.
"Sated"
Oil on Canvas"
4.5' X 3'
In this painting, I wanted to give it a "gluttonous" look as well as create some type of carpet imagery that also looked sated.
"Neither Good nor Bad, It Just Is"
Oil on Canvas with embrodered painting and red rose.
5.5' x 3'
My goal with this painting was to convey a sense of neutrality, allowing the subject to exist without the need for judgment or explanation. The work was based on an image of two embroidered birds I purchased at a flea market. At first, I was drawn to them; later, I felt different. In the end, that uncertainty became part of the meaning: the image simply is what it is.
"Shrouded"
Oil on Canvas with Mesh and Objects
5.5' X 4'
This painting depicts a table with obscured items on it. A clock that depicts veiled time is to the left, hidden by a stained mesh fabric. When you look at this painting, the only sound you hear is the clock ticking away. The floor is covered with an actual rug that has the word "time" painted on it.
"Oops"
Oil on Canvas
5.5' X 4'
This painting was my first attempt at using only oil paint on canvas to create a huge still life. Also, the flower is constructed from canvas and painted in oils.
"Still-Life With White Tablecloth"
Oil on Canvas
5.5' X 4'
An early still-life trying to use more expressive brush strokes.
"Four Golden Dinner Plates"
Oil on Canvas
5.5' X 4'
A comparison between the plain gold plates and the busy blue tablecloth design.
"She Loves Me, He Loves Me Not"
Oil on Canvas with Objects
5' X 3'
As a child, this painting theme was very popular. The classic game of "she loves me" has now been refreshed for the modern era.
"Plant Still-Life With Red Checered Tablecloth"
Oil on Canvas
5' X 3.5'
Even the fallen leaves on the floor and the dangling plant tendrils are oil painting on canvas.
"My Night Stand"
Oil on Canvas
5' X 3'
I chose to paint my nightstand since it essentially says a lot about me and I simply needed a subject.
"Fall From Grace"
Oil on Canvas
5.5' X 3.5'
An examination of the human qualities of grace andhow it can be depicted in a still life painting. So, I painted the fallen napkin to represent the loss of status, respect, or prestige.
"Fall Of The Tyrant"
Oil on Canvas
6' X 3.5'
I intended to convey the notion of a bronze monument of a tyrannical ruler who has lost his position of authority and toppled to the ground. Nothing endures forever!
"Still Life with Banana, Orange and Pear"
Oil on Canvas
5' X 3.5'
This was one of my early still life paintings, in which I wanted to portray the three fruits in a more sensual form.
"The One That Almost Got Away"
Oil on Canvas
5' X 3.5'
In this painting I wanted to combine the painted images on the table s along with the 3-D roses construceted of canvas.
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