Series: Still Life Paintings (2020 - 2024)
This body of work began with a painting that was done for a friend with whom I shared homecooked meals on a regular basis. This first piece was tentative, but working on it had its own draw, and I decided to pursue further still life work. I've used items from home, but especially pieces of pottery from my personal collection. Smaller canvases tend to focus on a single object, while larger ones utilize a formal setup with several objects. These objects provide the challenge of rendering them with form and value, whereas the surrounding areas of the picture space are invented. These surrounding parts of the composition tend to be handled in a more flat manner, using color, shape and line. "Still Life" as a genre has captured my interest and is an ongoing effort. Using the subject matter of handmade pottery carries the notion of making things in an original way. Each piece depicted is also a tribute to the potter and the idea of making.
Still Life with Pot-stickers and Pho
2020
acrylic on canvas-panel
approx. 22 1/2 x 20 inches
Still Life with Miniature Vessel
2020
acrylic on canvas-panel
11 x 10 3/4 inches
Handmade Cups
2020
acrylic on canvas-panel
14 1/8 x 12 15/16 inches
Arrangement with Coffee Pot
2020
acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Still Life with Pale Green Jug
2020
acrylic on canvas-panel
20 x 20 inches
Vase and Four Tomatoes
2020
acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Yunomi Series - #1
2020
acrylic on canvas-panel
14 1/4 x 12 inches
Yunomi Series - #2
2020
acrylic on canvas
12 x 12 inches
Yunomi Series - #3
2020
acrylic on canvas
14 x 10 7/8 inches
Tableau with Pitcher and Other Objects
2020, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Still Life with an Orange
2020, acrylic on canvas-panel
20 x 20 inches
Yunomi Series - #4
2020
acrylic on canvas-panel
11 11/16 x 8 5/8 inches
Things with Handles
2021, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Still Life with Kettle
2021, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Cycle into Spring
2021, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Kiln-fired Pot and Apples
2021, acrylic on canvas-panel
20 x 20 inches
Two Bottles and Pottery
2021, acrylic on canvas-panel
20 x 20 inches
Yunomi Series - #5
2023, acrylic on canvas
14 x 11 inches
Yunomi Series - #6
2023, acrylic on canvas-panel
13 1/2 x 12 5/8 inches
Vessels
2021, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 37 inches
Chawan Still Life # 1
2021, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Chawan Still Life #2
2021, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Still Life with Marigolds and Antler
2021, acrylic on canvas-panel
20 x 20 inches
Seasonal Array
2021, acrylic on canvas-panel
20 x 20 inches
Yunomi Series, #7 2023
acrylic on canvas-panel
13 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches
Yunomi Series, #8 2021
acrylic on canvas-panel
15 5/8 x 11 3/4 inches
Yunomi Series, #9 2021
acrylic on canvas
14 x 11 inches
Possible configuration for Yunomi Series - Nine paintings, 2020 -2023
#4
#3
#6
#8
#1
#2
#9
#7
#5
Potatoes, Apples and a Squash
2022, acrylic on canvas-panel
20 x 20 inches
Slab-covered Vessel and Two Small Pots
2022, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Cup of Coffee
2022, acrylic on canvas -panel
11 x 12 inches
Vessel with Flared Top
2022, acrylic on canvas-panel
19 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches
Five Small Pinch Pots
2022, acrylic on canvas-panel
15 7/8 x 12 inches
Greenish-gray Vase with Sunflowers
2022, acrylic on canvas-panel
20 x 20 inches
Big Green Bowl and Four Small Pots
2022, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
A Nod to Giorgio Morandi
2022, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Still Life with Red Onions
2022, acrylic on canvas-panel
20 x20 inches
Veronica Plants in a Stoneware Bottle
2022, acrylic on canvas-panel
20 x 20 inches
Still Life with a Tea Pot
2022, acrylic on canvas -panel
24 x 24 inches
Still Life with Stoneware Bottle and Limes
2023 , acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Prelude to Spring and the Shadow of Winter Light
2023, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Cook Pots and Jars
2023, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Tea and Oranges
2023, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Chromatic Vessel
2023, acrylic on canvas
16 x 16 inches
Fish Fin Pottery #1
2023, acrylic on canvas
18 x 15 inches
Fish Fin Pottery #2
2023, acrylic on canvas
16 x 16 inches
Double-Vase Vessel
2023, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Dark Vessel in a Red Space
2023, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Winter Apparition
2023, acrylic on canvas-panel
24 x 24 inches
Round Porcelain Vase
2024, acrylic on canvas
18 x 17 7/8 inches