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Another Starring Role

"Plums, Lemon, Ginger Jar"Oil on linen, 8x6 inches, Available
“Plums, Lemon, Ginger Jar”
Oil on linen, 8×6 inches, Available

As you may have gathered from my  last post, I often use the same objects again and again in paintings.

It’s not for lack of choice – I probably have over a thousand items in my studio that I’ve acquired over the years just for use in my paintings (I’m not much of a collector otherwise).

It’s just that certain objects seem to express something I want to say.  I’ve grown familiar with them over the years, and understand a lot about them.

It’s like a movie director that works with the same group of actors to make many different movies – and I often think of my still life props as actors in a drama.

I may have painted this ginger jar a dozen times, but I never get tired of it.  There’s something joyful about the boisterous pattern – and to me it is a thing of genuine beauty.

“Plums, Lemon, Ginger Jar” is one of my newest paintings, and it is available.

The next painting in the show is a real celebration of the drama of light.

If you would prefer to see all of the paintings in the show at once, you can skip ahead to the gallery page.

Another Starring Role

"Plums, Lemon, Ginger Jar"Oil on linen, 8x6 inches, Available
“Plums, Lemon, Ginger Jar”
Oil on linen, 8×6 inches, Available

As you may have gathered from my  last post, I often use the same objects again and again in paintings.

It’s not for lack of choice – I probably have over a thousand items in my studio that I’ve acquired over the years just for use in my paintings (I’m not much of a collector otherwise).

It’s just that certain objects seem to express something I want to say.  I’ve grown familiar with them over the years, and understand a lot about them.

It’s like a movie director that works with the same group of actors to make many different movies – and I often think of my still life props as actors in a drama.

I may have painted this ginger jar a dozen times, but I never get tired of it.  There’s something joyful about the boisterous pattern – and to me it is a thing of genuine beauty.

“Plums, Lemon, Ginger Jar” is one of my newest paintings, and it is available.

The next painting in the show is a real celebration of the drama of light.

If you would prefer to see all of the paintings in the show at once, you can skip ahead to the gallery page.

I finish between 1 and 4 paintings every month, and show them to my subscribers first.  

To learn more, visit my subscription page.