Wine Bottle, 2001

oil on canvas 16 x 20 in.

 

 

Humidor Study, 2002

oil on canvas 28 x 22 in.

 

Hat and Shoe, 1998

oil on canvas 20 x 16 in.

 
 

Realistic work will always be an ongoing part of my practice. It is what originally inspired me to become an artist. For many years I focused exclusively on still life studies and practiced the traditional techniques that were developed in Europe during the Renaissance. The objects I depict were chosen because they looked like they would be interesting to render in paint, or I thought they presented a challenge that I wanted to put myself up against. There is no special symbolism or meaning beyond that. I try to arrange compositions that could be anytime in the 20th or 21st century, not a particular decade. 

I always work from direct observation of the items arranged in studio; no photos, camera-obscura, or other shenanigans. Just the hand, the eye, and cyan, magenta, yellow, and white.

 

Study of Three Pipes, 1999

oil on canvas  24 x 18 in.

 

 

Study of Books With A Martini

oil on linen 24 x 18 in.

 

 

Study of the Chaconne

oil on linen 40 x 28 in.

 

 

Orchid Study

oil on linen 32 x 28 in.

 

 

Study of Côtes du Rhône Blanc

oil on canvas 18 x 24 in

 

 

Study of Three Tomatoes, 2012

oil on canvas 14 x 11 in.