"Nectarine and Creamer"
Oil on panel, 5×5 inches (12×12 cm), 2019
“Nectarine and Creamer” features a fresh Nectarine peach and an antique porcelain creamer with gold trim. Painted against a dramatic black background, it draws inspiration from the classical Dutch still life tradition.
Still life is a quiet art form – it’s right there in the name itself.
A good still life painting draws the viewer into a calm, centered place, allowing silence to arise while the outside world falls away for a little while.
If it makes me feel like time has stopped while I’m looking at it, I know it’s a good still life.
If one of my own paintings gives the viewer that experience, then it has succeeded.
The original painting has sold, but several print versions are available (see below).
"Nectarine and Creamer"
Oil on panel, 5×5 inches (12×12 cm), 2019
“Nectarine and Creamer” features a fresh Nectarine peach and an antique porcelain creamer with gold trim. Painted against a dramatic black background, it draws inspiration from the classical Dutch still life tradition.
Still life is a quiet art form – it’s right there in the name itself.
A good still life painting draws the viewer into a calm, centered place, allowing silence to arise while the outside world falls away for a little while.
If it makes me feel like time has stopped while I’m looking at it, I know it’s a good still life.
If one of my own paintings gives the viewer that experience, then it has succeeded.
The original painting has sold, but several print versions are available (see below).
