Sunflowers with Pears-
Sunflowers with Pears – a Still Life
“Sunflowers with Pears - a Still Life” Harbingers of summer. What more so than this American native, the giant yellow sunflower. Sure to bring a smile to your face.…
A Bunch of Okra-
A Bunch of Okra | Still Life
"A Bunch of Okra" "A Bunch of Okra" is my most recent still life composition. What is it with okra? You either love it or hate it. "Yuck, it's slimy,"…
Still Life with Lemons and Silver Jug
Still Life with Lemons and Silver Jug
"Still Life with Lemons and Silver Jug" "Still Life with Lemons and Silver Jug" pays homage to Willem Kalf's Still Life with Silver Jug on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.…
Still Life with Peaches
Still Life with Peaches
Still Life with Peaches A little serendipity played a part in the creation of "Still Life with Peaches." I've been wanting to use the old green scales that have been…
Apricots and Plums
“Apricots and Plums” “Apricots and Plums” is a recent composition that ties together a few different concepts that have been floating around in my mind for a while. Of course,…
Three Eggs
Three Eggs
"Three Eggs - a Still Life" Rummaging through the archives of my earlier still lives a ran across “Three Eggs.” A very early still life image - more an exercise…
Natures Abundance, an Abundance of Fruit - a Still Life
Nature’s Abundance, a Still Life
Nature's Abundance "Nature's Abundance, a Still Life" is a tableau overflowing with late summer's seasonal fruit. Grapes, plums, cherries, persimmons all flush with color and bursting with flavor. Little wonder…
Onions - a Still Life
Shallots, Onions, and Garlic | a Still Life
Shallots, Onions, and Garlic | a Still Life As you recall, last week's post was about the sprouting onion I rescued from our pantry and its exuberant growth spurt.…
Still Life with Mangoes
Still Life with Mangoes
A painterly version on an earlier image of a bowl of my favorite fruit. In anticipation of this summer's mangoe season. In the tropics we think of mangoes as the…
Chili Peppers and White Feather-
Chili Peppers and White Feather
Chili Peppers and White Feather- "Chili Peppers and White Feather" is a study of symmetry and color. The blue napkin and white feather encircle the plate chilies. Meanwhile the warm…