Stills is a return to the still life, something I have explored on and off for the last many decades. I love still lifes, they mark the quiet overlooked moments and "sensations too subtle for words", to quote Cezanne.

Red Onion
2024
oil on paper
22.5 x 22
Clementine
2023
oil on panel
24 x 24
Orchard Apple
2023
oil on panel
24 x 18
Hellebore
2023
oil on panel
10 x 8
Happy Tangerine
2021
oil on panel
16 x 12

Each time you look at a tangerine you can see deeply into it. You can see everything in the universe in one tangerine. When you peel it and smell it, it's wonderful. You can take your time eating a tangerine and be very happy.

Thich Nhat Hahn

Guac
2023
oil on panel
Triptych, 24 x 20, 20 x 16, 4 x 4

*also listed under DOUBLES TRIPLES

Analogous Fruit
2020-2023
oil on panel
Diptych: 20 X 16, 20 x 10, 10 x 8

*also listed under DOUBLES TRIPLES

Complementary Fruit
2020-2023
oil on panel
Diptych: 20 x 10, 6 x 6

*also listed under DOUBLES TRIPLES

Asparagus
2021
oil on wood
13 x 5 ish
Long Stem 2
2022
oil on wood
18.5 x 6.5
Long Stem 1
2022
oil on wood
18.5 x 6.5
Shadow Slants
2021
oil on canvas
Diptych: each 18 x 14
Rock
2020
oil on panel (source found rock)
Diptych: 8 x 6 (left), 6 x 6 (right)
Oak
2020
oil o panel (source fallen oak leaf)
Diptych: 6 x 6, 4 x 4
Spider Plant LB
2020
oil on panel (source Spider Plant)
Diptych, 7 x 5 (left), 6 x 6 (right)
Hydrangea
2020
oil on panel (source dried Hydrangea blossom)
Diptych: 8 x 6, 7 x 5
By the Sea, By the Sea
2020
oil on panel, diptych
Diptych: 10 X 8, 12 X 9
Double Lemon
2021
oil on canvas
Diptych: each18 x 14
Eight Goldfish
2020
oil on panel and painted string ball
8 panels: each 4 x 4, various depths


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