Still Lives 2020

"These paintings ask the viewer to suspend disbelief and to immerse themselves into the - still living".

"Still-life painting is a curious discipline of observation combined with technical capability. The genre harks back to the middle ages and draws our attention to everyday objects we might find within the domestic setting eg, fruit, crockery, vases, shot game etc. In fact, these ‘still lifes’ invariably have very little ‘life’ left in them at all. In this series of works, I explore the traditional conventions of ‘still life’ painting with just a little more ‘life’ than one is normally accustomed to. These paintings ask the viewer to suspend disbelief and to immerse themselves into the ‘still living’."

Painting of a male bust ornament with orchids
Still Life
Enquire
Still life painting of a hand sitting on a table making a peace sign
Peace
Forearm with rose and script tattoo with puriri moth attached
Hope
Painting of a woman still life figure planted upon a table
Fixed Possessions
Still life painting of arm resting on a plinth holding keys
Home Base
Painting of a female figure posed over a table with hermit crab and cats
Hermit