Stills (aka Off the Shelf) 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.

Long Stem 2
2022
oil on wood
18.5 x 6.5
Long Stem 1
2022
oil on wood
18.5 x 6.5
Asparagus
2021
oil on wood
13 x 5 ish
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

Shadow Slants
2021
oil on canvas
18 x 14
Nesting
2020
oil on panel (source bird nests)
4 x 4 each panel painting
Rock
2020
oil on panel (source found rock)
8 x 6 (left), 6 x 6 (right)
Oak
2020
oil o panel (source fallen oak leaf)
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)
8 x 6, 7 x 5
By the Sea, By the Sea
2020
oil on panel, diptych
10 X 8, 12 X 9
Double Lemon
2021
oil on canvas
18 x 14
Analogous Fruit 1
2020
oil on panel
20 X 16, 20 x 10, 10 x 8

*also listed under DOUBLES TRIPLES

Analogous Fruit 2
2021
oil on panels, triptych
10 x 20, 16 x 20, 8 x 10

*also listed under DOUBLES TRIPLES

Pear
2020
oil on panel
diptych, 10 x 8, 7 x 5
Eight Goldfish
2020
oil on panel and painted string ball
8 panels each 4 x 4, various depths
sources for some of the Stills
2021


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