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Still life is a great opportunity to play with color and composition; unlike many other painting situations, you can control the lighting and set your own stage. And because I attached no deep meaning to these set-ups, I felt free to experiment . . .and in the process, really learned to paint. |
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Lemons 10” x 10”, oil on canvas (sold) Exhausted from a friend’s commission, I wanted to scale down and play with color and movement. This piece inspired me to paint two others the same size (below). |
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Pears with Cherries 10” x 10”, oil on canvas (sold) |
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Bananas and Grapes 10” x 10”, oil on canvas (framed) |
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Hats 16” x 20”, oil on canvas (sold) |
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Shirt 14” x 11”, oil on canvas (sold) One evening I noticed my shirt hanging on my closet. Normally, my need-to-be-ironed clothes are nothing more than a burden, but in the evening light, the shirt looked alive. Besides, it was a wonderful opportunity to study edges (or lack of) in fabric. A modern-day drapery study became a successful painting. |
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Peonies |
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Onion 12” x 9”, oil on canvas |
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Flipflops 10” x 10”, oil on canvas (sold) |
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Terry Lee in short green dress 16” x 12” oil on canvas on board My mom’s doll from the 1950’s (Terry Lee) has proven to be a great model—she has an entire wardrobe of dresses sewn by my great aunt and of course, never moves. |
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Terry Lee in long green dress 16” x 12” oil on canvas on board |
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Terry Lee in red dress |
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