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Still Life Paintings by artist Jessica Cook from Atlanta, Georgia

Lemons still life painting by Jessica Cook from Atlanta, Georgia Pear still life painting by Jessica Cook from Atlanta, Georgia Bananas still life painting by Jessica Cook artist from Atlanta, Georgia Hats still life painting by Jessica Cook Shirt still life painting by Jessica Cook artist from Atlanta, Georgia
Peonies still life painting by Jessica Cook artist from Atlanta Georgia still life oil on canvas by Jessica Cook
         
       

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.
Lemons still life oil on canvas by Jessica Cook 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).
Pears with Cherries still life painting by Jessica Cook artist from Atlanta Georgia Pears with Cherries
10” x 10”, oil on canvas (sold)
Bananas and Grapes by artist Jessica Cook Bananas and Grapes
10” x 10”, oil on canvas (framed)
hats still life oil on canvas painting by artist Jessica Cook Hats
16” x 20”, oil on canvas (sold)
Shirt still life oil on canvas painting by artist Jessica Cook 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.
Peonies oil on canvas painting by artist Jessica Cook

Peonies
20” x 16”, oil on canvas (sold)

still life oil on canvas painting by artist Jessica Cook Onion
12” x 9”, oil on canvas
 
Flipflops
10” x 10”, oil on canvas (sold)
 
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.
 
Terry Lee in long green dress
16” x 12” oil on canvas on board

 

Terry Lee in red dress
16” x 12” oil on canvas on board














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