Category Archives: Still Life Paintings

Still life paintings

Tomato and Bread Still Life Painting

Tomatoes and Bread

Tomato and Bread Still Life Painting

Tomato and Bread Still Life Painting- For Sale

My favorite kind of still life is the pantry scene, of humble food objects in a peaceful setting. I think when those paintings are successful, they turn into a type of poem about being in that moment, kind of a Zen thing. Yet they preserve that moment, and make it timeless.

When people talk about being right brained, and when they talk about meditation, that’s what I think they mean, finding that calm, golden feeling.

The bread here is home made by the way- a home made ciabatta.

Granny Smith Apples Still Life Painting

Thanksgiving Pie Apple Slaughter

Granny Smith Apples Still Life Painting

Granny Smith Apples Still Life Painting – for sale

These two apples are now part of a giant pie baking in the oven. Total damage: 8 apples.

What am I thankful for? Many things, and right at this moment I am especially thankful for my food processor and the kitchen rage blackouts it prevented.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Green Apples Granny Smith Still Life Painting

Granny Smith Apples

Green Apples Granny Smith Still Life Painting

Two Granny Smith Apples – for sale

Two Granny Smiths. I like the delicate color shifts in the greens of these apples, and I wanted to try out a different color palette. AND I’d bought twelve apples just in case I didn’t have enough for a pie. 😉 So this painting was born.

Baguette Painting

Baguette Painting- French Bread Painting

Baguette Painting – For Sale

Painting of still life with baguette. The delicious end of the loaf of french bread… that turned hard as a rock and made its way into art.

I painted this back when my still life shelf was still red (it’s gray now).

Concha Still Life

Concha Still Life Painting

Concha Still Life Painting

Pan dulce from our local Sprouts. The first time I tried to paint a concha, it went badly wrong and just looked like a blob. Pastries aren’t as forgiving of mistakes as, say, a piece of fruit.

I propped it up in the back so you can’t see the bite I took out of it.

For sale