Still Life Panels
In A PERSIAN FEAST, I wanted to create an environment similar to that of early 17th Century Dutch paintings, but the objects displayed on this table are all Persian: a silver Samovar with glass tea cups, Tah-Chin Persian saffron rice on a silver dish, Nann-e-Sangakk, pomegranate, an opium tray, Caviar, and sturgeon.
Dimensions: 57in. X 40in. (145cm. X 102cm.)
Canvasses can be modified in size.
In SEE-MEMORY, the decorative style gives way to a puzzle or a visual pun - an homage to the playful writer Vladimir Nabokov's autobiography "Speak, Memory". In this piece, a dozen teasers related to his life are strewn about the canvas for the viewer to find.
Dimensions: 60in. X 35in. (152cm. X 90cm.)
Canvasses can be modified in size.
In CIRCUMCISION, I wanted all the life and death morality plays of still life: the Peacock and its skeleton; the rotting pomegranate; the beginning of life, symbolized by the silver circumcision kit; even life's accounting with the abacus in the background.
Dimensions: 57in. X 40in. ( 145cm. X 102cm.)
Canvasses can be modified in size.
In JOE'S WORKSHOP AT AN ANGLE, I attempted an all-American theme where a carpenter's workshop combines with an all-American breakfast of pancakes to produce a canvas that could decorate a masculine study. I thank Joe Amaral, a friend and a collector of antique American tools, for the use of his workshop.
Dimensions: 48in. X 36in. (122cm. X 91cm.)
Canvasses can be modified in size.
In REFLECTIONS ON A PERSIAN FEAST, I go away from strictly a still-life representation and begin manipulating photos digitally to create a different kind of aesthetic.
Dimensions: 41in. X 49.5in. (104cm. X 113cm.)
Canvasses can be modified in size.
BREAKFAST IN SILVER represents a modern still life with many of the seventeenth century Dutch detail, like the wine glass and oysters. Many have bought this canvas for their kitchen walls.
Dimensions: 48in. X 30in. (122cm. X 76cm.)
Canvasses can be modified in size.
DEATH WATCHES OVER BUTTERFLIES PLAYING CHESS has elements of a puzzle. The game by Lewis Carroll; mate in two moves.
Dimensions: 48in. X 27in. (122cm. X 69cm.)
Canvasses can be modified in size.
In JOE'S WORKSHOP FRONT, I attempted an all-American theme where a carpenter's workshop combines with an all-American breakfast of pancakes to produce a canvas that could decorate a masculine study. I thank Joe Amaral, a friend and a collector of antique American tools, for the use of his workshop.
Dimensions: 48in. X 36in. (122cm. X 91cm.)
Canvasses can be modified in size.
A SMALL BREAKFAST harks back to the simpler still life loved by some of the later Dutch painters. A few objects with more light play could decorate a small kitchen wall or a darker, small dining room.
Dimensions: 36in. X 28in. (91cm. X 70cm.)
Canvasses can be modified in size.
A SQUARE PERSIAN MEAL lays the Persian objects flat on the table: a silver Samovar with glass tea cups, Tah-Chin Persian saffron rice on a silver dish, Nann-e-Sangakk, pomegranate, an opium tray, Caviar, and sturgeon.
Dimensions: 36in. X 36in. (91cm. X 91cm.)
Canvasses can be modified in size.
STILL LIFE WITH CHEESE started with my fascination with Dutch still-life paintings, in particular the work of Pieter Claesz, who has a Cheese painting that began my love for his work.
Dimensions: 44in. X 32in. (118cm. X 81cm.)
Canvasses can be modified in size.
TURKEY PIE was my first attempt to pay homage to Claesz, the Dutch 17th century painter. Besides the aesthetic question, the more I looked at them, the more I wanted to understand the reason the artist chose a certain angle over another.
Dimensions: 52in. X 30in. (132cm. X 76cm.)
Canvasses can be modified in size.