Katherine Kean

Daffodils in Blue Bottle floral still life

2023

Pale Cat Orchid on Red floral still life explores the many subtleties of hue found on pale, nearly white, Catasetum Orchid flowers. Descriptive brushstrokes shape cheerful petals, di...

Everyday life is full of surprises, and artist Carole Garland uncovers and discovers delight in the cellophane wrapped orchids at Trader Joe’s. The cellophane reflects the sunlight ...

Roses are Red... Fine artist and oil painter Carole Garland approaches this floral oil painting, a vase of cherry red and gold orange roses, with the desire to bring the delicate flo...

In this painting, Artist Carole Garland captures the flower fun, the lavish display of color and the extraordinary beauty of nature. The zinnia is a long-stemmed flower with delicate...

The beauty of the rich red gerbera daisy is inspiration for this abstracted floral of autumnal colors: cadmium red, golden tan and orange with hints of teal. The flowers seem to floa...

Gardenia on Blue floral still life focuses on a single ivory Gardenia blossom. Thick brushstrokes describe the delicate contours of intricate petals and lush leaves, exploring the ma...

Henk Boon Composition in Blue and Green Oil on canvas on wood 100 x 120 cm Frame included 107 x 127 cm The still-life paintings of Dutch painter Henk Boon ...

Using vivid colours that pop off the canvas, Montreal born artist Mel Davis creates still life paintings in her own contemporary abstract style. This oil painting of fruit is rendere...

In this charming abstract composition by Montreal born Mel Davis, a riot of bright colours in orange, yellow, deep blue, and mauve pop against the background of a red tablecloth...

A painting by Penelope Gottlieb. "Castilleja cruenta standl" is a contemporary painting, ink, acrylic and oil on canvas panel in a variety of bright, bold colors by American artist Penelope Gottlieb. After receiving her BFA from the Art Center College for Design in Pasadena, Penelope Gottlieb went on to earn her MFA from the University of California in Santa Barbara where she currently lives and works. Gottlieb’s artistic repertoire is thoroughly modern and includes innovative paintings as well as compelling media design, for which she received an Emmy in the field of motion picture title design in 1993. Gottlieb’s more recent works showcase a unique synthesis of her modern graphic design background and the vintage botanical renderings of natural scientists. However, her paintings are also unique in their perspective on the traditional floral still life. Stylized flora and fauna are depicted as emanating from a comic book explosion, illustrating what the artist refers to as “the dire state of the planet” as faced with species extinction and the resulting biological and ecological ramifications. These violent representations of the artistically typified placid natural world are intended as “visual eulogies for lost plant life.” The particular specimens that Gottlieb depicts are in fact extinct and she is able to recreate them only from historical drawings and botanist’s descriptions. Although avant-garde and aesthetically unique, Gottlieb’s paintings delineate clear influences from the renowned artists of Pop and Expressionist art. The composition of many of her paintings is reminiscent of Kandinsky’s canvas-filling outpours while her bold color palette and black outlines recall Lichtenstein’s comic book panels. Her work is also closely related to a more contemporary group of artists, including Alexis Rockman...

Fabian Jean graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University. He has had solo exhibitions in Montreal, Toronto and Halifax and has been included in several group exhi...

Image: 8h x 10w inches Framed: 12 5/8h x 14 5/8w inches Signed at lower right: COLLINS '22 A leading figure in the contemporary revival of classical painting, Jacob Collins was born and received his formal training in New York, and also studied in Paris. He embraces a variety of subject matter and is equally adept at portraiture (his sitters have included J. Paul Getty Jr., President George Herbert Walker Bush, and Supreme Court Chief Justice...