Pat Berger

"Two Yellow Parakeets and the Surviving Plant" Oil Painting by Pat Berger

circa 1960

A good still life composition aims to craft a captivating story around elements. Proper placement and lighting allow the viewer to appreciate its creation. David Segel constructs his...

This figurative painting by Edgard Kiechle presents the scenario of a doll who is very surprised to have been abandoned into the basket of her mom's tricycle. An interesting factor is the pictorial use of angles. The point of view, a little above the stage, probably that of an adult, offers particular perspectives. This approach adds depth to this painting with distinctive compositional appeal. In contrast to the scene's disorder, a black-and-white tiled floor with a geometric design serves as an antithesis. The careful symmetry of the tiles competing with the surrounding disarray sparks a dialogue about the human need for organization and balance. In composition, absence is a living element. The exclusion of a physical human figure amplifies the feeling of emptiness, creating a human presence perceived imaginatively. Edgar O. Kiechle was born in 1911. He was a film illustrator and a painter. Edgar studied landscape painting with Jean Mannheim and architecture and became an excellent watercolorist. After studying at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, he interned with leading architects and designers. He worked at most major studios, but his career as an illustrator saw him primarily at the Universal Studio Art department. In 1933, Edgar joined Lwerks as a background artist and worked on many films produced by Animated Picture Corporation through 1935. In the summer of 1941, Edgar Kiechle...

A beautiful oil-on-canvas exotic painting representing two parrots in a jungle. Vibrant colours baldly brushed and framed in a heavy gilded wooden a...

In this contemporary painting in oil on linen, an abstract rendering of a floral arrangement with bright yellow flowers and verdant leaves and stems in shades of green is vibrant and...