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Douglas NewtonPeace - Original pop art- still life oil painting- realist contemporary Artwork2025
2025
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This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
In Peace, Douglas Newton takes an iconic sweet treat and transforms it into an extraordinary work of contemporary realism. The painting features three foil-wrapped chocolates, two standing upright with their signature paper tags proudly bearing the word "PEACE". Newton’s remarkable skill in rendering texture and light makes the chocolates appear tantalizingly real, celebrating both their familiar form and the unexpected burst of color within.
The color palette in Peace is nothing short of dazzling. Newton moves beyond traditional metallic wrappers, infusing them with a kaleidoscope of rich blues, purples, greens, and reds, blending seamlessly into one another. This playful yet meticulous use of color adds an element of surprise, making the painting feel both familiar and fresh.
By capturing the delicate crinkles in the foil and the interplay of light across its reflective surfaces, Newton showcases his mastery of oil on canvas. The soft blue-gray background subtly enhances the vibrancy of the chocolates, making them pop off the canvas with an almost three-dimensional quality. Peace is more than a still life—it is a celebration of joy, nostalgia, and artistic ingenuity.
Artist Biography:
Douglas Newton is a Brooklyn-based painter whose work explores the transformative effects of light, translucency, and reflection through a hyperrealist lens. Working primarily from life, he captures the way light alters perception, particularly in his still life compositions.
After attending Stanford University, Newton studied at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. He spent several years working as an art director in Los Angeles and New York before transitioning to a full-time painting practice. His early work focused on suburban surrealism, depicting imagined landscapes, houses, and gardens, alongside an extensive study of the human figure. Over time, he gravitated toward still life painting, focusing on subjects such as food, toys, candy, and household objects—ultimately making still life the core of his artistic practice.
Newton’s work has been exhibited in numerous group shows across the United States, as well as four solo exhibitions. His paintings are held in many private collections, and in 2012, he was selected for a residency at Fundación Valparaíso in Andalusia, Spain. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, where he shares a home with his wife, painter Kathleen Migliore-Newton. Their brownstone in Fort Greene is also home to their daughter, her husband, and their granddaughter.
Explore the stunning sweet still life artworks by Douglas Newton, available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art and online. Immerse yourself in their exquisite detail and masterful realism from the comfort of your home, or visit our London gallery to experience them in person.
“My art is inspired by the hidden beauty I see in the everyday world around me. Light, shadow, rich colors, and intricate textures all spark my creative process. I work directly from life, never relying on photographs, to capture the essence of my subjects and convey the way light interacts with them.
Candy and its wrappers, especially foil and cellophane, have become a central theme in my work. Three Almond Kisses celebrates the beauty of candy, not just as an object, but as a vehicle for exploring light and reflection. This body of work marked the beginning of my focus on capturing the way light interacts with everyday objects, revealing their hidden beauty.
Alongside my candy and still life paintings, my portfolio includes food still lifes, toys, household objects, figure drawings, and even surrealistic landscapes from my earlier work. In all of my pieces, I strive to capture those fleeting moments of beauty that often go unnoticed, transforming the mundane into something extraordinary.”- Douglas Newton
- Creator:Douglas Newton (1938, American)
- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 24.02 in (61 cm)Width: 29.93 in (76 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU468316703422
Douglas Newton
Douglas Newton is a realist painter specializing in contemporary still life. He paints in oil on canvas and works directly from life, not using photographs. Douglas is noted for his colorful closeups of candy and their wrappers, capturing the reflections and transparency of the foils and cellophane. There is a pop-art influence in the paintings of candy. He also paints still lives of food, toys, dolls and anything else that is visually interesting and evokes memories. His paintings have the rich beauty of oil paint, instead of the dryness of photo realism. Douglas lives and works in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. His paintings can be seen by appointment there or on his website: douglasnewtonpaintings.com. His paintings have been in numerous one and group shows and are in many private collections.
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