Feng Biddle

Gauguin's Mango, Oil Painting

2018

Artist Comments
A modernist still life of golden and green mangoes arranged on a lavender tabletop. White floral prints on a blue kitchen towel add visual interest, along with the red wall and green grass visible from the window. "I was inspired by Gauguin and a trip to India," says artist Feng Biddle. "Mangoes were on my mind - both in taste and color - when I painted this."

About the Artist
Feng Biddle didn’t have much exposure to art as a child growing up in China in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution. It wasn’t until after she immigrated to the U.S. and stumbled upon an artist demonstrating how to use oil pastels that she realized her passion. Feng starts each piece by sketching on paper with charcoal, later transferring the outline to canvas like a stencil. When painting still lifes, she always outlines the vase first and lets the rest of the image develop organically around it. Feng works slowly and deliberately in her studio made of glass walls, reflecting on each piece until it guides her what to do next. When she’s not making art, Feng works as a data architect. “In a way, this is similar to what I do with my art, where I am creating structures for form and color. In another way, however, it is the opposite, as building data structures is almost entirely a logical, left brain activity, whereas my art work is an emotional, right brain effort. I guess you could say that these are the complementary yin and yang that make me whole.”

Words that describe this painting: mangos, fruit, still life, table, window, Gauguin, food, cuisine, post-impressionism, modern, still life, representational, modern , oil painting, blue, purple

Gauguin's Mango
Feng Biddle
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2018
24 in. h x 30 in. w x 1.5 in. d
5 lbs. 2 oz.