Jose H. Alvarenga

Windmills 2, Oil Painting

2021

Artist Comments
Part of artist Jose H. Alvarenga's Windmills series. "In this painting, I decided to include another copy of Jacob Van Ruisdael´s landscape paintings featuring a windmill," says Jose. "I also painted a very old Flemish painting medium and a dutch flower vase with some tulips and yet with another windmill design. The composition forms a perfect triangle between the objects and the structural design."

About the Artist
Jose’s soft still life paintings are like visual puns. He creates relationships between objects that evoke both amusement and contemplation in the viewer. By devising a clever dialogue between objects, Jose turns a still life into a story. Jose utilizes a classical realist style with a gentle nod to surrealism through his unique subject selections. He is inspired by everyday objects, particularly those with a quality of nostalgia, memory, or humor. Jose paints out of his Los Angeles area apartment, where he also enjoys playing the keyboard and reading art books.

Words that describe this painting: classical realism, still life, windmills, Dutch, symbolism, landscape, copy, Jacob Van Ruisdael, Harnett, vase, tulips, can, tin, conceptual, narrative, still life, classical, oil painting, beige

Windmills 2
Jose H. Alvarenga
Oil painting on composite board
Varnished and Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2021
11 in. h x 14 in. w x .25 in. d
0 lbs. 8 oz.