Karen O'Neil

April Yellow/Gray #3

2022

As the practitioner of a non-verbal art, Jarvis Wilcox’s first objective is to intrigue the viewer into spending enough time with the painting to absorb the atmosphere and be seduced...

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NY & LA -- This work is about what I do while I write letters and think about all these urgent, global concerns and feel frustrated and powerles...

Represented by George Billis Gallery, Karen O'Neil documents the beauty in everyday culinary items through appealing colors and whimsical brushwork.

Represented by George Billis Gallery, Karen O'Neil documents the beauty in everyday culinary t=items through appealing colors and whimsical brushwork.

Represented by George Billis Gallery, Karen O'Neil documents the beauty in everyday culinary items through appealing colors and whimsical brushwork.

Represented by George Billis Gallery, Karen O'Neil documents the beauty in everyday culinary t=items through appealing colors and whimsical brushwork.

David Kroll Vase and Nest, 2011 oil on linen 32" x 28" Artist David Kroll is known for his finely crafted paintings—precise still lives and exquisite landscapes that allude to bot...

The title of the series is Arquitecturas Domésticas and has this interesting link with the a Spanish Baroque. What Gloria is doing with these pieces is reinterpreting the Spanish Bar...

The title of the series is Arquitecturas Domésticas has an interesting link with the a Spanish Baroque, what Gloria is doing with these pieces is reinterpreting the Spanish Baroque, ...

The title of the series is Arquitecturas Domésticas and has this interesting link with the a Spanish Baroque. What Gloria is doing with these pieces is reinterpreting the Spanish Bar...

In "Outpost", Jacobsen’s new body of work records scenes from a year when societal boundaries where crossed and personal dreams set into motion. The paintings in this exhibition continue and expand on the ideas of Jacobsen’s 2014 exhibition, “Lean-to,” which featured artworks that invited viewers to contemplate still-life images of interiors from the artist’s domestic spaces and black and white arrangements from the artist’s workspace. While seemingly traditional still lives, the works served as the artist’s subtle critique of industrialized society. The content and technique speak to Jacobsen’s attempt to insulate himself from this very type of industrial environment and modernist influences. Jacobsen purchased a miner’s cabin in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado just prior to the legalization of marijuana, and the paintings in Outpost serve as documents of his experiments in growing this newly legal plant. In these still lifes, the marijuana plant is the central focus against a dark background, along with wild mushrooms collected on long hikes and crystals gifted from friends. These paintings hearken back to traditional Dutch paintings of tulips, itself a coveted plant in its day. Deploying the technique of lens flare, Jacobsen highlights the importance of the camera, while also referencing the religious, spiritual, and cultist motif of light symbolizing the divine. The usage of this “heavenly” light on these cannabis plants...

Breathtaking still life triptych by experienced Australian artist Tim Snowdon. The Three Bottles triptych showcases the tremendous skill of the painter rendering glass, fabric, and c...