Muriel F. Merritt

Basket of Summer Flowers Still Life

1946

Beautiful still life of orange and white flowers next to a bowl of fruit by Los Angeles and Carmel artist Helen Enoch Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997). Signed "Gleiforst" lower right....

A lush spring bouquet bursts forth with a bounty of beautiful, vibrant flowers in bloom in this mid century floral still-life by Helen Gapen Oehler (American, 1893-1979). Signed "Helen Gapen Oehler S.W.A" (Society of Western Artists) lower right. Displayed in a wood frame painted light peach with gold trim. Canvas size: 18"H x 14"W. Best known for her landscapes, seascapes, views of nature as well as paintings of scenes from global travel, Oehler is considered a progressive impressionist. She painted in the world, Midwest and eastern coast, some California. Helen Gapen Oehler was born in 1893 in Ottawa Illinois. She was bright and at an early began to paint. Helen Oehler attended and graduated from the University of Illinois in art and teaching and was in the Chi Omega sorority...

"Spring Flowers" Colorful Vintage Floral Still Life This colorful and energetic piece captures a vase full of flowers with an impressionistic style by Los angeles California artist ...

Vibrant mid century still life of a vase with asters, chrysanthemums, and peonies, as well as a small porcelain jewelry box, by Lillias Waddell (American, 1888-1947). Signed by the artist in the lower left corner. Presented in a newer bronze-colored frame. Lillias Jaquines Waddell was born in Clymer, NY on December 18, 1888. Lillias married Dr. Charles Wilkin Waddell PhD (1875-1966) in 1910. By 1915 she had moved to Los Angeles where her husband was a professor at UCLA. She died there on March 30, 1947. Her Sierra landscapes...

This painting "Summer Arrangement" is a 24x20 oil painting on canvas by artist Joyce Norwood. Featured is a lovely bouquet still life of Sunflowers in a blue vase. Next on the table setting in a bowl of lemons and a lone orange. Set against a window letting in bright lighting. Thick impressionistic brush strokes and color gives the overall painting a liveliness. About the Artist: A native of North Carolina and one of ten girls, Joyce always loved to draw especially from the human figure. Her education began at the New York Art Student’s League, studying under Robert Brackman and William Draper...

This painting "Arrangement for Spring" is a 24x20 oil painting on canvas by artist Joyce Norwood. Featured is a lovely springy bouquet still life of two vases full of Daisies and a plate of two apples. Set against a bright yellow-orange background gives this piece has a lovely energy to it. Thick impressionistic brush strokes and color gives the overall painting a liveliness. About the Artist: A native of North Carolina and one of ten girls, Joyce always loved to draw especially from the human figure. Her education began at the New York Art Student’s League, studying under Robert Brackman and William Draper...

'Still Life with Bouquet of Flowers', oil on board (1970), by Lilian Whitteker. This impressionist bouquet of mixed flowers churns with colour, elegantly posed on a table in a goblet...

Illustrated in "Joseph Barrett, The Prime Years 1970s - 1990s", pg. 10 #010 Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Joseph Barrett (1936 – ) Joseph Barrett was born in Midland, North Carolina, in 1936 and studied at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Barrett, now of Lahaska, Pennsylvania, has been painting his entire adult life. His favorite subjects include the landscape surrounding New Hope and many local landmarks often encompassing figures into his compositions. Barrett utilizes a heavy impasto and his palette bears similarities to that of Fern Coppedge and George Sotter. Barrett’s paintings are always found in unique and somewhat charming handmade frames designed by the artist and finished in metal leaf. A living contemporary of the no longer living “New Hope School” impressionist painters, Joseph Barrett resides outside of New Hope above his old-fashioned antique shop and studio. Entering Barrett’s shop is like taking a step back in time. Inside this cluttered and dusty haven of treasures from the past, is a studio spanning only four by eight feet. This little studio, containing cans of old brushes and hundreds of used paint tubes...