Will Ayres

The Lost Still Life Dutch Masters inspired oil painting by Will Ayres

2020

This was the flower artist Katherine Rowe had in her wedding bouquet and so they have always had a special place in my heart. Despite being 'white' there is hardly any actual pure white in the painting but multiple blues and yellows and greens. Katharine Rowe is an English painter she graduated in Fine Art and History of Art at the University of Edinburgh in 1999 and spent a year studying at Université de la Sorbonne, Paris. Having spent a decade working in advertising Katharine felt the increasing need to be out of the office and with her paintbrush. The past 9 years have been dedicated to just that. Katharine is strongly motivated by colour and she often spends up to an hour mixing and preparing paints before turning to the canvas. Katharine is always inspired by her surroundings from the varied landscapes of...

Katharine spent a long time mixing paint to reach the right level of smokiness and avoid any saccharine pink in these peonies. They seem to be quite solid but at the same time quite delicate, they are a joy to paint. Katharine Rowe is an English painter she graduated in Fine Art and History of Art at the University of Edinburgh in 1999 and spent a year studying at Université de la Sorbonne, Paris. Having spent a decade working in advertising Katharine felt the increasing need to be out of the office and with her paintbrush. The past 9 years have been dedicated to just that. Katharine is strongly motivated by colour and she often spends up to an hour mixing and preparing paints before turning to the canvas. Katharine is always inspired by her surroundings from the varied landscapes of London...

Julia Anne Taylor is a self-taught impressionist artist based in London. Her preferred medium is oil painting but likes to dabble in pottery. She is currently living in Notting Hill ...

Jonquil Williamson is known for her vibrant still lifes and rich tonal landscapes. Although her work is mostly representational, she allows the mark-making and textures created as she layers the paint, to inform the image. Of her work she shares, “like many still life painters, I find inspiration from taking everyday things and elevating to something beautiful and positive. I strive to create an atmosphere with my works; from the calmness and serenity of Morandi-inspired clusters of pots and vessels...

British contemporary artist Jonquil Williamson is known for her vibrant still lifes and rich tonal landscapes. Although her work is mostly representational, she allows the mark-making and textures created as she layers the paint, to inform the image. Of her work she shares, “like many still life painters, I find inspiration from taking everyday things and elevating to something beautiful and positive. I strive to create an atmosphere with my works; from the calmness and serenity of Morandi-inspired clusters of pots and vessels...

Painted with acrylics on stretched canvas, using dyed silver leaf and mixed media to create a relief. Sarah wanted to experiment with creating a three dimensional look to the work an...

Work on canvas

These stunning spring daffodils are placed in a transparent vase and tied with a silk ribbon as a reminder of the gift. A dark background helps to reveal delicate forms of flowers an...

STILL LIFE - Oil on canvas painting by Massimo Reggiani, Italy 2006 The origins of still life can be found in Dutch painting. At the beginning of Dutch painting, artists included add...

Still life - Salvatore Marinelli Italia 2008 - Oil on canvas cm. 60x120 Salvatore marinelli's painting is a beautiful still life of black and white grapes, peaches, figs and ears, a huge jug and an overturned glass, all the composition on a wooden table. The canvas is of singular beauty, the background is dark. Marinelli is inspired by the compositions of Adriaen Coorte...

Still life - Massimo Reggiani Italia 2007 - Oil on canvas cm. 40x60 The origins of still life are found in Dutch painting, among other sources. At the beginning of Dutch painting, ar...

Flowers - Gianluca d'Este Italia 2000 - Oil on canvas cm. 76x64 This is his reinterpretation of a greatest old master painting "Floral Still Life"by Jacob van Walscapelle, Dutch pai...