David Halliday Still-life Photography

archival pigment print, edition of 10 32 x 60 inches unframed, $4200 Fish on Blue is a contemporary still life photograph of small, silver fish strewn across an icy blue farm table...

Vintage style still life photograph of antique white bowl, framed Sepia toned silver gelatin print, vintage uneditioned print Custom black stained wood molding with visible grain 8-...

Sepia Toned Silver Gelatin Photograph of Six Ceremonial Canes from Ancient Tonga 17 x 17 inches, edition of 8/25 signature on face Tonga was once at the center of a vast trading empire stretching...

sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition 1 of 25 10 x 15.5 inches, 22.5 x 26.5 inches framed still life photography, food still life, milk and egg still life, modern still life, sepia still life, formalism, formalist still life, modern, simple, kitchen photography...

Sepia Toned Landscape of Net in Water and Reflection from Tonga 17 x 17, edition of 25 Silver Gelatin Print, unframed David Halliday's series consists of sepia-toned still lives of...

11.25 x 11.25 inches unframed Archival pigment print edition of 12 Some of David Halliday's most engaging works are those from his Box Series in which he merges traditional ideas about light and composition with contemporary experiments. In this series an empty cookie tin becomes a tiny studio for food objects. Halliday carefully styles his photographic subjects inside and, allowing only natural light to seep in through a circular window. The results feel less like still lifes and more like intimate portraits of human sustenance. In these photographs, the fleshy curves of a fig, the slick bodies of sardines, even the homeliest porcini mushrooms possess a degree of nobility, providing a refreshing contrast to the compulsive relationship we so often have with food, reminding us to slow down and savor with gratitude. In this particular image, the waxy texture of a solid hunk of salty parmesan cheese and its crumbles is gently brushed with the natural diffused light, echoing techniques associated with a Vermeer painting! About the work: The Past Still Present: A master of light, New Orleans photographer David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Using window...

Contemporary color still life photograph of purple and green vegetables archival pigment print in artist-made white painted wood frame 30 x 37.5 inches unframed, 33 7/8 x 41 5/8 inch...

archival pigment print, edition of 10 white washed wood frame, 33 x 41 inches framed still life photography, formalism, formalist photography, red black white, modern still life,...

11.25 x 11.25 inches unframed Archival pigment print edition of 12 Some of David Halliday's most engaging works are those from his Box Series in which he merges traditional ideas about light and composition with contemporary experiments. In this series an empty cookie tin becomes a tiny studio for food objects. Halliday carefully styles his photographic subjects inside and, allowing only natural light to seep in through a circular window. The results feel less like still lifes and more like intimate portraits of human sustenance. In these photographs, the fleshy curves of a fig, the slick bodies of sardines, even the homeliest porcini mushrooms possess a degree of nobility, providing a refreshing contrast to the compulsive relationship we so often have with food, reminding us to slow down and savor with gratitude. In this particular image, the bright yellow spiky petals of the zucchini's flower is gently brushed with the natural diffused light, echoing techniques associated with a Vermeer painting! About the work: The Past Still Present: A master of light, New Orleans photographer David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Using window...

Side Table with Oval, 2017 16" X 9 3/4" sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition 1 of 10 This vertical sepia toned silver gelatin print still life of a side table was printed by ...

Nautical color still life photograph of thick coiled rope on white background archival pigment print, edition of 10 20 x 20 inch paper size with 16 inch di...

Nautical color still life photograph of a white oar and coiled rope archival pigment print, edition of 10 20 x 20 inch paper size with 16 inch diameter image size This contemporary nautical still life photograph was made by Hudson Valley based photographer, David Halliday. The antique white oar image is part of the artist's 'Portal' series photographed in an old fish shanty...

Contemporary color still life photograph of long black fishing boots on a white background archival pigment print, edition of 10 20 x 20 inch paper size with 16 inch diameter image s...

Nautical color still life photograph of colorful fishing bobbers on a white background archival pigment print, edition of 10 20 x 20 inch paper size with 16 inch diameter image size ...

Nautical color still life photograph of blue and orange buoys on a white background archival pigment print, edition of 10 20 x 20 inch paper size with 16 inch diameter image size Th...

archival pigment print, edition of 10 25 x 32 inches, unframed This horizontal color still photograph of a brilliant purple hydrangea blossom in a silver vase against a white backg...

Cucumbers and Peppers, 2007 32" X 32" archival pigment print, edition of 25 About the Artist: David Halliday's photographs are about beauty, pure and simple. His primary subjects ...

sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition 8 of 25 8 x 8 inches unframed, $1000 including frame sepia photography, still life, furniture still lif...

Contemporary color still life photograph of orange carrots against a white wall Carrots (Against the Wall), photographed by David Halliday in 2007 archival pigment print, ed. 5/25 6...

Lemon and Black Olive, 2007 by David Halliday 6 1/2" X 8" 14.5 x 16 inches framed Painted white wood frame archival pigment print, edition of 25 Color Work Series In this series, Halliday captures the beauty of everyday life in still lifes of various objects and vegetation arranged against a light background. Here a black olive is placed beside a bright yellow lemon, both reflecting light which extenuates their differing color and textures. About the artist: American, b. 1958, Glen Cove, NY, United States, based in Schodack Landing, NY, United States Elegant still lifes bathed in natural light, so masterfully composed one could forget that it is, in fact, a photograph – this is how we’ve come to recognize David Halliday’s work. The artist first gained recognition for his sepia toned silver gelatin prints of common place objects and food staples, emphasized by sublime balances of form, texture, and shadow one could liken to classical painting. In more recent years the artist began embracing his subject matter with modern pops of color in surreal arrangements; vegetables and fruits eccentrically coupled with fish nets and cutlery balanced on undefined tabletops, seeming to float in midair. Now the photographer is retracting his lens to encompass the studio itself as his subject. In a self-portrait of sorts, Halliday skillfully combines elements of his craft in a modest interior view. Halliday was one of the first artists Carrie Haddad began representing when she opened the gallery 27 years ago. Since then he has exhibited nationally and in Europe. He now lives and works in Schodack Landing by way of New Orleans and Nantucket. David Halliday's photographs are about beauty, pure and simple. His primary subjects are carefully composed still lifes, portraits and landscapes which he shoots in black and white film with only natural light. He is a purist behind the lens, rarely manipulating his negatives in any way, and a master in the darkroom. His work has an ethereal quality that's translated not only through the subject, but also by the warm colors and sepia tones he uses in his printing. A master of light, David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Celebrated for his ‘purist’ eye, he poetically captures the nude male body in a selection of sepia-toned prints from 1996. Rarely revealing the model's face, Halliday prefers to focus on the natural drape of limbs, soft folds of flawless skin, and curvature of the spine. Overall, a stunningly intimate portrayal of the male form done with elegance and charm. Resume: Born 1958, Glen Cove, New York Lives in Schodack Landing, NY EDUCATION 1998 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina 1988 The Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, Maine 1976-79 Syracuse University, New York 1974-76 Wooster School Community Art Center, Danbury, Connecticut SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013 Threadbare/New Photographs, Arthur Roger Galley, New Orleans, LA McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX 2012 The Past Still Present, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA 2010 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA Wessel+O’Connor Fine Art, Lambertville, NJ Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA Graficas Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2009 Culinary Delights, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX Two Decades: David Halliday, Carrie Haddad Photographs, Hudson, NY 2008 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA Still-Life, Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY Watermark Gallery, Houston TX Strange Fruit: David Halliday and Greg Kuharic...

Contemporary still life photograph of a yellow lemon and black olive on a white background Archival pigment print, edition 18/25 Image size: 6.5 x 8 inches 14.5 x 16 inches in custo...