Jill Matthews Still-life Paintings

This light, fresh and airy piece, "Blue Stripe and Lemons" is a 20x16 oil painting on canvas by artist Jill Matthews. Depicted is a simple contemporary painting of two lemons in a c...

This fresh and airy bouquet piece, "With Love II" is a 12x12 oil painting on canvas by artist Jill Matthews depicting a contemporary floral bouquet of red roses in a glass vase again...

This fresh and airy bouquet piece, "Pink" is a 12x12 oil painting on canvas by artist Jill Matthews depicting a contemporary floral bouquet of pink roses with green leaves against a ...

This fresh and airy bouquet piece, "Picnic Linens and Forsythia is a 24x24 oil painting on canvas by artist Jill Matthews. Depicted is an impressionistic yellow forsythia bouquet in ...

This fresh and airy bouquet piece, "Layers and Yellow" is a 36x36 oil painting on canvas by artist Jill Matthews. Depicted is an impressionistic three yellow forsythia bouquets in c...

This fresh and airy bouquet piece, "Pink Peonies" is a 24x24 oil painting on canvas by artist Jill Matthews. Depicted is an impressionistic pink peony bouquet in a clear crystal blue...

This light, fresh and airy piece, "Blue Bouquet" is a 24x24 oil painting on canvas by artist Jill Matthews. Depicted is a simple contemporary blue floral bouquet in a clear glass vase on a simple white background. About the artist: “I have been creating art on some level for as long as I can remember. Life has led me in various directions but one thing that has always remained a constant is my love for art and involving myself in the creative process. Jill was born and raised in the inspiring state of Vermont. She studied Fine Art at The University of Vermont and upon graduating with a B.S. in Art Education, she moved to San Diego California where she continued studying painting at The University of California San Diego. After a brief career as a fine art educator, she realized her true passion was being more hands on in creating and has been painting professionally ever since. Jill and her family have recently settled back on the east coast from the San Francisco area. She feels so fortunate to be living and working in the inspiring state of Maine. As with anything, art is a process and my recent work is representative of how it has evolved. One of the hardest things as an artist is to find a voice in your work. I spent a long time focusing on replicating things that I saw rather truly seeing them through an artistic eye. My work now is based on an initial idea or vision, I still will use some references in the process, but my most successful moments in painting happen when I lose that security and the work is coming from within. Adding, editing, allowing color interaction...