Melanie Parke’s imagery of rustic kitchen tables, dish shelves, entryways and window nooks congregate to suggest snug gathering spots and welcome respites of interiority.
Set up with recognizable still life identifiers — a stem casually placed in a glass jar, fruit loosely strewn on a table top, ceramic tumblers or a teapot — a convivial human presence is noted, not through bodies but close narratives between objects. Proximities between a window and its reflection on the table top establishes that light is the main character. Refractions move across a surface and the effect makes a chimera of things — a mutation — lifting the weight of the familiar into a fresh reverie.
A room’s pitch can be read through highly decorated floral patterns or tonal color fields shifting slightly to enliven or quiet the mood. Whether euphoric or contemplative, every perspective leads to a preoccupation of chasing light.
Cézanne’s idea of passing through objects is something Parke thinks about a lot. Even when her pattern engages a seemingly uniform plane, transparencies never end, pass through walls, and keep the eye going.
Parke’s paint handling varies from multilayered to wet on wet, always textured, always nuanced.
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Emerald Rain - Contemporary Still Life Flowers Fruit Landscape Green, 2024
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a bright and inviting interior scene is set with a still life with arrangements of flowers in a vase and a glass pitcher, a pear and lemo...
Canvas, Oil
$4,900
Trailing Pear - Lake Landscape Window Flowers Fruit Botanical Still Life, 2025
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a cheerful interior scene is bright and inviting with a still life arrangement of coral red flowers in a green glass bottle next to a ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,500
Porcelain Red - Lake Landscape Window Flowers Fruit Botanical Still Life, 2024
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a cheerful interior scene is bright and inviting with a still life arrangement of red poppies, red flowers and pale pink dahlias in a ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,500
Emerald Manner - Contemporary Still Life Flowers Fruit Landscape Green, 2024
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a bright and inviting interior scene is set with a still life arrangement of flowers in a green bottle, painted patterned china and fruit...
Canvas, Oil
$5,500
Arezzo Garden Square - Yellow Red Chrysanthemum Flowers Fruit Still Life, 2019
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary still life painting in oil on canvas, a clear glass vase holds bright lush chrysanthemum blossoms in coral red and pink beside orange and yellow fruits in a frui...
Canvas, Oil
$9,700
Flying Aster - Contemporary Still Life Yellow Fruit Botanical Red Blue, 2024
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a dining room interior scene is vibrant and colorful with an arrangement of flowers in a painted vase next to blue and white China teapot...
Canvas, Oil
$5,800
Lazuli Rose - Contemporary Peach Still Life Nasturtiums Pears Blue Teapot, 2025
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary painting in oil on canvas with a bright and inviting interior scene. A still life arrangement of pears, a painted teapot, and two vases, one with Nasturtiums and another...
Canvas, Oil
$7,200
Red Fiesta, Bright Orange, Red Still Life, Grapes, Lemons, Blue and White Vase
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
A bright and inviting interior scene with a still life arrangement of lemons in a blue and white painted fruit bowl beside a green, leafy plant in a blue and white vase on a striped,...
Canvas, Oil
The Margarete, Still Life, Interior, Green Dining Room, Daisies, Fruit
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
A bright and inviting interior scene with a still life arrangement of a terracotta vase with white daisies and a red flower, beside a matching fruit bowl with limes and lemons. A blue and white painted tea cup and a striped plate with a cut lemon allude to an afternoon of tea. The arrangement is beautifully complemented by the vibrant mint green color of the walls. A dark navy blue china cabinet...
Canvas, Oil
$6,900
Peachy - Peaches Pine Trees Tulips Botanical Fruit Flowers Lake Landscape, 2019
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a Michigan lake landscape with pine trees sets the backdrop for a still life arrangement of pink, white and orange flowers on a table wit...
Canvas, Oil
$3,200
Watervale Yellow - Contemporary Still Life Red Flowers Kitchen Window, 2024
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a bright and inviting interior scene is set with a still life arrangement of red and yellow flowers in a green glass vase, beside a pa...
Canvas, Oil
Fig in Hand - Coral Red Still Life Flowers Female Figure Lime Fruit 2023
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
A bright and inviting interior scene with a still life arrangement of flowers in a glass vase beside a figurine of a female nude and a single slice of a green lime. The table setting...
Canvas, Oil
$4,800
Assam - Contemporary Oil Painting Dining Room Fruit Flowers Still Life, 2021
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, there is a peaceful interior scene with a still life arrangement of two white pitchers, and delicate lilac and red flowers in a clear gla...
Canvas, Oil
$6,900
Figs and Feathers - Contemporary Interior White Birds Green Plants Fruit, 2018
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary painting in oil on canvas with a bright and inviting interior scene. A still life arrangement of three potted plants with lush green leaves beside two white birds, and a...
Canvas, Oil
$2,800
Monarch, 2022, oil on canvas, impressionist interior and still life painting
By Melanie Parke
Located in New York, NY
Melanie Parke’s latest selection of still lifes looks at quotidian interiors and imbues them with magic. All of the elements of the still life are present: a stem in glimmering glass...
Canvas, Oil
$1,200
Blue Amber - Gouache Botanical Painting Flowers Birds Monkey Garden Lilac, 2021
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in gouache on paper, a golden yellow monkey and blue, white and yellow birds are surrounded by brightly colored flowers and a peach urn in a lively gard...
Gouache, Archival Paper
$1,000
Lake on the Mountain - Red Pink Flowers Butterfly Female Figure Peach, 2021
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
A female figure in red sits beside a pink and black butterfly, surrounded by brightly colored flowers in red and bright pink and a black urn next to a tree with green leaves in the c...
Gouache, Archival Paper
Kitchen Skirt, impressionist interior and still life painting
By Melanie Parke
Located in New York, NY
Melanie Parke’s latest selection of still lifes looks at quotidian interiors and imbues them with magic. All of the elements of the still life are present: a stem in glimmering glass...
Canvas, Oil
$220
H 5.91 in W 5.91 in D 0.99 in
Pocket Ladybird 2, Original painting, Still life, Insect
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Ladybird 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still lif...
Canvas, Oil
Very Shiny Very Red Apple
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Very Shiny Very Red Apple is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her series of realistic oil paintings of fruit with a nod to baroque still life painting. The pai...
Canvas, Oil
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$220
H 5.91 in W 5.91 in D 1.19 in
Pocket Sloes [2023], Baroque Still Life Painting, Food Art, Small art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Sloes [2023] is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still l...
Canvas, Oil
$5,500
H 42 in W 32 in D 1 in
Green Square Still Life Painting, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary
By Christopher T Terry
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In most of the paintings, the artist uses an interior space as his subject, placing a table or similar object at its center. The use of symmetry and eye level often suggests an altar...
Oil, Canvas
$545
H 7 in W 5 in D 0.2 in
Whiskey in Glass Tumbler, Still Life Interior Oil Painting on Canvas Panel, 2026
Located in Preston, GB
Whiskey in Glass Tumbler, Still Life Interior Oil Painting on Canvas Panel, by Contemporary British Artist, Sarah Victoria Scott, 2026 Art measures 5 x 7 inches Whiskey in Glass ...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
$545
H 7 in W 5 in D 0.2 in
Glass of Red Wine, Still Life Interior, Oil Painting Study, Canvas Panel, 2026
Located in Preston, GB
Glass of Red Wine, Still Life Interior, Oil Painting Study, Canvas Panel, by Contemporary British Artist, Sarah Victoria Scott (2026) Art measures 5 x 7 inches Glass of Red Wine is an elegant contemporary still life by British artist Sarah Victoria Scott, painted in 2026. With expressive, confident brushwork and a refined understanding of colour, Scott captures the simple pleasure of a glass of red wine, elevating an everyday subject into a sophisticated painterly study. The rich crimson tones of the wine glow beautifully within the delicately rendered glass, contrasting harmoniously against the cool blue backdrop and deep charcoal shadows. Reflections and highlights are suggested with remarkable economy, allowing the transparent form of the glass to emerge through loose yet purposeful strokes of oil paint. The warm ochre tabletop anchors the composition, creating a striking balance between light, atmosphere and colour. Both contemporary and timeless, this intimate oil study celebrates the beauty found in life’s quieter moments. It would make a wonderful addition to a modern interior or a collection of contemporary British still life paintings...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
$4,000
H 42 in W 30 in
New Home (Contemporary Oil Painting of Living Room in Yellow with green plants)
Located in Hudson, NY
New Home (Brightly Colored Contemporary oil painting of an Interior with House Plants and red chairs) Painted by Fred Cohen in 2025 42 x 30 inches x 1.5 inches, custom light wood fr...
Canvas, Oil
Thrown Drapery (Redux) Study 1
By David Ligare
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated (at lower right): L; (on verso): D. Ligare / 2004
Canvas, Oil
$7,270
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Grandiose - Realist purple & lavender Olive Tree, golden background, nature
By Anastasia Gklava
Located in Dallas, TX
"Grandiose", Purple Olive Tree with Golden Background. Oil and gold leaf on canvas, black and gold silhouette frame 150h × 100w × 4d cm 59.06h × 39.37w × 1.57d inches Anastasia Gkl...
Gold Leaf
$4,417
H 38.19 in W 38.19 in
Cactus Madness, Musee de la Palmeraie, Morocco, Original painting, Desert art
By Elaine Kazimierczuk
Located in Deddington, GB
It’s very difficult to classify the style of this piece. I have categorised it as abstract because of the composition which is all about the effect of light creating strong shadows, ...
Canvas, Oil
$4,800
H 42 in W 32 in D 1 in
Bananekürbis. Still life Painting, Oil on canvas, Contemporary
By Christopher T Terry
Located in Miami Beach, FL
When an artist works with more conventional still life subjects, they focus primarily on the formal properties of the painting, such as color relationships, form, proportions, and ot...
Canvas, Oil
$4,417
H 37.41 in W 37.41 in
Cacti with Shadows, Musee de la Palmeraie, Morocco, Desert art, Plants, Cactus
By Elaine Kazimierczuk
Located in Deddington, GB
Elaine Kazimierczuk Cacti with Shadows, Musee de la Palmeraie, Morocco (Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look). It’s very difficult to cla...
Canvas, Oil
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H 44 in W 48 in D 1.75 in
Mandarin for Jane - Lake Landscape Night Window Fruit Botanical Still Life, 2025
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a peaceful interior scene is set by night with a still life arrangement of pussy willow branches in a blue pitcher, citrus fruits, art...
Canvas, Oil
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H 30 in W 30 in D 1.75 in
Wild Onion - Contemporary Still Life Flowers Pattern Fruit Night Window, 2025
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, an inviting interior scene is set with a still life arrangement of flowers in glass vases beside a green pear and an peach fruit bowl on ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 40 in W 30 in D 1.75 in
Nights Are For Moths - Contemporary Still Life Flowers Night Window, 2024
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, an inviting interior scene is set at nighttime with a still life with arrangements of flowers in a vase beside a teacup, plate, blossoms,...
Canvas, Oil
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H 52 in W 48 in D 1.75 in
Island Pears - Lake Landscape Flowers Fruit Botanical Dining Still Life, 2021
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, an interior scene is bright and inviting with a still life arrangement of red poppies, yellow buttercup flowers and pink chrysanthemum...
Canvas, Oil
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H 24 in W 18 in D 1.75 in
Postcard from Morandi - Still Life Stripes Flowers Orange Fruit Peach Bird, 2024
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a bright and inviting interior scene is set with a still life arrangement of flowers in a glass vase, orange citrus fruit and a postcard ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
Birds and Spoons - Green Botanical Still Life Dahlia Flowers Tea Fruit, 2024
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a cheerful interior scene is set with a still life arrangement of flowers in a vase beside a lamp, a painted horse figurine, tea cup, pla...
Canvas, Oil
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H 40 in W 40 in D 1.75 in
Peaches and Stems - Contemporary Still Life Tulips Fruit Flowers Dining, 2022
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a bright and inviting interior scene is set with a still life arrangement of red tulips beside a light green pitcher, peaches and pears on a yellow checkered table...
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 48 in D 1.25 in
Torcello Postcard - Still Life Oil Painting Fruit Garden Trees, 2016
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
A light and airy, inviting outdoor scene with a still life arrangement of peach flowers in a pink and white patterned vase next to a painted fruit bowl and blue patterned tea cup, al...
Canvas, Oil
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H 20 in W 16 in D 1.75 in
Borgo, Still Life Painting, Dark Red Flowers, Open Window Coral, Fruit
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
A bright and inviting interior scene with two tea cups sit beside a fruit bowl and an arrangement of dark red flowers on a table in front of an open window, offering a view of verdan...
Canvas, Oil
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H 40 in W 30 in D 1.25 in
Arcadia Dawn, Sandhill Crane Birds, Red Flowers, Salmon Pink Botanical Landscape
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
Two sandhill cranes, white birds with red heads and black beaks stand beside a smaller, golden yellow bird perched on a red orange tree branch. Lush green palm leaves and burgundy re...
Canvas, Oil
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H 40 in W 40 in D 1.75 in
Flora Seeds, Botanical Interior, Flowers, Red Poppies, Fruit, Yellow Lemon, Blue
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
A bright and inviting interior scene with a still life arrangement of bright red poppies in a blue and white China vase and yellow lemons. The table setting is beautifully complement...
Canvas, Oil
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H 24 in W 24 in D 1.25 in
Daisies of the Moon, Yellow, White Flowers, Peach Pink Lake Sunset, Green Pears
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
A light and inviting interior scene with an arrangement of yellow, white and burgundy red daisies in a clear glass vase next to light green pears, orange wedges, a green apple and a ...
Canvas, Oil