Scottsdale - Still-life Paintings

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

Dyana Hesson refers to herself as a botanical artist. She was born in 1966 in the Gold Country of California where she was happiest outdoors. Her weekends were spent with trips to th...

This body of new work is a meditation on the arrangement and importance of simple objects in space and time. For me, as an artist, light is how I describe the passage of time. Light ...

This body of new work is a meditation on the arrangement and importance of simple objects in space and time. For me, as an artist, light is how I describe the passage of time. Light ...

This body of new work is a meditation on the arrangement and importance of simple objects in space and time. For me, as an artist, light is how I describe the passage of time. Light takes the viewer's eye into and out of the composition. Light against light, light against dark, morning light - my vocabulary of illumination is inspired by the old masters. Light against dark becomes an acknowledgement of vanitas and Dutch Golden Age, as tulips seem to dance against the sure knowledge their petals will soon drop. Close up, the blue hydrangea with its veined and sturdy leaves, is a tribute to Maria van Oosterwyck and Rachel Ruysch, two 17th century Dutch women who led the world in botanical art. A birdseye view of a simple blue and white dish of cherries against a dark background becomes a still life suspended in time - the viewpoint modern, but the subject matter timeless. Olives. Persimmons. Mushrooms. Figs. The watercolors celebrate bounty and were directly influenced by 18th century still life painter Luis Meléndez, a master of composition and light. Meléndez chose to paint the Mediterranean fare of his Spanish kitchen...

This body of new work is a meditation on the arrangement and importance of simple objects in space and time. For me, as an artist, light is how I describe the passage of time. Light takes the viewer's eye into and out of the composition. Light against light, light against dark, morning light - my vocabulary of illumination is inspired by the old masters. Light against dark becomes an acknowledgement of vanitas and Dutch Golden Age, as tulips seem to dance against the sure knowledge their petals will soon drop. Close up, the blue hydrangea...

Last April while stumbling through Southern California, we carved out an afternoon to visit one of my favorite places, the Huntington Gardens in San Marino. It was perfect timing as ...

Ever seeking to recognize and express the beauty she sees in the world around her, Cary Ennis paints images that "combine a powerful sense of clarity and solidity with a feeling of d...

Ever seeking to recognize and express the beauty she sees in the world around her, Cary Ennis paints images that "combine a powerful sense of clarity and solidity with a feeling of d...

Dyana Hesson refers to herself as a botanical artist. She was born in 1966 in the Gold Country of California where she was happiest outdoors. Her weekends were spent with trips to th...

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...