New Painting: Still Life with Arctic Apples, Styrofoam Cup and Oil Can

Still Life with Arctic Apples, Styrofoam Cup and Oil Can 

Oil on canvas 

40" x 30" 

$2,100 

This painting is part of a new series I have begun that plays around with Cezanne's still-lifes. Through his still-life paintings, Cezanne sought a new way of painting and a new perspective on society (more on this later). As I am beginning to delve into still life with a new purpose and perspective, I thought it would be fun to go back to the Modernist foundations of how I paint (and understand art). But, I am adding a twist to each of these still-lifes that speaks to my era. In this painting, the background is similar to a winter's Arctic landscape with open water. The apples are Arctic Apples, the first genetically approved apple to go to market. Of course, Styrofoam and oil have had a big impact on the Arctic. Though a still-life, this is a commentary on what we are doing to the Arctic, the cold wild places of our planet. You can see details of this painting on my website.