Still Life with Fig and Concord Grapes

5 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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Still Life with Chocolate Truffles

5 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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Still Life with Seckel Pear and Iron-glazed Bowl

5 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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A fun fact for my fellow Philadelphians: the Seckel pear, originally from Europe, originates in the U.S. in the early 19th century Philadelphia area.

Still Life with Chocolate Kisses

5 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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Avocado Halves

5 x 7 in., oil on masonite panel
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Pear on a Wood Block No. 2

8 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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Still Life with Apples and Tea Bowl

5 x 7 in., oil on masonite panel
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Still Life with Cup and Sun Gold Tomatoes

6 x 8 in., oil on linen on panel
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This painting continues the handmade pottery project I started with ceramicist Jury Smith back in January. Jury's great idea was to create a dialogue between my paintings and handmade functional objects made by living, practicing potters. I recently painted one of Sequoia Miller's bottles (here, here, and here), and this cup is another piece by Jury Smith (here's another one). I think this project is exciting and compelling on many levels, and I'll be creating a permanent link list (to the right) to connect to the potters whose works I paint. In the meantime, I am excited because I drew up some sketches and commissioned Jury to make me some bottle forms that I hope might pay homage to Morandi.

I've also decided that within this pottery project, I will donate a portion of each painting's sale to the organization, Potters for Peace. Check them out.

On another note, these are the very last of my homegrown Sun Gold tomatoes for the season. They were some of the most flavorful tomatoes I've ever had!

Pomegranate in Early Morning Light

6 x 6 in., oil on masonite panel
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Homegrown Eggplant in Early Morning Light

5 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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Still Life with Fig and Tenmoku Bottle

8 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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I've painted this bottle a couple of times recently, and this is the first painting that shows the entire bottle. It's a handmade bottle with tenmoku glaze made by an amazing West coast artist, Sequoia Miller. Sequoia had an exhibition this past summer here in Philadelphia at the Works Gallery, and I was lucky enough to acquire two of his bottles. Please take a moment to check out Sequoia's work -- it's captivating. Sequoia told me by email that it's rare for him to make a "round" bottle (usually his are angular), so I feel fortunate to have this and one other bottle (that I have not painted yet). If you remember a while ago when I painted Jury Smith's pottery here and here, I am very interested in the dynamic of working with living ceramic artists, painting their functional (and non-functional) pottery. As I painted this, I thought to myself, "Morandi would have loved Sequoia's work."