Meeting in the Light

Meeting in the Light, at Last

a navel orange and a Minneola tangelo on the snow in my yard
at Shapleigh, Maine, on Feb 8, painted on Feb 13, 2018
10" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and #3 graphite on 140 lb. on Arches
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
framed, $120 + $6.60 sales tax + $10.40 shipping = $137.00
Photo of a Minneola tangelo and apple, in a stainless steel bowl sitting
outside on the snow, waiting for their turn to pose on the snow
in my yard at Shapleigh, Maine on Feb 8, 2018

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Photo of a Minneola tangelo and apple, in a stainless steel bowl sitting outside on the snow, waiting for their turn to pose on the snow in my yard at Shapleigh, Maine on Feb 8, 2018

A Classic Style
by Bruce McMillan

Art of light within
the dark, a painterly mood,
still life, timeless calm.
 

Text and photos and art © 2018 Bruce McMillan
 

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Light in the Dark
Still Life

 

1
Still Life with China Vase, Copper Pot,
an Apple and a Bunch of Grapes
William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916) American
Oil on canvas, 20" x 16"
Private Collection

2
English: Still-Life with Plate
of Apples and Orange Blossom
Juan de Zurbarán (1620-1649) Spanish
Oil on canvas, 16" x 24", circa 1640
Private collection

3
Peaches and Unripe Grapes
Raphaelle Peale (1774 - 1825) American
Oil on panel, 18" x 15", 1815
Private collection

4
Still Life with Apples and a Pomegranate
Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877) French
Oil on canvas, 24" x 17", 1871
National Gallery, London

5
Still Life with porcelain Bowl
and Nautilus Cup
Willem Kalf, (1619 - 1693) Dutch
Oil on canvas, 24" x 22", 1660
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

6
Roses
John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925) American
Oil, circa 1886

7
Still Life with Apples, Sherry and Tea Cake
Raphaelle Peale (1774 - 1825) American
Private collection
Oil on panel, 16" x 11"

8
Still Life
Fede Galizia, (1574 - circa 1630) Italian, Renaissance
Oil, 1607