Still life paintings
Still life paintings
dated 1984 until 2018
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Strawberries
2018Strawberries
Bath salt
2018An old enamel bath salt holder, with a singing wren on top
cherries in bowl
2018Cherries in a blue grey bowl.
Quail eggs
2018Quail eggs
Mice
2018Three white mice with a flowerpot.
Chess
2018Stil life with eastern vase and chess piece.
Trumpet
2015Still life with trumpet
Nautilus by night
2008The nautilus shell with its perfect spiral has all the dimensions of the golden ratio; since the form also has simularities with a galaxy I painted this one floating above the sea in a nocturnal sky.
Rosehips
2001Rosehips in glass bottle with butterfly.
Indian summer
2000Pottery from the Kang Xi period is one of my favorites; this jar I painted sitting in a landscape for a change, and of course a squirrell climbed on top of it....
Willys Jeep
1994This Willys Jeep"portrait"was a commission; the owner did business in a desert country and was fond of sailing- so that had to be integrated in the painting.
Nest
2016A bird's nest with blackbird eggs.
Cosmic rose
2013A rose, floating in the cosmos.
Snowberries
2013Snowberries in a little glass vase.
Eggshells by moonlight
2011Eggshells in a moonlit landscape.
Quince
2011A still life with quince.
Still life with shoes
2008A still life with a pair of old brogues and a small leather bag.
Violin
2008An oil painting with a violin, a shell and a butterfly.
Italian fountain
2001A trip to Tuscany was the inspiration for this painting ; I could not resist making the eyes "alive". A bit of goldleaf adds to a special gaze....
Chinese jar with robin.
2007A robin sitting on the edge of a Chinese jar.
Gingerjar
2005Green Chinese gingerjar with rosehips.
Children's shoes
2004A stil life with old children's shoes.
Tuscan doorknocker 1
2000A trip to Tuscany inspired me to do this series of doorknockres. I made the eyes "alive" and also added some goldleaf to create a special effect.
Tuscan doorknocker 2
2000A trip to Tuscany inspired me to do this series of doorknockres. I made the eyes "alive" and also added some goldleaf to create a special effect.
Tuscan doorknocker 3
2000A trip to Tuscany inspired me to do this series of doorknockres. I made the eyes "alive" and also added some goldleaf to create a special effect.
Afrodesia
1999A painting with symbols of love: Afrodite, a (part of) a poem by Robert Burns and a red rose.
The letter
1998A stil life with pears, a letter and a butterfly.
Vanity
1984
This old skull inspired me to do a still life in the tradition of "Vanity" paintings : made to make people remember life is not endless, so we better make the best of it.
To make the subject less heavy I added the funnel on top.
Colander
1984An old enamel colander in a landscape.