Still Life

The beauty of still life painting is that you have the pleasure of rummaging about in flea markets for intriguing objects, arranging them in a composition and then working with the light and shadow, the colours and the textures. Sure, you can look at still life as being dead-still, but on the other hand...

dated 2003 until 2025 (click on an image to enlarge an artwork)
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5 Marbles and a Bowl

2016

An old bowl, fragile colors en some marbles

Three Persimmons

2012

Three persimmons on a row: smooth skin of the fruit and on top, rough green from the leaves. Incl. wooden frame

Broken Duck with Rusty Bowl

2012

A touching broken duckling together with a rusty bowl. I bought them on a flea market. Incl. wooden frame

Rusty Rabbit with Poppy

2012

A beautiful heavy iron rabbit bought on a flea market, slightly rusty, combined with a red poppy.

Blue Bowl with Cherries

2008

A beautiful bowl with all shades of blue. together with some cherries: a still life was born. Incl. wooden frame

Cherries

2008

Cherries, well, I do want to eat them, but just after painting. Incl. wooden frame

Garlic

2008

Garlic, very often painted. Incl. wooden frame

Rabbit with Morning Glory

2008

Rusty rabbit and Morning Glory, that awful, but beautiful weed. Incl. wooden frame

Medronho hanging on a string

2008

Beautiful fruit also used for spirits. Incl. wooden frame

Pipe Bowl of my Father

2008

A copper bowl, my dad used it for his pipe: what a good smell it was. Incl. wooden frame

Rusty

2007

A rusty tin, a bowl from the flea market: a still life. Incl. wooden frame

Feather

2007

This feather in front of our door: afterwards on canvas. Incl. wooden frame

Bowl with Carlic

2006

No words are needed. Incl. wooden frame

Bowl with Plums

2005

An old Portuguese bowl in combination with some plums. Incl. wooden frame

Jar with Tangerins

2005

An old Portuguese Jar together with some tangerins. Incl. wooden frame

Orange Plate, Lemmon and Garlic

2005

Glas, lemmon and garlic. Incl. wooden frame

Two Apples

2005

Red apples, white grapes and an old tin tray. Incl wooden frame

Vase with Grapes

2005

A fragile vase en some translucent grapes. Incl. wooden frame

Blue Vase

2004

Translucent blue with a touch of purple. Incl. wooden frame

Grapes in a Tin Tray

2004

It is so very often used for a still life: grapes and a tin bowl. Incl. wooden frame

Can, Jar and Onions

2004

An beautiful old Portuguese jar from the flea market. Incl. wooden frame

Horse, Can and some Rhinestones

2004

A broken ceramic horse, bought on a flea market in Portugal. Incl. wooden frame

Left on the Beach

2003

Left on the beach this little boat. Incl. wooden frame

Garlic with Bowl

2003

A bowl and carlic. Incl. wooden frame

Plums on a Green Bowl

2003

Plums on a green bowl. Incl. wooden frame