Spears Art Studio Still Life Gallery

fine art and private & home school K-12th grades Christian art curriculum
supporting the grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric stages of Classical education

Still Life Gallery

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Still life paintings are fun to paint.
There is infinite variety, styles,
techniques, colors, etc. to
explore. Even the same still life
on a different day will turn out
differently for several reasons:
different lighting, different
emotions, different choice of
colors, etc. Even using a different
brush can result in a new
experience with an old subject.
My still lifes so far tend to be
more representational rather than
impressionistic or "abstract".

(An aside: canvas panels are not
inferior supports for paintings. I
have a painting by my mother's Sunday School teacher painted
around 1930 that is still in
excellent condition. Don't be
afraid that canvas panels will
deteriorate faster than other
supports. No painting should be
subjected to extremes of
temperature, direct sunlight for
long periods, or left "to the
elements" in a barn-like storage.
Sometimes damage can be
repaired, but it is expensive.)

Four Reds in Basket
on Stripes ©
oil on canvas panel
image size: 8"x10"
factory frame
$90.00

Red and Green Apples
on Checks ©
oil on canvas panel
image size: 14"x11"
factory frame
$165.00

Apples on Stripes
with Knife ©
oil on canvas panel
image size: 8"x10"
factory frame
SOLD

One Pear ©
oil on canvas panel
image size: 8"x10"
factory frame
$90.00

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Studio Snack #1 ©
oil on canvas panel
image size: 16"x20"
factory frame
SOLD

Studio Snack #2 ©
oil on stretched canvas
image size: 20"x16"
factory frame
$350.00

Studio Snack #3 with
Van Gogh ©
oil on canvas
image size: 20"x16"
barnwood frame
$350.00