Historically, still lifes were lowest in the hierarchy of painting genres. In 1669, the Secretary to the French Academy, Andre Felibien, ranked the genres thus: (1) History Painting; (2) Portraiture; (3) Genre Painting; (4) Landscapes; (5) Still Life. Scaoes and stills were lowest in ranking because they didn’t include people and so couldn’t be used as moral teachings!
Yet there is a fascination in observing the “still” world through another’s eyes. [All works acrylic on canvas unless otherwise noted.]
64 But Is It Art? 24 x 16″
4-Colour Study with Jug.
12 x 12″
84 Still Life. 14 x 20″
204 Tea Party (Triptych) 24 x 24″
205 Giorno. 48 x 32″
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