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JJ GallowayVeggie Head - Original contemporary artwork - surrealistic animal painting2026
2026
$587.09
£430
€505.83
CA$817.49
A$878.35
CHF 471.23
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We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
In Veggie Head, JJ Galloway infuses her love of food and personality into one delightful composition. Painted in oil on canvas, the pigeon is crowned with a bouquet of vegetables and blossoms — a humorous yet refined nod to abundance and creativity. The result is a piece that feels celebratory, witty, and refreshingly original.
The colour palette of leafy greens, tomato reds, and golden yellows stands out vividly against the pale cream background. Every brushstroke captures vitality and texture, from the glistening tomatoes to the bird’s iridescent feathers. Galloway’s surrealist imagination transforms simple ingredients into a feast for the eyes.
Artist Bio:
JJ Galloway is an internationally collected artist known for whimsical paintings and sculptures of people, animals and food or any combination of the three! Carefully executed in a traditional style using oils, watercolors or mixed media; JJ’s art can be found in both public and private collections world-wide. After graduating college with a dual degree in Fine Art and Marketing, JJ spent 10 years in the public relations world. Her first job as a string reporter for CBS News and finishing her executive career running the PR Departments at the National Aquarium in Baltimore and on the board of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. It was in these later jobs where JJ gained her love and appreciation for wild animals and their conservation. The inspiration for combining animals and food comes from her daughter’s childhood habit of putting the first bit of every meal on top of her head, like a crown. “My paintings make people feel happy and often nostalgic. I paint food and animals with foods to bring a little humor into art collections. A culinary crown makes perfect sense!” JJ regularly participates in shows in major cities including NY, London, Miami, Chicago and LA. She has a queue for her culinary animal commissions. When JJ’s not in the studio, she’s at the Smithsonian where she leads lectures both in the galleries and virtually to hundreds of participants globally. She also acts as a mentor for many emerging artists as they begin their fine art businesses. JJ resides in the Annapolis, Maryland area of the United States.
“My art makes people happy. I combine food and flowers with animals or animal imagery to get expressive, surprising portraits. All the art begins with a personality or an attitude. I find the animal that suits that mood and match it up with a cuisine or a bouquet. For example, an ostrich and a stack of pancakes. The painting, “Her High Pancake Stack” is based on a hat from the British Hat Guild a pose by Mary Crowley from Downton Abbey, and the way the hat sits on a head reminds me of a pancake stack! Once I’m happy with the match, I build an idea board. I watch videos of the animal subject to get a feel for its mannerisms and search images related to the theme or personality I’m looking for. Like the Mad Hatter or Marie Antoinette. I pull all the research together and use the idea board as a reference while I work. The result is a whimsical twist on animal and figurative portraiture. The animal portraits are traditional oil paintings in style and accurate in anatomy. The animal sitter just happens to be wearing a whimsical crown!”
- Creator:JJ Galloway (American)
- Creation Year:2026
- Dimensions:Height: 1.19 in (3 cm)Diameter: 18.12 in (46 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU468317435832
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