Douglas Newton

Queen Anne s Lace, grey and blue flower and glass super real still life

Artist Doug Newton describes this painting, "A peach from our local farmer's market and blue water glass with a crystal vase from my family's colle...

Oil paint on canvas Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can transform our perceptions. His subject matter concentrates on still lives of food, toys, candy and household objects. In addition to many group shows across the country, Mr. Newton’s show, “HARD CANDY and other confections” represents his fifth solo exhibition. His paintings have been collected in numerous private collections. Mr. Newton resides in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Sonia Coman writes in her essay, Doug Newton’s hard candy: the confection of painting Doug Newton’s paintings are about… painting. The hyperrealist technique of trompe l’oeil or “trick the eye” is knowingly playful. It simultaneously calls attention to the illusion of a different material—for example, translucent candy wrappers—and the reality of the layers of paint, masterfully applied to the canvas. In that, Newton’s paintings pay homage to an esteemed series of trompe l’oeil masters, from Inquisition-era Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán to Gilded-Age American painter William Michael Harnett...

JOEL SAGER Queen Anne’s Lace Mixed media collage on panel 16 x 20 inches Framed: 29.5 x 25.75 inches

Delicate greens and the soft pinks of the Lisianthus work so well together and allow the colours to resonate throughout the glass bowl and mirrored surface, this feature is a signatu...