Willard Dixon

Still Life with Gold Cup

2023

Willard Dixon, who says "the charm of Still Life painting for the artist lies in the ability to manipulate ones subject matter and in the intimate, direct nature of the painting proc...

Willard Dixon, who says "the charm of Still Life painting for the artist lies in the ability to manipulate ones subject matter and in the intimate, direct nature of the painting process. It is very much a studio-centric activity, complete and self-sufficient. The objects that one works with do seem to take on a life of their own, both by themselves and in their affinity for one another. They have a history, a patina, they may be new, or world-weary." The artist continues, "My collection has been substantially whittled down to an essential few over the years, yet their combinations seem infinite. There is a lengthy and persistent shuffling, adding and eliminating to find that particular combination that suddenly takes on a rightness or self-sufficiency. It is interesting how one small object of the right color in the right place can facilitate such an event, or in another case the removal of something, a simplifying. I have a feeling when composing these paintings similar to my experience of playing with my jazz group. The key, the tempo, the dynamics, all come together, and there is a point when everything clicks and propels the music into a life of its own greater than the sum of its individual parts". —Willard Dixon 'Still Life with Chinese Ball...

Willard Dixon, who says "the charm of Still Life painting for the artist lies in the ability to manipulate ones subject matter and in the intimate, direct nature of the painting proc...

purple, grey and blue still life composition from American realist painter, Willard Dixon, who says "the charm of Still Life painting for the artist lies in the ability to manipulate...

"Elegant Still Life of Two Cups on Blue Chinese Fabric," 24 x 18 Inches. Olga Antonova’s subject is compositions of extraordinarily elegant and beautiful...

"Elegant Still Life of Cups in a Circle, Purplish Hue," 2019, Oil on Canvas, 12 x 16 Inches (Unframed). Olga Antonova’s subject is compositions of extraordinarily elegant and beaut...

Painting is signed lower right: "Poskas III". A native son of New England, Peter Poskas III—like many American artists before him—derives inspiration from the charming towns and tra...

Joseph Keiffer (American, b. 1952) Joseph Keiffer started painting at 18, but his first job after college was as a paintings cataloguer at Sotheby’s. After seven years at Sot...