Marie Craig

"Squash Blossom", Contemporary, Garden, Nature, Yellow, Color Photograph

2010

Rebecca Skinner’s “Sunflower #11” is part of her "Simplicity" series of photographs taking an up close look at flowers and other botanical subjects. The 12 x 18 inch color photo is o...

“Eggplant”, is a photograph of a purple eggplant, ripening in the garden, which becomes transformed into a handcrafted glass bead. The 30 x 20 inch print on aluminum, part of photogr...

“Fiddlehead” is a photograph of a bright green emerging fiddlehead fern which becomes transformed by the inclusion of the image of a handcrafted glass bead. The 20 x 16 inch print on...

Sandra Cohen’s “lilies” is a 18 x 18 x 1 inch acrylic painting on cradled wood, in blue, green and yellow. Suspended flowers grow from a single stem in a ...

Original acrylic on canvas - A colorful overall composition with abstract plant forms - unstretched - ships in tube :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certi...

'Yellow is the Dawning of May' 60 x 40" Master Edition Limited edition (1 of 5) archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ Illuminated among painted po...

'Yellow is the Dawning of May' Limited edition (1 of 25) archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ Illuminated among painted pools of early summer lig...

11.25 x 11.25 inches unframed Archival pigment print edition of 12 Some of David Halliday's most engaging works are those from his Box Series in which he merges traditional ideas about light and composition with contemporary experiments. In this series an empty cookie tin becomes a tiny studio for food objects. Halliday carefully styles his photographic subjects inside and, allowing only natural light to seep in through a circular window. The results feel less like still lifes and more like intimate portraits of human sustenance. In these photographs, the fleshy curves of a fig, the slick bodies of sardines, even the homeliest porcini mushrooms possess a degree of nobility, providing a refreshing contrast to the compulsive relationship we so often have with food, reminding us to slow down and savor with gratitude. In this particular image, the bright yellow spiky petals of the zucchini's flower is gently brushed with the natural diffused light, echoing techniques associated with a Vermeer painting! About the work: The Past Still Present: A master of light, New Orleans photographer David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Using window...