Postcards From The Easel A Blog about the Art and Artifice of Still Life Painting

Family No. 5
“Family No. 5” This week’s featured painting is “Family No. 5” from 2023. It is done with oil on panel, and measures 2 x 5 inches. I love to look at well done paintings of groups of people – like some of the Dutch Golden Age group portraits (Rembrandt’s Night Watch, for instance), or the […]

Lemon No. 5
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Cup and Stone
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Family No. 4
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Two Chestnuts
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Twilight Apple
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Teacup, Orange, Blue Silk
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Creamer, Silver Spoon, and Linen
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Pink Teacup and Blue Cloth
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Pomegranate No. 3
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Teacup with Oriental Rug XV
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Yixing Teapot, Silver, and Bowl
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Family No. 3
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Family No. 2
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Etched Glass and Lemon Slice
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Forum No. 15
“Forum No. 15” This week’s featured painting is “Forum No. 15” from 2012. It is done with oil on panel, and measures 2 x 5 inches. This painting takes its name from the Forum in Rome – the central plaza of the city housing important civic buildings and temples. Called the most famous meeting place […]

Knife, Ginger Jar, Plum
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Two Creamers and Oriental Rug
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Family No. 1
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or decorative, […]

Copper and Garlic
This week’s featured painting is “Pear, Olives, Knife, and Peach” from 2017. It is done with oil on linen, and measures 9 x 12 inches. If I had unlimited cash, I would of course buy many paintings. But I would also buy fine antique oriental rugs. To me, they are not just functional or […]