William Rickarby Miller Still-life Paintings

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...

Imbued with the vigor of expressionism and the gentleness of impressionism, this piece marries the tangible with the emotional. It's a tribute to nature's intricate design and a medi...

Signed lower left, 'Hortense M. Gordon' for Hortense Crompton Mattice Gordon (Canadian, 1886-1961) and dated 1949. Previously with: Dominion Gallery of Montreal (stamp, verso). Photo courtesy of Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Hamilton artist Hortense Crompton Mattice Gordon was one of Canada’s earliest non-representational painters, embracing abstraction in the 1930s. She was also an active member of Canada's first English-speaking abstract group, Painters Eleven. A scholarship recipient, Hortense Mattice first attended the Hamilton Art School and, subsequently, moved to Chatham, Ontario. Initially focusing on porcelain painting, Mattice quickly began building a portfolio of oils and, from 1908, was exhibiting both her porcelain and landscapes at what is now the Chatham Cultural Centre (1908) and the Art Gallery of Ontario (1909). During this time, Mattice frequently traveled to the United States and, in 1915, visited the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, where she would have seen early works by important modernists including Picasso and Matisse. She started her teaching career in Chatham but, having received a job offer from the artist John Sloan Gordon, returned to Hamilton to teach at the Hamilton Art School in 1918. The two artists married in 1920. In 1922, Gordon and her husband took a study trip to France and, inspired by the fervent of Modernist ideas in Paris, expanded her own approaches to art, developing an increasingly soft, loose paint handling style. It was not until the 1930’s, after a few more trips to France and her discovery of Piet Mondrian’s work, that elements of abstraction began to appear in Gordon’s work. After the death of her husband in 1940, Gordon attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art and studied with Hans Hoffmann (1941-1945) whose influence and friendship pushed her to explore non-objective painting. After her training with Hofmann and in Cranbrook, Gordon began to exhibit regularly and with success in both Canada and the United States including at the Riverside Museum (New York, 1947), Creative Gallery (New York, 1952), in Ann Arbor (Michigan, 1952), Phillips Gallery (Detroit, 1952), the Flint Institute of Arts (Michigan, 1952), Mount Allison University (New Brunswick, 1952), the Galerie Agnes Lefort in Montréal and Art Gallery of Hamilton (retrospective, 1960). She was a member of the Contemporary Artists of Hamilton (honorary president in 1948), the Ontario Society of Artists, the Hamilton Women...

A beautiful large 1960's Modern Belgian surrealist oil on board depicting a skull, bottles and other objects in a landscape, by Noëlle Verheggen. The work signed lower right and pr...

Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...

In this piece, I've captured the tender essence of blooms, imbuing the canvas with a sense of serenity and timeless beauty. Each stroke embodies the dance between light and shadow, c...

Boris Buchet (French, 1917 – 1999) Apples and a serving jug Oil on board Signed ‘B. Buchet’ (upper left) 12.7/8 x 16.3/8 in. (32.8 x 41.5 cm.)

In this piece, I've captured the vibrant essence of nature's optimism. The sunflower exudes warmth and energy, its golden petals reaching towards the light. The expressive brush stro...

Bring a touch of playful realism to your space with this stunning oil painting of a gourmet cheeseburger! Measuring 8x8 inches, this artwork is painted on durable cardboard with vibr...

YELLOW FLOWERS Size: 60.5 x 45 cm (including frame) Oil on board A mid century modernist floral composition, painted in oil onto board. This painting depicts a vibrant and expressi...

A beautiful large 1960's Modern Belgian oil on board depicting a view of houses and gardens, by Noëlle Verheggen. The work signed lower right and presented in a painted wood frame. ...

Boris Buchet (French, 1917 – 1999) Skillets, a ewer, a milk jug, an egg cup and a lemon Oil on board Signed ‘B. Buchet’ (lower right) 15 x 18 in. (38 x 46 cm.)