Nearly every art student groans at the mention of still life painting. It’s often seen as a tedious exercise reserved for hyperrealists – or for those who’ve supposedly run out of ideas. But that’s a ...

In a still life painting, the subjects cannot move. The bowl of fruit remains sedentary on the table. The hunk of cheese goes uneaten. The candles do not flicker. That's the rule according to the very ...

Still-life artist Sarah Blumenschein has been painting since the early 2000s, with several group exhibitions over the years. Now, she has her first solo show at Weems Gallery. "Stillness Speaks: A ...

She was the queen of the 17th-century still life—and her patrons shelled out lavish sums to own her resplendent flowers. Rachel Ruysch, born in the Hague in 1664, rose to fame for her exquisitely ...

LOS OLIVOS, CA – Gallery Los Olivos proudly presents “Pizzazz” a solo exhibition by Patti Robbins, on view from April 1 – 30, 2025. Renowned for bold color palettes, dynamic patterns and richly ...

"The Cut Melon," a rare oval-shaped piece from the 18th-century French artist Jean Siméon Chardin, will be on view to the public starting Thursday at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth.(Robert ...

Two artists are honing in on slices of life on the gallery walls of Maspeth, though in their own unique ways.Sarah Bedford and Kevin McNamee-Tweed’s concurrent exhibitions at Mrs., which ...

As genres go, Italian still-life painting isn’t a ghost town, exactly, but it evokes more than its share of dust and tumbleweeds. It’s just a fact that French fruit bowls and Dutch lemon peels get a ...

In the 17th century, Holland was in bloom. Following a bout of “tulipmania” in the 1630s, it became fashionable to visit the Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam’s botanical garden, to catch a glimpse of a ...