Still Life
I seek to preserve a sense of wonder at the stubborn beauty of our world. Contemplating what is overlooked has shown me that the extraordinary is often hidden in plain sight. The microcosm reveals the macrocosm, and the Sacred lurks within the ordinary. My fruit paintings, for example, are meditations on time: the circular bowl holding the fruit suggests the circle of life.
"Grapefruit in a Blue Bowl," 2023, Mattix, 36 x 36 inches, oil on canvas, sold
"Avocado 1," 2019, Mattix, 9 x 12 inches, acrylic on paper, framed.
“Still Life with Green Apple Slices,” 2024, Mattix, 9" x 12," oil on panel, SOLD.
"Everything I Love is Interwoven," 2024, Mattix, 36 x 36 inches, oil on canvas.
“Core,” 2024, Mattix, 9” x 12,” oil on panel, SOLD.
"What is All This Juice and Joy?", 2023, Mattix, 17.75 x 17.75 inches, oil on primed paper, (framed).
“Apple and Knife,” 2024, Mattix, 9” x 12,” oil on panel.
"Soft Landing," 2024, Mattix, 16 x 20 inches, oil on canvas.
"Every Ending is a New Beginning," 2023, Mattix, 52 x 52 inches, oil on canvas
"Juicy," 2023, Mattix, 36 x 48 inches, oil on canvas
"Grapefruit I," 2024, Mattix, 9 x 12 inches, oil on panel
"Grapefruit II," 2024, Mattix, 9 x 12 inches, oil on panel
"Grapefruit III," 2024, Mattix, 9 x 12 inches, oil on panel
"A Fresh Resolve," 2023, Mattix, 24 x 24 inches, oil on canvas
"Lost and Found," 2023, Mattix, 16 x 16 inches, oil on canvas
"Watermelon in a Black Bowl," 2024, Mattix, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches, SOLD.
"Ripening," 2024, Mattix, 12" x 12," oil on canvas, SOLD.
"Arabesque,"
"Tenderness" 2023, Mattix, 20 x 20 inches, oil on canvas
"Still Life with Mirror," 2023, Mattix, oil on canvas
"In Praise of the Quiet Life," 2023, Mattix, 16 x 20 inches, oil on canvas.
"Amazonian," 2023, Mattix, 13 x 13 inches, oil on canvas
"Echolocation," 2023, Mattix, 12 x 16 inches, oil
"Alocasia Calidora," 2024, Mattix, 16 x 20 inches, oil on panel, SOLD.
"Wilted Sunflowers," 2024, Mattix, 30 x 40 inches, oil on canvas.