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Still Life Paintings Click on still life painting image to enlarge Antique Blue Vase Lilac and Iris Red Godetia From the Garden 24x32" oil on linen 22"x26" oil on linen 12"x20" oil on linen 20"x30" oil on linen Sold Sold Sold Sold         Pansies in Tin Copper and Blue Vase Geraniums The Three Kings 12"x18" oil on linen 20x24 inches oil on linen 18"x30" oil on linen 14"x18"  oil mounted canvas Sold Sold Sold Sold         Peonies Copper Orange Begonia Miniature Apples and Daisies 14x18 inches oil on linen 20x24 inches oil on linen 8x14 inches oil on linen 16x19 inches oil on linen Sold Sold Sold Sold         Sunflowers in Copper Pear on Brick Flo Blue Plums and Cantaloupe White Bowl 16"x20" oil on linen 18x16 inches oil on panel 18x30 inches oil on linen 18"x30" oil on linen Sold Sold Sold Sold         Sunflowers and Blue Watermelon and Plums Cream Gerbera Daisies Pansies 18x15 inches oil on linen 16x24 inches oil on linen 16x18 inches oil on linen 16x24 inches oil on linen Sold Sold Sold Sold         Egg on Brick Violet Blossoms Lilacs Red Vase and White Blossoms 12x20 inches oil on linen 14x18 inches oil on linen 32x24 inches oil on linen 16x24 inches oil on linen Sold Sold Sold Sold         Grapefruit, Blade and Light Pumpkin on Brick Watermelon on Brick Blue Iris and Lilies 13.5x20 inches oil on panel 18x22 inches oil on linen 22x18 inches oil on linen 14x18 inches oil on linen Sold Sold Sold Sold         Last Lilacs of Spring Wildflowers in Green Glass Zinnia and Peaches The Clay Vase 14x20 inches oil on linen 16"x20"  oil on linen 16x16 inches oil on linen 14x18 inches oil on linen Sold Sold Sold Sold         Apples and Light Gerbera Daisies Orchid and red onion still life paintings Still Life on Antique Trunk still life artists Daniel Edmondson 22x26 inches oil on linen 24x18 inches oil on linen 15x18 inches oil on linen 24x32 inches oil on linen Sold   Sold Sold Sold
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Still life paintings by artists Daniel Edmondson

What do still life paintings mean to a still life artists?  

Still life painting has existed for thousands of years reaching as far back as the Egyptians who painted still lifes upon the walls of ancient tombs. The Egyptians used to say that the paintings would carry through to the afterlife and the dead would carry those items with them into it. Today, still life painting isn’t necessarily to carry objects into the afterlife, but still life painting acts as a preservation of time and those moments. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “still life” comes from a Dutch word “stilleven” which roughly translates to “living things portrayed in a state of rest.” Historically still lifes were loaded with symbolism and allegory and today it still holds itself to a form of allegory. Each still life painting connects itself to its predecessors whether it be Rembrandt or Renoir or Picasso, each still life has its own story to tell through the colors used, the fruits laid out or the objects placed in their perfect places. The still life is the only form of painting where the artist is in the control of the entire world it exists within. The artist must showcase his/her abilities within the still life because the artist is the one who determines what and what not to paint within it. A still life is extremely important to artists because it is the rare opportunity in the world to set up the world as an artist wishes to see it. When painting a still life, the artist is in complete control of each aspect of painting because he/she set up the painting. The artist can’t blame the fruit for moving while painting as he can blame a live model, nor can the artist blame the lighting to be off since he/she sets it all up. The artist must paint what he/she most accurately sees within the paining.  The still life artist sets up the painting through his/her mind. Perhaps the only allegory within the still life painting is just the representation of beauty within time. Most artists seem to be drawn to beauty in the world and even those artists that paint graphic grotesque images are still commenting upon what is conventional beauty. What the artists depict will always remain in the preserved state, the fruit will never rot and the teacup will never chip. The world is contained in its purest form eternally. Each aspect of the painting has a particular meaning as the painter chooses exactly how and what to paint, nothing else decides for he/she. Only a talented artist can master the still life because the still life encases the skills necessary to paint a painting well. Still lifes have been “alive” in changing forms since art was alive and still lifes prove to be a thriving style of art. What the artist chooses to paint stands within the echo or conversation of past artists to present, and those moments captured will always exist. The world of the still life paintings lives eternally and those still life artists like Daniel Edmondson who capture the moments choose what will remain in that state of rest.