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Maltese loaf, ripened tomatoes and a generous drizzle
of olive oil. Then a sprinkle of capers and chopped raw
onions. Enhance the taste with olives as well as mint
and basil leaves. Finally, complement this assortment
with a local peppered cheeselet. Crunch, munch and
simply enjoy! Bon appétit!”
Diane Morgan’s painting Washing Grapes is
approached in a similar way to how she starts all of her
still lifes. Morgan says, “Transforming simple everyday
life into un-ordinary, not-so-still life, I take an ordinary
subject and enhance the perception of it... inviting the
viewer to take a closer look. If you look closer, you may
discover something new about yourself.”
Luba Stolper is a “contemporary artist whose
passion for art comes to life in oil paintings remi-
niscent of the Old Masters.” Her still life Lemon
panorama has the drama and beauty of these tradi-
tional works, showing off dark and light momentswith ease. She says, “I use my brush to explore the
relationship in nature and hope to express it through
my paintings.”
Complimentary Reflections is James Andrews take
on complementary colors. “I find complementary
colors fascinating and really liked the idea of using two
types of peppers that were complementary opposites,”
says Andrews. “I felt they brought not only color, but
interest to the painting.”
Placing common objects in unexpected settings
is a hallmark of Peter Swift’s artwork, as seen in his
juried painting Official League. “Here, a baseball is
floating alone in a vast void,” he describes. “The cuts,
bruises and dirt marks seem almost like craters on
the moon.”
Portraits and figural work are also heavily featured
in the Fall Salon Online Exhibition. There are pieces
reflecting the personality and image of the sitter, and10
Evelyn Dunphy,
Roses in A Water Glass,
watercolor, 1 2 x 16”
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Nicole Nappi, Green
Lobster Buoys, acrylic
on stretched canvas,
16 x 16”
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Christopher Forrest,
Low Country Evening,
oil on Raymar panel,
16 x 12 ”
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Shuk Susan Lee,
Summer Oasis, pastel,
20 x 14”
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Ed Copley, Tea Time, oil
on linen, 30 x 22 ”10 1112 13 14