Withthechildrenbackat schoolandtheheatdyingdownaftera
busysummerof activity,I alwaysthinkthistimeof yearis ripefora
littlebitof quietcontemplation:takingstock,breathingout,tidying
thestudio,andaskingyourselfa fewof life'sbiggerquestions.
Stilllifepaintinghasalwaysstruckmeas theidealgenreto tackle
whenyouarein thissortof mood.Pickingoutmeaningfulobjects
andarrangingthemuntiltheyare“ justso”is a simpleyetsatisfying
pursuitandI'mhugelyhonouredto beableto introducetheworkof a few
contemporarystilllifemastersin thismonth'sissue.ToddMCasey stresses
thattherearenorulesandhisdramaticoilpaintingsarecomposed with real
intuitionas heseeksto makeconnectionsbetweenhimselfandthe objects.
ParastooGanjei,meanwhile,paintsroses,whichbytheirverynature bloom
fora shortperiodof time,yetshetoois establishingpersonalconnections, in
thiscasebackto theartof hergrandfather,whosestudioshefondly recalls in
ourinterviewonpage22.Interestingly,Parastooadmitsto beinginspired by
thedriveto andfromherstudio,justlikePippaBlakein oursubsequent article.
Drivingat 40milesanhourhardlyconstitutesa “still”life,yetit does provide
anothermomentto processyourthoughtsandplanyournextcreative step.
I hopethisissuegivesyouplentyof inspirationto dothesame.
StevePill,EditorPARASTOOGANJEIWelcome
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