There’s much more in a Still Life than a few objects painted on a canvas. Still Life paintings give opportunity for both visual enjoyment and symbolism to communicate a message to the viewer. In this Still Life composition we see the eye is continually drawn back to the pipe resting on the deep blue velvetContinue reading “A Masculine Still Life”
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Just Fruit?
“When language was not transcendental enough to complete the meaning of a revelation, symbols were relied upon for heavenly teaching, and familiar images, chosen from the known, were made to mirror the unknown spiritual truth.” – William H. Hunt For example, pomegranates symbolized such concepts as eternal life and unity of the Christian community. TheContinue reading “Just Fruit?”
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