I am borrowing food, objects and furniture from the house to recreate artworks. I have always found the still life genre very fascinating and I am having a lot of fun with this, trying to capture the right feel, light and composition. It's amazing how many things you can find in your own house that are so similar to objects even from centuries ago. It makes you wonder about their history and how they ended up in the artist's composition...and your own house!

Att. to Paolo Antonio Barbieri, Kitchen Still Life, 1635-45
Oil on canvas, 66.3 x 79.2 cm
The Art Institute of Chicago

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Italian, Still Life with Artichokes and a Parrot, 17th century
Oil on canvas, 63.8 x 95.3 cm
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington

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John Frederick Peto, Still Life with Cake, Lemon, Strawberries, and Glass, 1890
Oil on canvas, 25.72 x 35.4 cm
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Barton Stone Hays, Still Life, Apples, Grapes
Oil on canvas, 30.48 x 45.72 cm
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Edouard Manet, Still Life with Melon and Peaches, c. 1866
Oil on canvas, 68.3 x 91 cm
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Luis Meléndez, Still Life with Figs and Bread, c. 1770
Oil on canvas, 47.6 x 34 cm
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington

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