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“In these recent still lifes, I'm trying to not just paint
things exactly as they appear, but to let them breathe, to have as much presence as
possible. I consider them realist paintings, and as much as I want them to appear
“real”, it's important that the evidence of the artists “hand” (mine), is apparent. The
selection and arrangement of objects, and especially the way theyre lit, has to suggest
to me a certain poetic quality, before I can start to paint them. I like the relationships to
be harmonious but somewhat ambiguous, so that they might evoke more than one
interpretation, and not necessarily a literal one.”
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