New Paintings ~ March - July 2023

These paintings explore the play of light on vessels and shells.  The environment around the objects recedes in space and allows the viewer to focus on variations of hue and tone in the volumes.

                                                6 March 2023

 

                                                7 April 2023

 

15 April 2023

                                          

                                                   21 May 2023      

 

                                                 

  2 July 2023

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Still lifes from fall and winter 2022-2023

These paintings feature objects on an antique rug, including ceramics, persimmons, shallots, red onions, garlic, and folded paper vases.

11 January 2023

24 February 2023

 

 

20 October 2022

23 November 2022

10 November 2022

29 October 2022

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Recent Shell Paintings

Welcome!

Here are a few of my paintings from summer and fall.  

Painted on archival panel, they vary in size from 11 x 14 to 12 x 16 inches.

                                                   22 July 2022

                                                     12 July 2022

 

                                                2 August 2022

                                                2 October 2022

 

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Recent Artwork

Paintings from 2022 

Raku ceramics by Chloe A. Simson

 Two conch shells, two sundials

 

 

 

  

            Two plates, raku vessel, and shells

Single conch shell

 

White raku, wavy turban, and mussel shell cluster

 

Raku and mussel shell

 

 

Shells and green raku

 

 

 

 

Three white shells and dark raku

 

 

Five abalone shells

 

 

 

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 Summer Paintings

I am pleased to share some of my recent work with you

 

Four Abalone Shells

 

Plate of Mussels Shells

Shells and a Marble

Glass Pitcher and Shells

Stack of Abalone Shells

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 The Latest

     Below are some still life paintings from 2021.

 

Shells and Plates

                

Shells on a Dark Background

Metal Objects, Plate, and Shell

  

Mussel Shells in a White Bowl

Conch Shell in a Pottery Dish

Mussel, Conch, and Sundials

Stripes

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New Shell Paintings

Made in 2020, these paintings celebrate the beauty of light, shadow, and nuance of color in common beach shells.  The images below feature abalone, conch, moon shells, and a view into an interior of a luminous crab shell.

 

 

Six Shells

 

Four Shells

                      

Garlic, Butter, and Mussel Shells

Pink Color on Shells

 

 

Mussel Shells, Shallots, and Plates Balanced on a Skewer

 

 

Crab Shells on a Plate