STILL LIFE PAINTINGS
John Hall made many studies of still life subjects during his artistic career. After building his own studio in the 1970’s he was able, as with his paintings of flowers, to pursue this subject area in greater depth and with greater intensity as he then had much more control over the space and light, as well as the length of time that the subjects could be left undisturbed! He made a life-long study of the work of many other artists in this subject area and often referred to Chardin, who was perhaps his favourite. John had a love of the tactile and handling qualities of simple, domestic objects and always wished to discover how to render their different surfaces, textures and translucencies in paint.
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Apples and kitchen objects – oils on board
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Brace of pheasants – oils on board
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Apples with pewter wine jug – oils on board
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Apples with stoneware jug – oils on board
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Peppers with rose wine bottle – oils on board
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Oriental teapot with grapes – oils on board
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Plate of field mushrooms – oils on board
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Fish with lemons – oils on board
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Field mushrooms and teapot – oils on board
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Basket of grapes with pear – oils on board
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Grapes, pear and glass of red wine – oils on board
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Apples with table items – oils on board
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Plate of apples with terracotta jug – oils on board
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Apples with striped plate and teapot – oils on board
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Onions with cloth, jug and casserole pot – oils on board