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Colin Poole Still Life Paintings

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Colin Poole Still Life Painting - Rock, Paper, Scissors
Colin Poole Still Life Painting - Watermelon Summer
Colin Poole Still Life Painting - Waiting, Hoping, Wishing
While embracing traditions of classical realism, I create intensely personal visions of nature. The distinctiveness of my brushwork, the signature terra rosa underpainting, and innate sense of composition link my work to the lineage of the Old Masters. I am not interested in the factual representation of the landscape or object painted, but how it resonates with the viewer’s experience. For me perfection is not flawlessness, but rather inspired by a time worn limb or the scarred surface of a mango.

My still lifes possess an Old World feel with a contemporary edge. I want more than the accurate rendering of an object. I want to uncover an apple’s character; its nicks and scratches, the colorations and uniqueness of shape; to infuse a glistening slice of watermelon with the memories of summer picnics, the blackberries rich with the reflections of a sultry afternoon.

The experience of traveling; absorbing a new setting, culture, scenery and quality of light are of great inspiration to me. It is not unusual for me to travel nine hours a day to discover landscapes that are part reality, part manifested from my dreams. I seek to blur the lines between canvas and reality so that reverie draws the viewer in and one can hear the rustle of the leaves; feel the warmth of the sunshine and inhale the fragrance on the breeze. The painting is complete when I put my brush down and go for a stroll in it.