All around the internet, food is being given the realist era treatment: a cinnamon bun oozes with icing, a chocolate chip cookie floats on a lavender background, and a box of Cheez-Its winks ...

Mason Pott's new body of work captures vivid botanical depth and diversity through tender paintings on aluminum.

GREAT BARRINGTON — The earliest recorded still life paintings date back more than two millennia and are referred to as Xenia, a Greek word meaning a specific kind of generous hospitality extended ...

In a field bathed in the golden glow of the late afternoon sun, surrounded by towering sunflowers, bright yellow petals radiate warmth and calmness. This is just one of many scenes painted by Vincent ...

Weber, Bruce, "The Heart of the matter: the still lifes of Marsden Hartley," New York: Berry-Hill Galleries, 2003, fig. 8. Baker, John, "Henry Lee McFee and Formalist Realism in American Still Life, ...

In a still life painting, the subjects cannot move. The bowl of fruit remains sedentary on the table. The hunk of cheese goes uneaten. The candles do not flicker. That's the rule according to the very ...

Gerdts, William H., and Russell Burke, "American Still-Life Painting," New York: Praeger, 1971. Frankenstein, Alfred, "The Reality of Appearance: the Trompe L'Oeil Tradition in American Painting," ...

All classic cocktails owe their longevity to stories that amplify their intoxicating appeal, often rooted in multiple claims of origin and ownership that evoke mystery and mastery. A well-balanced ...

Not one to shy away from promotion, Columbus-based White Castle is selling a 285-piece puzzle that's based on a still life painting. A word of caution, however: The puzzle may make you salivate.

It’s not usually the case that you get a sweetener when you buy an item at auction, even when you pay tens of millions of dollars, but Sotheby’s London has a special offer in its March 6 Modern and ...

The eye bounces from a fresh lime perched behind an open book to a pair of round, wire frame eyeglasses resting on a pile of envelopes. Soon the gaze settles on a narrow-rimmed martini glass filled ...

From Heather Mac Donald’s speech at the New Criterion’s April 24 gala: Consider a recent exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The show featured the Met’s extraordinary collection of paintings ...