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Sylvia's Lunch

Realist Painting

I was back in New York City at Grand Central Gallery. When standing with the director of my art gallery, Jim Cox, he referred to this painting as “Sylvia's Lunch”. Not having a title as yet, I quietly excepted accepted, their interaction. Although it had been a miscommunication on both our parts.

This is a very exotic, sensual still life with crimson warm colors rap around all areas of this painting. The basket represents the eternal round of romantic representations. The cloth back ground is adorned with flowers that are warm sensual colors adds to the sensuality of this painted still life.

The ivy intertwining between the fruit and the basket is a strong sensual foundation as with the tree branches in other paintings. The fruit themselves serve as a sexual locomotion with their exotic patterns and a repeat of the eternal round. The black represents intrigue, and exemplifies mysterious romantic secrets.

When someone has the desire to study the lure there is a message to uncover.

Grape Feast

Realist Painting Starr often paints a series of paintings which relate to the same subject. Grape Feast and Exotic Nymph contained similar messages.
  1. There are warm crimson and hot red colors in this still life painting with strong romantic meanings.
  2. The table is covered with a hot orange crimson red table cloth adorned with flowers.
  3. The fine white porcelain is well crafted. This expresses her qualities of boundaries, self-discipline, purpose, speaking of the exquisiteness of passion.
  4. There are numerous grapes, representing an era of Romans and Mythology that enchants Starr. In "Exotic Nymphs" the china vessel is closed. In "Grape feast" the porcelain receptacle is open.
  5. The back ground has trees, branches and leaves; Starr uses trees as natural and strong. The branches are held by the tree and encompass many things. Starr does not places significance in the leaves in painted still life, they are used generally for proper composition.

From here on you need to fill in the blanks, search and you will find the definitions and meaning to this artistic picture, and keys to other paintings by this creative artist.

Gold Apples

Realist Painting

Starr bicycles three miles or more a day, plus working out and eating natural food. She has rejuvenated her own health. Starr loves apples. She believes apples are the spice of life, which is depicted in this painted still life.