Adam Stennett. Four Mice in Diagonal Pipe. 2003. Oil on linen, 36 x 36 inches
Adam Stennett. Where Are You When You Aren't Here?. 2002. Oil on linen, 36 x 36 inches
Adam Stennett. Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans). 2008. Acrylic on paper, 30 x 44 inchesI wrote about Adam Stennett almost a year ago and I still think his art is fabulous. It doesn't hurt that he's a nice guy, too.
Above we've got two older paintings, which are both square and would go very well together as pendants. In the years since these two [early] mouse paintings, he's definitely mastered his technique better (see here and here), but there's something about their hopeful little black eyes that I really enjoy. So friendly. I think my cats would really enjoy the paintings (and the vaguely industrial impressionist vibe I get from them), too... I mean, we don't call him Learned Claw for nothing, do we?
The last one is a very recent painting, which is a great combination of Dutch still-life and grisaille; I'd buy it myself, if I could. ...Well, I'd buy them all if I could, I'm not going to lie to you. I'd put the last one in my kitchen. Ha! What an excellent commentary on my cooking skills.
P.S. I'm writing about these paintings in particular because they're all still available, which fact allows me to nurture the vain dream of them living in my apartment despite my lack of cash.
5 comments:
O man, that Nutmeg painting is fantastic. The mice freak me out. They look scared / tested on.
rp
i agree with rp. the mice completely freak me out. they look frightened. of course, now i have a love/hate thing going on.
@Rex: So glad you agree. You should also check out these works, which have already been sold, but which are from the same awesome series.
@d: But that's just how mice look, I think: tentative. The paintings are kind of friendly in person.
The nutmeg piece is the shit, as are its companion pieces via the link. The Dutch still life aspect reminds me of a PDX artist I've seen; check this out: http://www.hickorymertsching.com/galleries/one/
Well, folks, you're in luck: the gallery is closing in December. So there's lots of artwork that we'd love to sell! (Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. Having more free time means I'll be able to apply for internships, which I'd really wanted to do anyway.)
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