Still Life Paintings, Nature Morte, Stilleben, Natura Morte and Still Life Painting


STILL LIFE PAINTINGS Nature Morte, Stilleben, Natura Morte The still life paintings of Elena Roché are not staged, but rather painted from an everyday still life scene as it presents itself. Consequently, her body of work of still life paintings tends to increase slowly. The paintings exhibited below are executed in two classic mediums: dry pastel and oil. The Flaunt Magazine Commission series of drawings is executed in colored pencil. While oil is the more commonly seen medium, dry pastel still life painting has perhaps the best "shelf-life" because there is no carrying agent, as in oils, to dry and deteriorate, change color or crack. Only the mineral color pigment is applied. This pigment is barely held together in a usable form by a negligible amount of gum binder that has no effect on the color now or in the future. The sticks of pastel are crude and cumbersome, and yet Elena's pastels share the level of detail of highly worked oil paintings. The visual qualities of oil and pastel are also different. With oil paintings one can achieve crisp edges and darker, deeper shadows. Oils tend to reflect light in a more uniform, shiny manner. Pastels have a softer edge and tend to generously reflect light in more of a "glow" than a reflection. Both mediums have their unique charm. Elena's pastels are executed on Ampersand Board and her oils are executed on traditional stretched canvas. The colored pencil drawings are executed on museum board. Select a Still Life Painting to View Enlarged with Complete Information STILL LIFE IN OIL
Prickly Phlox	California Fuchsia	Wild Peony	Canyon Sunflower

Two Tomatoes	Persimmons with Leaves		Fresh Apples

The Last of the Persimmons	Gala Apples with Leaves		Rose Bathing in the Light

Citrus Fruit			Avocados, Study
STILL LIFE IN PASTEL
Reflections of the Season	Double Delight	Gold Pitcher with Oranges	Blue Bowl with Pears
FLAUNT MAGAZINE COMMISSIONED WORKS IN COLORED PENCIL
Composition with Zucchini and Tangerines	Composition with Peach and Kiwis	Composition with Dried Apricots	Composition with Peach and Kiwis #2

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