Karen O’Neil, April Blue/Green. Oil on linen, 24 x 24 in.

“My fascination with still life began in art school,” explains Karen O’Neil in a recent interview for the blog “The Highway Is My Home.” “Morandi was the first painter to steal my painter’s heart – and I loved contemporary still life as well. Janet Fish has been a big favorite, and inspiration. It’s about the pure joy of seeing – the monumental and profound in our everyday visual experiences.” A selection of O’Neil’s still lifes also appears in a post on the blog “The Jealous Curator.”