Old things, new art
This series began not long after we rented our current “new to us” house. I found the garage full of stuff. Beautiful stuff. But stuff that was obsolete, unwanted, unusable… to some perhaps.
In this body of work, I want to highlight the beauty of these old objects by linking them with images we have attributed great value to- Old Masters’ paintings (for the most part). It is also a commentary on up-cycling and repurposing in this disposable, consumer driven world we currently find ourselves in.
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wrinkled 1, oil on antique flatiron
wrinkled 1, side view, oil on antique flatiron
wrinkled 2, oil on antique flatiron
wrinkled 3, oil on antique flatiron
eye on spoon, oil on large antique spoon
eye on spoon, detail, oil on large antique spoon
man on a can, oil on antique container
Need coffee, oil on antique coffee grinder
mezzaluna, oil on antique mezzaluna
to be in da vincis shoes, oil on antique shoe lasts
Seamus’ oil, oil on linseed oil container
Eye on blade, oil on antique pruning tool
old gal, oil on antique container
arm on hammer, detail, oil on antique hammer
arm on hammer, oil on antique hammer
Manual labour, oil on wooden edging tool
cat scythe, oil on antique hand scythe
cat scythe, detail, oil on antique hand scythe
clamped eye, oil on wood with antique tools
pinched ear, oil on wood with antique pliers
serenity cup, oil on antique metal goblet
broken hammer eyes, oil on antique broken hammer
mandolin, oil on antique wooden mandolin
Kneading, oil on wooden baker’s peel
Kneading, oil on wooden baker’s peel
Happiness, oil on antique flatiron
Monk, detail, oil on wooden edging tool
Monk, oil on wooden edging tool
Primavera, oil on antique flatiron
Primavera, detail, oil on antique flatiron
Media luna hermosa, detail, oil on antique mezzaluna
Media luna hermosa, oil on antique mezzaluna
going dutch, oil on wooden tool
girl on bellows, oil, 120€.
girl on bellows detail, 120€.
girl on a blade, oil on antique pruning tool
pointed toes, oil on antique shoe form
ecoutez, oil on ear piece
broken, oil on antique glasses
level headed, oil on antique wooden spirt level
atropos abhorred shears, oil on antique shears
atropos abhorred shears detail, oil on antique shears
Eye the the future, from the past, oil on antique iron
Eye the the future, from the past, detail, oil on antique iron
Rain on the plane, oil in antique wooden rebate plane
Rain on the plane, detail, oil in antique wooden rebate plane
Eyes of the sole, detail, oil on antique shoe form
Soif, oil on antique rebate tool
Soif, detail, oil on antique rebate tool
Touche, oil on antique mezzaluna
Touche, detail, oil on antique mezzaluna
Behind locked doors, oil on old industrial door lock
Behind locked doors, detail, oil on old industrial door lock.
Cutting glances, detail, oil on antique wooden mandolin slicers
Cutting glances, detail, oil on antique wooden mandolin slicers
Cutting glances, oil on antique wooden mandolin slicers
Swoon, oil on antique flatiron
Swoon, oil on antique flatiron
Eye of the sole #5, oil on antique shoetree
Eye of the sole #5, detail, oil on antique shoetree
Eye of the sole #6, detail, oil on antique shoe tree
Eye of the sole #6, oil on antique shoe tree
Measured gestures, oil on antique set square
Measured gestures, detail, oil on antique set square
Enigma, oil on antique flatiron
Enigma, oil on antique flatiron
Persephone, detail, oil on antique grape hoe
Persephone, oil on antique grape hoe
Petit bonhomme avec un secret, detail, oil on antique cleaver
Petit bonhomme avec un secret, oil on antique cleaver
Plane-song, oil on antique rebate plane
Plane-song, detail, oil on antique rebate plane
To be in Vermeer's shoes, oil on antique shoe forms
Observer observed, oil on antique flatiron
Observer observed, oil on antique flatiron
Facial plane, oil on antique cooper's plane
αγάπη, detail, oil on antique grape hoe
αγάπη, oil on antique grape hoe
Eye of the sole #8, detail, oil on antique shoetree
Eye of the sole #8, oil on antique shoetree
Perched, detail, oil on antique rebate plane
Perched, oil on antique rebate plane
Espoir, quand tu nous tiens, oil on antique flatiron
Espoir, quand tu nous tiens, oil on antique flatiron
Compression thinking, detail, oil on antique blowtorch, €220.
Compression thinking, oil on antique blowtorch, €220.
When gestures speak louder than words, detail, oil on antique pruning tool
When gestures speak louder than words, oil on antique pruning tool
The mason's secret, detail, oil on antique masonry tool
The mason's secret, oil on antique masonry tool
The mason's secret, oil on antique masonry tool
Blow to the heart, oil on vintage wooden mallet
Blow to the heart, detail, oil on vintage wooden mallet
Wrinkled #4, oil on antique flatiron
Wrinkled #4, angle detail, oil on antique flatiron
Tous les deux ensemble, oil on antique axe head, €180.
Tous les deux ensemble, detail, oil on antique axe head, €180.
Shearing hands, detail, oil on antique sheep shears, €150.
Shearing hands, oil on antique sheep shears, €150.
Vice royal, detail, oil on board with antique wooden screw clamp
Vice royal, oil on board with antique wooden screw clamp
At eye level, oil on vintage spirit level
At eye level, detail, oil on vintage spirit level
Tension so thick, oil on antique cleaver
Tension so thick, detail, oil on antique cleaver
Dolorosa, oil on antique grape hoe
Whippets on irons, oil on antique flatirons
Contemplation, oil on antique grape hoe
Blocked by a look, oil on wooden block with antique wooden screw clamp
Blocked by a look, detail, oil on wooden block with antique wooden screw clamp
Daydreamer, oil on antique flatiron
Daydreamer detail, oil on antique flatiron
Pourquoi?, oil on antique axe head
Pourquoi?, detail, oil on antique axe head
Touch, oil on antique flatiron
Touch, oil on antique flatiron
In judgement, oil on antique hatchets
In judgement, detail, oil on antique hatchets
In judgement, oil on antique hatchet
Blue Heron, oil on antique flatiron
Blue Heron, oil on antique flatiron
Looking for the door, oil on old hardware, mounted on wooden door jam
Looking for the door, oil on old hardware, mounted on wooden door jam, detail
Looking for the door, oil on old hardware, mounted on wooden door jam, detail
Bird on an iron, oil on antique flatiron
White-breasted Black-capped Nuthatch (so said Mr. Audubon), on an antique flatiron
L’amie d’Audubon #3 (Pine Swamp Warbler), oil on antique flatiron
Rouge-gorge, oil on antique flatiron
Hummingbird and honeysuckle, oil on antique flatiron
Eye of the sole #3, oil on antique shoetree
Eye of the sole #3, detail, oil on antique shoetree
Illuminate, oil on antique grape hoe, €180.
Illuminate, detail, oil on antique grape hoe, €180.
Eye of the sole #9, oil on antique shoetree
Eye of the sole #9, detail, oil on antique shoetree
Another eye of the sole, oil on antique shoetree
Eye of the sole #5, detail, oil on antique shoetree
A daisy for Sasha, oil on antique wooden rebate plane
Pressed grapes, oil on wood block with vintage metal vice
Pressed grapes, detail, oil on wood block with vintage metal vice
Wrinkled #5, oil on antique pruning tool
Wrinkled #5, detail, oil on antique pruning tool
A plane young lady, oil on antique wooden rebate plane
A plane young lady, detail, oil on antique wooden rebate plane
Outil d’hier et de mains, oil on antique grape hoe
Iron Pan, oil on antique flatiron
Iron Pan, oil on antique flatiron
De l’air dans l’œil, oil on antique bellows
De l’air dans l’œil, detail, oil on antique bellows
Pie, oil on antique flatiron, 160€
Pie, oil on antique flatiron, 160€
Heron on iron, oil on antique flatiron
Heron on iron, oil on antique flatiron
Attitude, oil on antique flatiron
Attitude, oil on antique flatiron
Mésange noire, oil on antique flatiron
Mésange noire, oil on antique flatiron
Grapes, oil on antique grape hoe, 160€
Grapes, detail, oil on antique grape hoe, 160€
Iron bee, oil on antique flatiron, 160€
Iron bee, oil on antique flatiron, 160€
Iron bee, detail, oil on antique flatiron, 160€
onion, oil on antique pruning tool, 160€
garlic, oil on antique hoe, 140€
bread and cheese, oil on antique shovel head, 180€
bread and cheese, detail, oil on antique shovel head, 180€
