Bukowski Painting- Past (Still)Lives

William Bukowski
Still LIfe with Captain America
48" X 36"
oil on linen 2002

This is a look at the kind of painting that I enjoyed producing for years. The still life is made up of personal references and things that I wanted to paint. The background included a photo/poster of Monet's garden at Giverny, a panel of wood from my child hood bedroom that was painted by cousin Pete and a postcard of PIero's Risen Christ. The Captain America figure painted on the panel, was one of my favorite characters from Marvel Comics when I was a kid, drawn by my favorite artist of the time- Jack Kirby.

I have always tried to develop a vocabulary of paint to describe objects and create textures and space. One day in 2004, I stopped painting still lifes, no real reason, the garden became the subject and I haven't stopped yet.