Still Life Painting

Painted in oil on a wooden panel, this precious painting encapsulates the meaning of life as a combination of known and unknown. A graceful flock of gold leaf geese flies towards the center, where the transparent sea shows details approaching the shore before fading into the horizon. Concreteness and oblivion coexist just like in life. The sides of the painting are also accented with gold leaf to create a natural frame. Gold, a visible example of eternity and a bridge between the secular and spiritual, is used to elevate the piece and capture the observer.