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In her American Still-Life series of paintings, Chicago-based fine artist Pamela Michelle Johnson makes us ponder a culture of instant gratification where the consequences of overindulgence are often ignored. With intense light and shadow, Johnson's sweet and greasy subjects take on a classic realism. The paintings are massive in scale, with most over six feet tall. Check out more of Johnson's work on her site.
Via Art MoCo.
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Chicago artist Pamela Michelle Johnson likes to paint still lifes of food items on large canvases. From her artist statement: In the American Still-Life series, Johnson takes on another fixture of contemporary American life, and does so with no... [Read More]
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