Peggie Blizard, Still Life that Enhances Real Life

Peggie Blizard is a consistently prolific artist who lives in one of the Rivertowns near New York City. She creates trompe l'oeil worlds from seemingly miscellaneous objects. Assembled in tableaus in front of her as she works, sometimes quirky and sometimes quite traditional, they come together into gorgeous scenes poised within the frame of canvas and wood.

 "The flowers in these paintings come from my garden in the summer and from the grocery store when nothing is blooming. 

There's nothing petite about these paintings. It's difficult on a Web page to convey the scale of the original work. For instance, "Ball Ideal", shown above is 50" wide and 42" high. Each jar brought to life in the painting is about 14" high, making the trompe l'oeil effect that much more impressive for the viewer standing in front of it. 

Along with the feeling of moisture, I am trying to paint the airiness of the arrangement and I am trying to capture the light as it bounces off the flowers and glows through the petals.

Garden Flowers with Plumbago", oil/panel

Space is also important and I hope that through the trompe l’oeil techniques employed in the paintings, the viewer will be able to experience the space between his or her self and the objects rendered. 

I am strongly influenced by all of the Dutch still life painters, by their choice of subjects and for their love of the home.  Ultimately, what I try to capture in my paintings is a moment in time, brief and fleeting.

For more information about paintings by Peggie Blizard, including upcoming shows and prices, go to peggieblizard.com