(2) Catherine Maize, American, Oil on Masonite Titled: Flowers & Pears & Yellow Flower Signed in lower left. Both dated 2006. Oil on masonite painting of different flowers in vases. All flowers are around the same color range. Oil on masonite of yellow flower in a cup of water. Catherine Maize's still life paintings hover carefully on the line between realist and abstract. In fact, Catherine Maize describes herself as a failed abstract painter. Her work is created from an interest in the abstract composition found within a skillfully composed still life. She constructs her still life arrangements with an attention to the character of the individual objects, controlling the space surrounding the objects with positive attention. Maize considers her composition without the notion "negative space", instead she creates relationships between the depicted objects with muted color. This gives her paintings a visual connection to other still life painters such as Giorgio Morandi. Overall Size: 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. Sight Size: 6 x 6 in. #1788 #42