Catherine Maize, American, Oil on Masonite. Signed in lower right. Titled "Shore - Lake Michigan". 2006 Oil on masonite of the shore line of Lake Michigan. 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: 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. Sight Size: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. #1789 #40