Pepper of Many Colors - Oil on Canvas 16'' x 16''

Kerstin Arnold captures objects that look almost too good to be true. Using luminous oils to create strikingly photorealistic images, Arnold paints the finer things in life—food, wine, cups of coffee—with extravagant detail. Light shines perfectly off each piece of glassware, silverware and drop of water, while unique aerial perspectives create a lush sense of depth. As Arnold painstakingly adds each color, layer by layer, her paintings convey more complexity than simple renderings. The result is startlingly intimate, as if capturing a finite moment in time.

Arnold, who lives and works in Saarbrücken, Germany, cites several reasons for her meticulous style, including her background as a draughtswoman. But her main inspiration is the intimacy and perfection of everyday beauty, influenced largely by the European lifestyle. "I enjoy capturing daily objects, but also persons and portraits from unusual perspectives," Arnold says. "It is important for me that my paintings have a positive effect." With this approach, Kerstin Arnold brings a sense of rich grandeur to her work.

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