Rona Fisher
Garlic Cloves, 2025
Oil on canvas panel
12" x 15"

Artist Statement

Simplistic, dramatic and graphic, the common objects become important, demanding our attention. Being shown partially, rather than rendered in their entirety, they look big and bold in their small space. The values are rich black through creamy white creating a stark and oddly welcoming landscape. The hues are limited and subtle. The objects themselves create dualities- soft vs sharp, fragile vs strong, transparent vs opaque, familiar yet extraordinary. They are somber yet invitingly full of light.

Artist Bio

Born into a middle-class family in the Philadelphia suburbs to an accountant and an art teacher, my mom, being the art teacher, was an excellent draftsperson and loved making things, but discouraged me from becoming a professional artist. As a young adult, I had one thing in mind only, and that was painting.
After graduating from University of the Arts in 1980, I went along my artistic way, first to San Francisco for 4 years, where I drove a cab and tried to figure out how to have a creative life. I thought, I will need to find a different medium- one that I can support myself with. After experimenting with various mediums, making jewelry became my new passion. After coming back to the states after living in Munich, Germany for 8 years, I spent the past 30 odd years doing just that.
In 2022 the urge to paint again became so strong, it was not to be ignored.
Currently, I am transitioning back to being an artist, soon to be full time.
My kitchen is my painting studio. There I find common objects that pull me in, begging for me to allow them to be shown as something special, even if for just a moment. That is my new mission- through painting to help those who see them to appreciate the seemingly insignificant things, to see them as something rare and beautiful.

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