
CATHERINE MAIZE: INTIMATE MOMENTS
The Paul Thiebaud Gallery is pleased to present Catherine Maize: Intimate Moments, an exhibition of recent paintings by Catherine Maize, on view from May 2 through June 24, 2023. Based in Great Lakes, Michigan since the 1980s, Maize is a master of intimate still life paintings. She turns to her surroundings for inspiration, finding simplicity in ceramic vessels, fruits, flowers, and chairs. Majority of her works are smaller than 10 x 10 inches, offering a feeling of intimacy for the viewer.
Employing a subtle color palette and a keen sense of space and light, Maize renders works that are poised between realism and abstraction. She explains her ambitions to be an abstract painter, “To me, the paintings are never about subject matter and that is a strict rule I try to follow. It is always about the composition which means light, color, and form.” The composition is carefully considered: each object a character, posed and set up in relation to the others. Very sensitive to light and shadow, she believes that edges and negative space are sacred. Within this new body of work, Maize adds a heightened dimension of depth, transparency, and reflection in her practice.
Maize received her MFA at Indiana University and has studied at Art Institute of Chicago, Yale School of Art, and The New York Studio School.
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, open to the public.
Catherine Maize
Vases and Apple, 2023
oil on panel
5 x 6 in.
SOLD
Catherine Maize
Small Bouquet in Glass Carafe, 2022
oil on panel
6 x 6 in.
SOLD
Catherine Maize
Lemon, 2022
oil on panel
5 x 5 in.
Catherine Maize
Two Carnations, 2022
oil on panel
6 x 6 in.
Catherine Maize
Carnations in a Mason Jar, 2022
oil on panel
5 x 7 in.
Catherine Maize
Still Life with Glass, 2023
oil on panel
6 x 6 in.
Catherine Maize
Iris, 2022
oil on panel
7 x 5 in.
Catherine Maize
Flower Vase, Lemon and Mug, 2022
oil on panel
6 x 6 in.
Catherine Maize
Pansies in Glass Jar, 2022
oil on panel
6 x 6 in.
SOLD
Catherine Maize
Small Still Life, 2023
oil on panel
4 x 4 in.
SOLD
Catherine Maize
Two Bouquets, 2022
oil on panel
4 x 8 in.
Catherine Maize
Cup and Pansies, 2022
oil on panel
6 x 6 in.
Catherine Maize
Three White Flowers in Glass Vase, 2022
oil on panel
5 x 5 in.
SOLD
Catherine Maize
Lillies, 2022
oil on panel
7 x 6 in.
Catherine Maize
Two Vases on Purple Cloth, 2022
oil on panel
6 x 6 in.
SOLD
Catherine Maize
Apples on Tea Towel, 2022
oil on panel
5 x 5 in.
Catherine Maize
Green and White Water Jug, 2023
oil on panel
6 x 6 in.
Catherine Maize
Orange Flower with Leaf in Vase, 2023
oil on panel
6 x 5 in.
Catherine Maize
Ice Follies in Green Vase, 2022
oil on panel
6 x 6 in.
Catherine Maize
Vases and Apple, 2023
oil on panel
5 x 6 in.
SOLD
Catherine Maize
Small Bouquet in Glass Carafe, 2022
oil on panel
6 x 6 in.
SOLD
Catherine Maize
Pansies in Glass Jar, 2022
oil on panel
6 x 6 in.
SOLD
Catherine Maize
Small Still Life, 2023
oil on panel
4 x 4 in.
SOLD
Catherine Maize
Three White Flowers in Glass Vase, 2022
oil on panel
5 x 5 in.
SOLD
Catherine Maize
Two Vases on Purple Cloth, 2022
oil on panel
6 x 6 in.
SOLD