Fine Art Portfolios
Paulette Tavormina’s photographs transform the everyday into the extraordinary, echoing the lush still lifes of Old Masters like Zurbarán, Garzoni, and Caravaggio. Meticulously composed, her images balance light and shadow, abundance and decay, celebrating the “perfectly imperfect” beauty of flowers, fruit, antiquities, and natural curiosities. Subtle memento mori—wilting petals, bruised fruit—underscore life’s transience, inviting viewers to pause and reflect on the fragility and richness of existence, where every object tells a story and the natural world is captured in its ephemeral glory. For exhibitions, licensing and creative collaborations, please contact the artist directly. Tel: +1 516-770-6278 Email: paulette@paulettetavormina.com. For information regarding pricing and editions, please contact one of the galleries presented on my Acquire & Contact page. Click the buttons below to explore the full portfolio for each category.
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Portraits in Bloom
2023 — Ongoing. Inspired by my garden
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Cats
2024 - Ongoing. Inspired by Fellini & Puccini
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Fiori del Giardino
2020 - Ongoing. Inspired by flowers from my garden in the country
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Flowers, Fish, Birds & Fantasies
2012 - Ongoing. Inspired by a large painting by Gerard Van Spaendonck that I saw at Sotheby’s.
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Natura Morta
2008 - Ongoing. Inspired by the Old Master still life painters of the 17th Century
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From the Sea
2019. Inspired by Dutch still life paintings from the 17th Century
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Trompe L’oleil
2018. Trompe L’oeil is a French art term meaning “deceive the eye.”
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Vanitas
2015. Inspired by the 17th Century Old Master painters whose imagery depicts luscious tableaux that speak in hushed tones of the futility of life.
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Bodegón
2014. Inspired by 18th Century Spanish painter Luis Meléndez. Bodegón, or “from the pantry.”
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Botanicals
2013. Inspired by 17th Century Old Master artists Jan Van Kessel and Maria Sibylla Merian.