Gene Underwood

Painter

Gene is a Bucks County native. He paints often overlooked, commonplace objects in ways that invite the viewer to see them with fresh eyes. He chooses to paint 21^st-century objects, to innovate in the still life tradition. Reflections, translucence, and transparency especially interest him. He does not aim for photorealism, preferring that the images clearly look painted by hand. He wants to communicate what he is observing when he looks at things and wants the viewers to see what makes things look the way they do. He likes that realism is an illusion.