Gold is the color of
extravagance, wealth, riches, and excess, which hypnotize. It also shares
several of the same attributes of the color yellow. Its cousins, yellow and
brown, are also associated with illumination, love, compassion, courage,
passion, magic, and wisdom. During the modern period, artists such as Paul
Cezanne were highly regarded as the master of the still life genre.   We can see they are fruit, yet he painted as
less exact representations,  but stylized
renditions without losing their substance. I chose to use gold leaf in my work
based on the luminance of traditional Icon works that has inspired me. The
hamburger is a simple meal whose exact origin is unknown.  I sought to explore this modern culinary
choice in a stylish way.   I built my own
burger compositions in my studio with the right lighting, using the same
techniques the food stylists use to get the perfectly built burger.