Patrick Caulfield (1936-2005)

Caulfield was an English painter and printmaker known for these bold pop art canvases. Often portraying interiors or simple objects, he used big fields of flat color usually outlined in black. Of course he appeals to me too because of the way he incorporated the ultra-realistic with a flat pop painting style: see the blue painting above called After Lunch (1975). I like the graphic style, but also the elevation of the everyday, which he promotes simply by choosing his subject matter. More at Patrick Caulfield on Artnet.com.