Billis Williams Gallery

Tom Gregg’s paintings are formal explorations of light, shadow, and geometry. Elegant and restrained in their color palette, the compositions at first glance seem simple. But further inspection reveals the absurd and occasionally ominous relationships between objects: a grenade nestled next to a delicate teacup, apples and unlit cigarettes in clean ashtrays, a turnip cheekily joining elegant citrus fruit. Gregg is a master of understated compositions that benefit from careful inspection. Three paintings of glassware against primary color backgrounds are seemingly about form and impeccable rendering of refracted light through glass - a closer look reveals the windows of the artist’s studio reflected in the glasses.