Since the 35×35 show Erin Berrett continues to exhibit widely and frequently, and her interest in the still life has not abated. “The paradox of the term ‘still life’ inspires me. There’s a fundamental tension between the still and the life, and that’s what I try to capture when I paint. To me, objects are never completely motionless, or emotionless for that matter, but seem to tremble and vibrate. The vibrations are produced not only by the construction of the object, but by the external forces exerted on it — the angle of the light, for instance, and the perspective of the viewer. I push myself to be as abstract as possible in the details but still achieve the perception of reality.” She continues to pack a lunch every day and log forty hours every week in her studio under the watchful, faithful eyes of her dog Pa