Still life of flowers, a statue and a globe on a mantelpiece 

James Jebusa Shannon painted 'Still Life of Flowers, a Statue, and a Globe on a Mantelpiece' with oil on canvas, presenting a textured array of objects set against a muted backdrop. The composition, dominated by the globular form of the globe and the soft, diffused shapes of the flowers, evokes a sense of layered visual experience. Shannon's brushwork blends forms, merging the flowers, the globe, and the mantelpiece into an almost ambiguous collection of shapes. This technique challenges clear, defined representation and creates a play between form and space. The globe, reflecting light, seems to destabilize its fixed symbolic meaning. The arrangement of the objects and their lack of clear boundaries invite us to consider how Shannon blurs the lines between perception and reality. The lack of a distinct spatial hierarchy underscores an interest in challenging traditional representational norms. The interplay between the softness of the floral arrangement and the starkness of the globe emphasizes the constructed nature of seeing. The painting functions as an exploration of visual ambiguity, a place of ongoing interpretation.