Maxwell G. Miller

Courtesy of the artist and ARC.

FWSD Award and Honorable Mention Still Life in the 17th International ARC Salon® online exhibition;

17th & 18th International ARC Salon® Exhibition at Sotheby's New York, July 17-27, 2026.

Art Renewal Center, International Realism: 17th & 18th International ARC Salons (Woodbridge, UK: ACC Art Books Ltd, 2026), pp. 22, 152, illustrated.

The time has come, the Walrus said,

To talk of many things:

Of shoes and ships and sealing-wax,

Of cabbages and kings.

The Tale of the Curious Oysters depicts the story of “The Walrus and the Carpenter”, a poem by

Lewis Carroll from his book Through the Looking-Glass. It is composed in a style reminiscent of 17th century Flemish still-life. From the sun shining in the middle of the night, to the pigs with wings, to the oysters in their demise, all of the objects in this painting appear in some form within this classic whimsical poem.

The artist hand built the frame housing this painting, reproducing a 17th century Dutch style ripple molded frame with Flemish corners and basketweave accents.