Still Life

When his wife Edie dies Will Moran abandons all he used to be and do to paint still life canvases of rocks and driftwood on the walls of his house. Hes never painted before recognizes that his paintings are awkward and ugly but returns each day to his struggles with light and shadow color and object boundary and perspective. He eavesdrops on neighbors dips into garbage cans and fills his home with rocks he collects from local beaches. Through it all he clings to his still lifes each another attempt to represent the simplest elements of his world-rocks wood and grief.