Cards by Abbey Rosko

Cards. 2021. Oil on paper. 8 x 15 in. The perspective of this piece points across, and slightly down upon a dark brown table top. We see the figure of a man wearing a black suit sitting at the table, but only from the neck down. His hand is holding several red and white playing cards. Below this hand, on the table, are playing cards lying face-up. Two white serving plates are visible on the viewer’s right-hand side of the composition. Yellow cheese, bologna, and a silver butter knife rest on one plate. The far plate contains a light brown piece of cracker, a jar of mustard, and non-descript off-white objects. The background is dominated by a person wearing a stark black suit. The necktie is visible but the view crops at the neck. Behind all of these, there is chestnut colored wainscotting.